kulipua
koo-lee-POO-ah
How to say it
Swahilikulipuakoo-lee-POO-ahsoon
Frenchfaire exploser, faire sautersoon
Meaning
To make a bomb or an explosive go off, or to destroy something with an explosion.
Good to know
The thing blown up follows directly: kulipua bomu, to set off a bomb; kulipua daraja, to blow up a bridge. The explosion is mlipuko and the bomber mlipuaji.
Examples
- Magaidi walijaribu kulipua kituo cha basi.The terrorists tried to blow up the bus station.
- Wachimbaji hulipua miamba kwa baruti.The miners blast the rocks with dynamite.
- Polisi walilipua bomu hilo kwa usalama.The police detonated the bomb safely.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.