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Soap opera election

Election theater

Temps, moment (Time, moment)

Jeune (Youth)

Très grosse entreprise (Very large company) - metaphor

اليفيت (Elevate)

Ho phahama / Rising up

ሊፍት/ሊፍት (Lift) - elevator

Famelabelarana fohy / Elevator pitch

مربي ماشية عصري (Modern livestock farmer)

Understand

Compagnie pétrolière (Oil company) - terme historique

Espoir (Hope) - Lingala

Elimu (Education)

Elimu/maarifa (Education/knowledge)

L'éducation est importante (Education is important)

Health education

Faith education

Modern education

Generational education

Generational education

Elders' education

Elite

Appearance elite

Fake elite

دائرة النخبة (Elite circle)

Elle a bien fait (She did well)

Elle a cédé (She gave in)

Elle a réussi (She made it)

Elle est formidable (She's amazing)

Elle se débrouille bien (She manages well)

اللي فات مات (What passed has died)

إيلو هيل - جحيم التصنيف (ranking hell)

Corazón latiendo de Elobey (Beating Elobey heart)

Falar bem, louvar (Praise, compliment)

Chose, truc (Thing, item)

Same thing

Rien, nul (Nothing, worthless)

Chose à jeter (Thing to throw away)

Objet de moquerie (Object of mockery)

Légume local (Local vegetable)

Victoire de qui? (Whose victory?)

Personne élégante (Elegant person)

Équipe nationale (National team)

Emafu (Clouds)

Ingubo yesiSwati (Swati dress)

Língua makhuwa (Makhuwa language)

Complete emancipation

Lubisi lolumuncu (Sour milk)

እማዬ/እናቴ (My mother)