Daba definition 2
Traditional farming tool, also means work (Origin: Bambara/Malian)
"Time to get the daba and work"
Daba definition 3
Travailler dur (Work hard)
"Il faut daba pour réussir (Il faut travailler dur pour réussir/You must work hard to succeed)"
Daba definition 4
Daba (Girl/girlfriend - youth slang)
"Ma daba est trop belle! (My girl is so beautiful!)"
Daba definition 5
Maintenant
"Paye daba (Pay now)"
Daba definition 6
Travailler dur (To work hard)
"Il faut daba pour réussir dans la vie (You have to work hard to succeed in life)"
Daba definition 7
Houe, aussi travailler dur (Hoe, also to work hard)
"Il faut daba pour avoir de l'argent (You have to work hard to get money)"
Daba definition 8
Argent (Money)
"J'ai pas daba aujourd'hui (I don't have money today)"
Daba definition 9
Sɛnɛkɛ fɛn, houe (Farming thing, hoe)
"Daba ye sɛnɛkɛla ka fɛn fɔlɔ ye. (Hoe is farmer's first tool.)"
Daba definition 10
دابا، الآن (Now, right now)
"Ji daba, ma tbqash m3tel (Come now, don't be late)"
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