Swahili
shonga
SHON-ga
How to say it
SwahilishongaSHON-gasoon
Englishpersuasionsoon
Frenchpersuasionsoon
Meaning
persuasion, seduction, or enticement.
Good to know
persuasion, seduction, incite- ment, enticement
Examples
- Alitumia shonga kumshawishi rafiki yake.He used persuasion to convince his friend.
- Shonga zake hazikumfanya abadilishe mawazo.His enticements did not make her change her mind.
- Je, ulimshinda kwa shonga au kwa ushahidi?Did you win him over by persuasion or by evidence?
- Hakuathiriwa na shonga za wapinzani wake.He was not swayed by his opponents' enticements.
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