kupora
koo-POH-rah
How to say it
Swahilikuporakoo-POH-rah
Englishto loot, to rob, to plunder
Frenchpiller, voler, dévaliser
Meaning
To take money or goods by force or during disorder, as robbers do in a shop or rioters in a town, and figuratively to seize power or rights unjustly.
Good to know
Takes what is stolen as object: kupora fedha, to rob money; kupora maduka, to loot shops. The noun is uporaji, looting or robbery; a looter is mporaji.
Examples
- Majambazi walivamia duka na kupora simu.Robbers raided the shop and stole phones.
- Wakati wa ghasia, vijana walipora mali za wafanyabiashara.During the riots, young men looted the traders' goods.
- Polisi wamewakamata watu waliopora benki.The police have arrested the people who robbed the bank.
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