Browse African Slang

Shopping sans acheter (Window shopping)

Regarder (To look)

Cours là-bas (Run there)

Legalization

Légalisation (Legalization)

Rendre légal (Make legal)

Mythe (Legend)

Légende ancienne (Ancient legend)

Légende de son vivant (Living legend)

Élections parlementaires (Parliamentary elections)

Légume frais (Fresh vegetable)

Légume du jardin (Garden vegetable)

Verdures (Vegetables)

Légumes locaux (Local vegetables)

Argent en petite quantité (Small amount of money)

Petite affaire (Small matter)

Prédateur économique (Economic predator) - metaphor

Honest leader

Home language

Mother tongue spoken at home

Power language

Language remix

Pessoa que fala demais (Person who talks too much)

Living language

Lingala Kinois slang for a shirt (literally from French “le shirt”). Used among youth to refer to a cool shirt or top.

Marché en Baoulé (Market in Baoulé)

Pantalon (Pants)

Amor en Bubi (Love in Bubi)

Southern port town (Diamond town)

Amour patient (Patient love)

Amoureux/amoureuse (Lover)

Belle-fille (Daughter-in-law)

Mon épouse (My wife)

dhaaf with directional/prepositional modifier (Somali) - compound verb form

Shocked, taken by surprise

Health lab

Lab place (science area)

Local de experiências (Laboratory)

Much dollar money

Lava-jato (Car wash)

Startup enxuta (Lean startup)

To leave gist (Action phrase)

Herança deixada (Legacy left)

Tecido decorativo (Scarf)

Machucado esportivo (Sports injury)

Library place

Afastamento autorizado (Authorized leave)

Good vibes or fun times.

Aprendizado contínuo (Continuous learning)

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