Swahili
pinda
PEEN-dah
How to say it
SwahilipindaPEEN-dahsoon
Englishto bendsoon
Frenchpliersoon
Meaning
to bend, curve, or twist something, or to fold it over.
Good to know
twist, bend, curve. - uzi. twist a thread, mstari uliopinda. curvefd line); fold. - upindo/mshono. turn down a
Examples
- Alipinda waya kuufanya pete.He bent the wire to make a ring.
- Je, unaweza kupinda karatasi hii mara mbili?Can you fold this paper twice?
- Bomba hilo halikupinda hata kidogo.That pipe did not bend at all.
- Mstari uliopinda ulionyesha mpaka wa shamba.The curved line showed the boundary of the farm.
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