mbio
MBEE-oh
How to say it
SwahilimbioMBEE-oh
Englishrace; running; speed
Frenchcourse ; vitesse
Meaning
A contest of speed between runners, cars or horses, and more widely the act of running fast or a competition for something.
Good to know
A noun of the n class that stays the same in the plural (mbio hizi). Kukimbia mbio is to run fast, kwa mbio means quickly, and mbio za ubingwa is the race for the title.
Examples
- Alishinda mbio za kilomita tano.She won the five kilometer race.
- Mtoto alikuja mbio kumpokea baba yake.The child came running to meet his father.
- Mbio za urais zimeanza mapema mwaka huu.The presidential race has started early this year.
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