Verb transitive

MEANING

to throw dust into eyes, to hurt eyes of someone

Exampleof use

Wantobola! MEANING Youhave thrown something into my eyes!

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Applicative: tobwela

Intensive: tobwesha

Passive: tobolwa

Reflexive: itobola

 

PROVERBS

Wintobolakubangilila

Literaltranslation:

The best way of keepingthings out of your eyes, is to avoid the one who can cast something into it.

Meaning

If you want to avoidtrouble or bad habits, have nothing to do with the wicked.

Bembameaning

Nga wamone fintu fyalatwala ku bubi, bangilila ukwikala bwino, ibake.Imicitile ya mubiyo nga yalatwala ku kubipila sosa bwangu, umwebe eshibe elyoumutaluke.

 

SIMILARPROVERBS

1.Uwenda na ngoshe, nokumubea eumubea

2.Uwenda no ulwele pa mutima (mu mala), alambula (ambukilwa)