"matata" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Français]

  1. Problèmes, ennuis.
    Sense id: fr-matata-fr-noun-DGMgqzwe Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [Haoussa]

  1. Raffinerie.
    Sense id: fr-matata-ha-noun-WN7hJurc
  2. Filtre.
    Sense id: fr-matata-ha-noun-8QdvitBl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Noms communs en haoussa, Haoussa

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    "Du swahili matata (« problèmes »)."
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              148,
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          "ref": "BenoîtVerhaegen, Femmes zaïroises de Kisangani, 1990",
          "text": "En effet, lorsque je l’ai connue, elle n’avait que treize ans. D’ailleurs, lorsque la fille se trouvait déjà chez moi, son oncle est venu faire des matata et a retiré sa nièce, me menaçant de me traduire en justice."
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          "ref": "Louis-FrançoisVanderstraeten, Histoire d’une mutinerie : juillet 1960, 1985",
          "text": "Cométro demande alors qu'avant l'atterrissage les avions prennent contact avec la tour de contrôle pour se renseigner sur la situation, en vue d'éviter « des matata » (complications ennuis) avec les parlementaires FP de Léo."
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        "Filtre."
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    }
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    "Du swahili matata (« problèmes »)."
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              158,
              164
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          "text": "Cométro demande alors qu'avant l'atterrissage les avions prennent contact avec la tour de contrôle pour se renseigner sur la situation, en vue d'éviter « des matata » (complications ennuis) avec les parlementaires FP de Léo."
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