Swahili
msimacho
m-see-MAH-cho
How to say it
Swahilimsimachom-see-MAH-chosoon
Englishwillfully blind personsoon
Frenchpersonne obtusesoon
Meaning
a person who is willfully blind or refuses to see or understand something obvious.
Good to know
(<si + macho) obtuse person, wilfully blind person
Examples
- Msimacho hataki kukubali ukweli.The willfully blind person refuses to accept the truth.
- Je, kwa nini unamwita msimacho?Why do you call him willfully blind?
- Msimacho aliendelea kufanya makosa yale yale.The obtuse person continued making the same mistakes.
- Hakuwa msimacho, aliona hatari mapema.He was not willfully blind, he saw the danger early.
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