Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
flying crayons
Swahili translation:
penseli zinazopepea
Added to glossary by
musicaclab68
Oct 18, 2014 15:33
9 yrs ago
English term
flying crayons
Homework / test
English to Swahili
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
these "flying crayons" are pencils, crayons which would like to fly around the world
Proposed translations
(Swahili)
| 5 | penseli zinazopepea |
Aritamba Bisansaba
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| 4 | krayoni za kupendeza |
Jonah Ondieki
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Proposed translations
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Aritamba Bisansaba
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penseli zinazopepea
crayons in swahili is penseli the language used in source text is artistic, which gives the pencils ability to fly like birds, the concept should remain the same in target language (Swahili). So penseli zinazopepea is the perfect translation of the phrase according to the context.
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Jonah Ondieki
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Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
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krayoni za kupendeza
We don't have a Swahili word for colored pencils or crayons. The use of the word "flying" here could be used in the same context as in the phrase "flying colors". For example one would say: My son passed his exams with flying colors. Now that we understand the meaning of phrasal "flying" and not "kuruka", the best option is to express the word "crayons in a Swahili manner.
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Note from asker:
| Thank you Jonah, however I really meant "flying crayons, flying pencils" as if they had some wings and could fly all over the world to reach kids everywhere so that they can use them to write with |
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