Browse African Slang

Coupe de barbe (Shaving)

راسب - Failed

رصيد (Balance / credit)

Ennuyer profondément (To bore deeply)

Lasting resources

رأسمال (Capital)

Rassemblement (Assembly)

Réconcilier (To reconcile)

Qui unit les gens (Uniter)

A person with dreadlocks or a Rastafarian.

Rasta (Rastafarian)

Rastafari (Rastafarian)

Ambiance rasta (Rasta vibe)

Petit opérateur (Small operator) - metaphor

Oportunista (Opportunist)

Exchange rate

Wet/moist

Manquer (To miss)

Manquer (To miss)

ريشيو - Ratio

ሬሽን ላይፍ - ህይወት ዕደላ (Ration life)

Rationnement nécessaire (Rationing necessary)

Love / affection (Sotho).

Tsy tsara fanahy / Mean (Bad hearted / Mean)

Make-up exam; second chance

Refaire examen (Retake exam)

Sherehe ya giza (Dark party)

Hafla kbira bil leil (Big night party)

Vale profundo (Deep valley)

Arbre du voyageur / Traveler's tree

Ravitoto / Ravim-bomanga voatoto (Ravitoto / Crushed cassava leaves)

Real love/Genuine (True love)

Raw-kẽenga (Good man - virtuous husband)

روعة - Wonderful

Rawa-paga tõndo (Man-woman unity - marriage strength)

Relaxed/comfortable

Rayvanny/msanii (Rayvanny/artist)

ريّس - رئيس (Chief)

Razana / Ancestors

Fancy spectacle / hype show.

ربح، فائدة (Profit, gain)

Gain/profit

Means “anytime” or “whenever.”

موعد ملغي (Cancelled appointment)

Rendez-vous fixé (Appointment set)

Re a (We are)

Re bana ba motho mongwe (We are children of one)

Re bone blind / Expression

Re teng (We're here/We're fine)

Re tla kopana / We'll meet (We'll see each other)