indimi

Swahili

vitimbi

vee-TEEM-bee

How to say it

Swahilivitimbivee-TEEM-beesoon
Englishdeceptionssoon
Frenchtromperiessoon

Meaning

Acts of deception or trickery, schemes.

Good to know

plural of kitimbi (ki-/vi- class); informal register.

Examples

  • Mfanyabiashara yule alifanya vitimbi vingi.That businessman carried out many schemes.
  • Vitimbi vyake vitagunduliwa lini?When will his schemes be discovered?
  • Sisi hatukuhusika na vitimbi vile.We were not involved in those schemes.
  • Polisi watafichua vitimbi vyote hivi karibuni.The police will expose all these schemes soon.

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