Swahili
wachovu
wah-CHOH-voo
How to say it
Swahiliwachovuwah-CHOH-voosoon
Englishboressoon
Frenchraseurssoon
Meaning
People who are annoying or tiresome, who bore others.
Good to know
plural of mchovu (m-/wa- class); informal, mildly disapproving.
Examples
- Wachovu hao waliongea habari ile ile mara kwa mara.Those bores talked about the same thing over and over.
- Kwa nini wachovu hawaelewi wakati wa kunyamaza?Why don't bores understand when to be quiet?
- Sisi si wachovu, tuna mengi ya kuvutia kusimulia.We are not bores, we have many interesting things to tell.
- Wachovu hao watachoka wenyewe hatimaye.Those bores will eventually tire themselves out.
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