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Mohlankana / Molekane oa ngoanana (Brother-in-law / Sister's boyfriend)

الصبر مفتاح - الصبر مفتاح (patience is key)

صبر يا ربي - صبر يا رب (patience oh Lord)

Sbeul (Loud/noisy)

Dialect for “hospital” (from French *hôpital*), used in phrases like “send him to sbitar” meaning someone got really hur...

Hospital; from French 'hôpital'

سكيلبل (Scalable)

سكيل (Scale)

Croissance rapide (Rapid growth)

Croissance d'entreprise béninoise (Beninese scale-up)

Croissance rapide (Rapid scale-up)

Freelancer hustler (scalping gigs).

Fraude ou golpe (Fraud or scam)

Joking about wave of scams.

ስካን/ስካን (Scan) - scan

Digitalizar (To scan)

Scanner / Scanner

سكارستي مايندست (Scarcity mindset)

سكارسيتي ثينكينغ - تفكير الندرة (scarcity thinking)

Tšohile / Tšabile (Scared / Afraid)

إسكارف - Scarf

Scarification

Marques de scarification

Late night activities

Disorganized / messy person.

Disorganized / messy person.

To dance energetically (as if scattering the ground).

Sehatra / Stage

Emo/alternative aesthetic

Leave the scene

ፕሮግራም/ፕሮግራም (Program) - schedule

Caos de horarios (Schedule chaos)

Flexibilidad de horario extrema (Extreme schedule flexibility)

Plan/Plot (Scheme)

Mpango wa kazi (Scheme of work)

Visa européen (European visa)

Schlass (Drunk/high - German origin)

To steal or pilfer (origin possibly Yiddish).

Bourse d'études (Scholarship)

Free education/Grant (Scholarship)

صيد المنح (Scholarship hunt)

Searches for scholarships

Búsqueda de becas (Scholarship hunting)

Finds scholarships

Students/Pupils (School kids)

Gimnasia de cuotas escolares (School fee gymnastics)

School feeding - Free meal program

Imali yesikolo (School money)

Tuition payment

Struggles with fees