Swahili
mparuzi
m-pa-ROO-zee
How to say it
Swahilimparuzim-pa-ROO-zeesoon
Englishidlersoon
Frenchfainéantsoon
Meaning
an idler or lazybones, or a bungler and blunderer; mparuzi wa karatasi is a poor writer or scribbler.
Good to know
idler, lazybones; bungler, blunderer. - wa karatasi. scribbler, poor writer
Examples
- Mparuzi hakumaliza kazi aliyopewa.The bungler didn't finish the task he was given.
- Watu walimwita mparuzi kwa uzembe wake kazini.People called him a lazybones for his slackness at work.
- Mparuzi wa karatasi aliandika insha isiyoeleweka.The poor writer wrote an essay that made no sense.
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