Swahili
mpororo
m-po-RO-ro
How to say it
Swahilimpororom-po-RO-rosoon
Englishsingle filesoon
Frenchfile indiennesoon
Meaning
a single line of people or things moving one behind another; a file.
Good to know
single file, Indian file; row of tribal markings down the nose. Mportugesi L Engl. J (wa-) rare a Portu- guese. (- Mreno.)
Examples
- Wanafunzi walitembea kwa mpororo hadi darasani.The students walked in single file to the classroom.
- Askari walipanga mpororo mmoja.The soldiers formed a single file.
- Je, mnaweza kutembea kwa mpororo?Can you walk in single file?
- Mpororo wa wafanyakazi ulikuwa mrefu.The line of workers was long.
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