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nyevenu

Shona Definition

Kuti nyevenu kusununguka kana kufara mushure mokunge wanzwa kana kuona kuti zvakashata zvawanga uchifungudzira hazvina kuitika. Mushure mekubheuka nebhazi, ndakati nyevenu ndaona kuti mhuri yangu yose yaiva yapona.

English Translation

Describes the relief or gladness felt after hearing or seeing that the bad thing one had been dreading did not happen. Example: after the bus overturned, one felt relief on seeing that the whole family had survived.

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