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سولولو - Solution

Solution adaptée (Adapted solution)

Résolution à l'amiable (Amicable solution)

Solution cherchée (Solution sought)

Solution pérenne (Sustainable solution)

ሶሉሽን ፋይንደር - ረኻቢ ፍታሕ (Solution finder)

Réponse béninoise (Local solution)

Solution locale (Local solution)

Solution maison (Homemade solution)

Solution sociale (Social solution)

Solution improvisée (Improvised solution)

Solution créative (Creative solution)

Solution découverte

Creative solution

Improvised solution

Solvabilité (Solvency) - French

Música / sistema de som (Music / sound system)

Música das periferias (Music from the suburbs)

Equipamento audiovisual (Audiovisual equipment)

Pirate sound system

Sistema de som (Sound system)

ሶማሌ/ሶማሌ (Somale) - Somali people/language

God Almighty expression.

Feuilles de manioc pilées (Pounded cassava leaves)

Means "some guy" or "a random dude." "Oke" (from Afrikaans "ou") is slang for a guy/bloke. When you say "some oke," you'...

Some place (Somewhere)

Somehow/Method (Some way)

Somehow (In a way)

In Liberian English, 'somehow' means 'a bit' or 'kind of.' E.g. 'I hungry somehow' = I'm kind of hungry.

Someone (A person)

Something (A thing)

Sometimes (Occasionally)

Somewhere (A place)

Total (Total)

Sommeil trouvé (Sleep found)

Used to indicate doing something “just because” or “for no real reason.”

Área residencial premium (Premium residential area)

Peur (Fear)

Sono/Sound system

Son de Bangui (Bangui sound)

Song-taaba (Mutual aid group)

Song-wende (Help from God)

French for “daydreamer,” used to label someone who rambles or is detached (also spelled songeur in Lingala context). Usa...

Songo (Traditional board game)

Europe dream

Collective dream

Exported dream

Big dream

Possible dream

Honte, timidité (Shame, shyness)