taswira

How to say it

Meaning

a drawing, picture, or portrait, or figuratively a vivid mental image of something.

Good to know

drawing, picture, portrait; fig.: taswira ya dunia. surface of the earth

Examples

• Msanii alichora taswira ya mji wa zamani.The artist drew a picture of the old town.
• Kitabu hiki kina taswira ya dunia kabla ya vita.This book has an image of the world before the war.
• Alinunua taswira ya babu yake ukutani.He bought a portrait of his grandfather for the wall.
• Habari zile zilinipa taswira mbaya ya hali huko.That news gave me a grim picture of the situation there.