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From: English ''concrete'' | From: English ''concrete'' |
Revision as of 19:51, 3 October 2022
Naija
Etymology
From: English concrete
Pronunciation
- kɔ̀nkrɪ́
Noun
- Someting wey de dey make when dey mix water, sand, cement and small stone wey go con hard. Dem dey use am build house.
- Our oga say make no body pass dat side as di konkri never dry finish. — (NSC_2021, The boss has instructed that no one should pass through this way, since the concrete is not yet hardened.)
- Person wey im work na to dey build wall and house with block.
- E be like say dat man dey do konkri for here. — (NSC_2021, It seems as if the man works here as a bricklayer.)
- Make person dey suffer.
- He don see serious konri for dis life. — (NSC_2021, He has experience a lot of hardship.)
Translations
- English: concrete, bricklayer, suffering