kupotezea
koo-poh-teh-ZEH-ah
How to say it
Swahilikupotezeakoo-poh-teh-ZEH-ah
Englishto waste (someone's time); to ignore
Frenchfaire perdre (du temps) ; ignorer
Meaning
To make someone lose something, above all time; in everyday Tanzanian speech also to ignore someone or let a matter drop.
Good to know
The applicative of kupoteza, to lose: unanipotezea muda, you are wasting my time. The ignore sense is informal: nimempotezea, I have ignored him.
Examples
- Mkutano huu unatupotezea muda tu.This meeting is just wasting our time.
- Aliamua kumpotezea yule aliyemtukana.He decided to ignore the man who insulted him.
- Foleni za barabarani zinawapotezea watu saa nyingi.Traffic jams make people lose many hours.
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