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  • 21 kiwi

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    [Swahili Word] kiwi
    [Swahili Plural] viwi
    [English Word] stick set against a door to hold it shut
    [English Plural] sticks
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kiwi
    [Swahili Plural] viwi
    [English Word] stick (stout)
    [English Plural] sticks
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kiwi
    [Swahili Plural] viwi
    [English Word] bolt
    [English Plural] bolts
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kiwi
    [Swahili Plural] viwi
    [English Word] blinding
    [English Plural] blindings
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Related Words] ukiwi
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    [Swahili Word] kiwi
    [Swahili Plural] viwi
    [English Word] dazzling
    [English Plural] dazzlings
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Related Words] ukiwi
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    [Swahili Word] kiwi
    [Swahili Plural] viwi
    [English Word] delusion
    [English Plural] delusions
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    Swahili-english dictionary > kiwi

  • 22 kumba

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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] push
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] shove
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kikumbo N, mkumbizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] jostle
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] press against
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] attack
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] butt
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kikumbo N, mkumbizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] destroy
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kikumbo N, mkumbizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] do away with
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kikumbo N, mkumbizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] clear out
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] clear away
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] clean
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] sweep out
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] bail (water out of a boat)
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] make a clean sweep of something
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kumba
    [English Word] monopolize
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] kumba
    [Swahili Plural] kumba
    [English Word] braided coconut leaf used for fencing
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] kumba
    [English Word] mixed
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [Swahili Word] kumba
    [English Word] miscellaneous
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [Swahili Word] kumba
    [English Word] heterogenous
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [Swahili Word] kumba
    [English Word] fish (kind of)
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Terminology] marine
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    Swahili-english dictionary > kumba

  • 23 kwaa

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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] bump
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] falter
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] hesitate
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] be mistaken
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] be pugnacious
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N
    [Swahili Example] amenikwaa [Rec]
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] be quarrelsome
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N
    [Swahili Example] amenikwaa [Rec]
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] slip
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] stumble
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] stumble (against or over)
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] trip over
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -kwaa
    [English Word] be wrong
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N
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    Swahili-english dictionary > kwaa

  • 24 maudhui

    [Swahili Word] maudhui
    [Swahili Plural] maudhui
    [English Word] subject
    [English Plural] subjects
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6/6
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Definition] masuala yanayozungumziwa katika kazi yoyote
    [English Definition] those things which are discussed in a particular work
    [Swahili Example] maudhui makuu ya riwaya hii yamejikita kwenye
    harakati za ukombozi wa mwanamke dhidi ya
    mfume-dume ulio sugu (http://www.mkukinanyota.com/educational2.html Mkuki na Nyota Online)
    [English Example] the chief subject of this novel is the struggle of salvation of a woman against a man who had hardened
    [Terminology] literary
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    Swahili-english dictionary > maudhui

  • 25 mumiani

    [Swahili Word] mumiani
    [Swahili Plural] mamiani
    [English Word] gumlike substance used as a medicine both internally e.g., against cramps and externally for fractures etc
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] pers
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    Swahili-english dictionary > mumiani

  • 26 muswada

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    [Swahili Word] muswada
    [Swahili Plural] miswada
    [English Word] bill
    [English Plural] bills
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Swahili Example] maandamano yanapinga mapendekezo ya muswada wa mahusiano ya kinyumba [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_leoafrica.shtml BBC]
    [English Example] the march was in protest against proposals in the domestic relations bill
    [Terminology] political
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    [Swahili Word] muswada
    [Swahili Plural] miswada
    [English Word] manuscript
    [English Plural] manuscripts
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Swahili Definition] Maandishi ambayo hayajachapishwa.
    [Swahili Example] miswada ya zamani iliyoandikwa kwa hati ya Kiarabu [ http://www.geocities.com/africanwriters/Contemporaryswahili.html Contemporary Swahili Writers]
    [English Example] old manuscripts which were written in Arabic script
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    Swahili-english dictionary > muswada

  • 27 Mwenyezi Mungu

    [Swahili Word] Mwenyezi Mungu
    [English Word] God
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1
    [Derived Word] -enye pron, enzi N
    [Swahili Example] Wewe usiende kimakosa kumkosea Mwenyezi Mungu [Nabhany Masomo 291]; Watu wakiwa waanza kupoteza imani yao ya dini hatasita kuwaonya ili warudi kwa Mwenyezi Mungu [Khan, Masomo 391]
    [English Example] You shouldn't go the wrong way and go against God; if people begin to lose their religious faith he will not hesitate to warn them that they should return to God,
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    Swahili-english dictionary > Mwenyezi Mungu

  • 28 nenea

    [Swahili Word] -nenea
    [English Word] speak against
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] nena V
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    Swahili-english dictionary > nenea

  • 29 pambanisha

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    [Swahili Word] -pambanisha
    [English Word] contrast
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pambanisha
    [English Word] put side by side
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pambanisha
    [English Word] compare
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pambanisha
    [English Word] oppose
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pambanisha
    [English Word] bring together
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pambanisha
    [English Word] exhibit
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pambanisha
    [English Word] contradict
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pambanisha
    [English Word] vote against
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    Swahili-english dictionary > pambanisha

  • 30 pinga

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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] block
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] ili kuipinga nia ya uroho wa Idi [Sul]
    [English Example] So as to block the aim of Idi's plans
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] obstruct
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pinga njia
    [English Example] obstruct a road.
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] oppose
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pinga nia ya fulani
    [English Example] oppose someone's plans.
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] object
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] be against
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] thwart
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pinga nia ya fulani
    [English Example] thwart someone's plans.
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] frustrate
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pinga nia ya fulani
    [English Example] frustrate someone's plans.
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] check
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pinga nia ya fulani
    [English Example] check someone's plans.
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] counteract
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pinga nia ya fulani
    [English Example] counteract someone's plans.
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] revoke
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] contradict
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] refute
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] fasten
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pinga mlango
    [English Example] fasten the door
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] lock
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pinga mlango
    [English Example] lock the door
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] bet
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pinga
    [English Word] wager
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    Swahili-english dictionary > pinga

  • 31 pingu

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    [Swahili Word] pingu
    [Swahili Plural] mapingu
    [English Word] charm protecting against evil spirits
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] ping V
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    [Swahili Word] pingu
    [Swahili Plural] mapingu
    [English Word] earring (ebony disc)
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] pinga V
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    [Swahili Word] pingu
    [Swahili Plural] mapingu
    [English Word] fetter
    [English Plural] fetters
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] pinga V
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    [Swahili Word] pingu
    [Swahili Plural] mapingu
    [English Word] handcuff
    [English Plural] handcuffs
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] pingu
    [Swahili Plural] mapingu
    [English Word] loop of rope used as an aid in climbing trees
    [English Plural] loops of rope
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] pinga V
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    [Swahili Word] pingu
    [Swahili Plural] mapingu
    [English Word] shackle
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] pinga V
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    Swahili-english dictionary > pingu

  • 32 plumbi

    [Swahili Word] plumbi
    [English Word] lead
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9
    [Dialect] recent
    [English Definition] a heavy soft malleable ductile plastic but inelastic bluish white metallic element found mostly in combination and used especially in pipes, cable sheaths, batteries, solder, and shields against radioactivity (identified in antiquity)
    [Terminology] chemistry
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    Swahili-english dictionary > plumbi

  • 33 risasi

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    [Swahili Word] risasi
    [Swahili Plural] risasi
    [English Word] bullet
    [English Plural] bullets
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] -piga risasi
    [English Word] fire bullets
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] polisi alimpiga risasi mwilini
    [English Example] the police fired bullets at his body
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    [Swahili Word] -pigwa risasi
    [English Word] be shot
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Swahili Example] inaaminiwa kuwa watu hao walisimamishwa ukutani na kupigwa risasi hadi kufa [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_dirayadunia.shtml BBC 20 Aprili 2005]
    [English Example] it is believed that those people were lined up against a wall and shot dead
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    [Swahili Word] -tia risasi
    [English Word] load a gun
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] risasi
    [Swahili Plural] risasi
    [English Word] solder (tin or lead)
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Swahili Example] tia risasi
    [English Example] to tin-plate.
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    [Swahili Word] -tia risasi
    [English Word] tin-plate
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] risasi
    [Swahili Plural] risasi
    [English Word] lead weight on fishing nets
    [English Plural] weights
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Dialect] Kimvita
    [Terminology] marine
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    Swahili-english dictionary > risasi

  • 34 shitaki

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    [Swahili Word] -shitaki
    [English Word] accuse
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
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    [Swahili Word] -shitaki
    [English Word] bring action against
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
    [Terminology] legal
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    [Swahili Word] -shitaki
    [English Word] blame
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
    [Terminology] legal
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    [Swahili Word] -shitaki
    [English Word] charge
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
    [Terminology] legal
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    [Swahili Word] -shitaki
    [English Word] make a complaint
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
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    [Swahili Word] -shitaki
    [English Word] sue
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
    [Terminology] legal
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    Swahili-english dictionary > shitaki

  • 35 shtaki

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    [Swahili Word] -shtaki
    [English Word] accuse
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] [kumwacha] kungempa msichana nguvu ya kumshtaki [Muk]
    [English Example] to have left the girl would have given him/her the strength to prosecute him/her
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    [Swahili Word] -shtaki
    [English Word] bring action against
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -shtaki
    [English Word] blame
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -shtaki
    [English Word] charge
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -shtaki
    [English Word] make a complaint
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -shtaki
    [English Word] prosecute
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -shtaki
    [English Word] sue
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] Alimshtaki
    [English Example] (s)he sued him/her
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    Swahili-english dictionary > shtaki

  • 36 simamishwa

    [Swahili Word] -simamishwa
    [English Word] be stood up
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] caus-pass
    [Derived Word] -simama
    [Swahili Example] inaaminiwa kuwa watu hao walisimamishwa ukutani na kupigwa risasi hadi kufa [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_dirayadunia.shtml BBC 20 Aprili 2005]
    [English Example] it is believed that those people were stood up against a wall and shot dead
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    Swahili-english dictionary > simamishwa

  • 37 sozana

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    [Swahili Word] -sozana
    [English Word] accost someone
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] associative
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    [Swahili Word] -sozana
    [English Word] approach someone
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] associative
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    [Swahili Word] -sozana
    [English Word] bump against each other
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] associative
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    [Swahili Word] -sozana
    [English Word] collide
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] associative
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    Swahili-english dictionary > sozana

  • 38 staki

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    [Swahili Word] -staki
    [English Word] accuse
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
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    [Swahili Word] -staki
    [English Word] bring action against
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
    [Terminology] legal
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    [Swahili Word] -staki
    [English Word] blame
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
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    [Swahili Word] -staki
    [English Word] charge
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
    [Terminology] legal
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    [Swahili Word] -staki
    [English Word] make a complaint
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
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    [Swahili Word] -staki
    [English Word] sue
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mashtaka N
    [Terminology] legal
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    Swahili-english dictionary > staki

  • 39 susuika

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    [Swahili Word] -susuika
    [English Word] back down
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -susuika
    [English Word] bring false charges (against someone)
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -susuika
    [English Word] question intensively
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -susuika
    [English Word] give the third degree
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -susuika
    [English Word] withdraw an accusation when confronted by the person accused
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    Swahili-english dictionary > susuika

  • 40 suta

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    [Swahili Word] -suta
    [English Word] accuse
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -suta
    [English Word] accuse publicly
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -suta
    [English Word] make open charges against a person
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -suta
    [English Word] confront
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] suta
    [Swahili Plural] suta
    [English Word] bankrupt person
    [English Plural] bankrupt people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
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    [Swahili Word] suta
    [Swahili Plural] suta
    [English Word] spendthrift
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
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    Swahili-english dictionary > suta

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