Swahili
mfilisi
m-fi-LI-si
How to say it
Swahilimfilisim-fi-LI-sisoon
Englishspendthrift, swindlersoon
Frenchdépensier, escrocsoon
Meaning
a wasteful spendthrift, or one who ruins another's finances such as a swindler.
Good to know
from -filisi (to ruin financially, bankrupt).
Examples
- Mfilisi alitumia mali yote bila mpango.The spendthrift spent all the wealth without a plan.
- Je, huyu ni mfilisi aliyewaibia wazee?Is this the swindler who robbed the elders?
- Hakuwa mfilisi, alikuwa mwangalifu na pesa.He wasn't a spendthrift, he was careful with money.
- Mfilisi atashtakiwa mahakamani.The embezzler will be charged in court.
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