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1 name
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[English Plural] names[Swahili Word] jina[Swahili Plural] majina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] what is your name?[Swahili Example] jina lako ni nani?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name[English Plural] proper names[Swahili Word] jina[Swahili Plural] majina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name given to child just after birth[English Plural] names[Swahili Word] sare[Swahili Plural] sare[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[Swahili Word] -ita[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] itikio, itiko, kiitikio, mwitaji, mwito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[Swahili Word] -taja[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] call by name[Swahili Example] taja jina------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] family name[Swahili Word] ubini[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] tunajua kuwa anaitwa Ali lakini ubini wake hatuujui.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go by a name[Swahili Word] -itwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ita[Related Words] itikio, itiko, kiitikio, mwitaji, mwito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what's-his-name[Swahili Word] fulani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what's-its-name[Swahili Word] dude[Swahili Plural] madude[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anything the name of which one does not know or cannot remember[Swahili Word] dude[Swahili Plural] madude[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[English Plural] names[Swahili Word] isimu[Swahili Plural] isimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good name[English Plural] good names[Swahili Word] nemsi[Swahili Plural] nemsi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a good name for someone[Swahili Word] -jamili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] kuwajamili wazee wake kwa kuleta heri aliyokwenda itafuta [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] assumed name (to disguise a name of bad repute)[English Plural] assumed names[Swahili Word] msimbo[Swahili Plural] misimbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone a bad name[Swahili Word] -tukanisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the name of[Swahili Word] kwa niaba ya[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the name of[Swahili Word] kwa niabu ya[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name of lead character in many tales (often of Arabic origin)[Swahili Word] Abunuwasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[English Example] S/he told a tale about Abunuwasi.[Swahili Example] Alisimulia hadithi ya Abunuwasi.[Terminology] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name of lead character in many tales (often of Arabic origin)[Swahili Word] Banawasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[English Example] S/he told a tale about Banawasi[Swahili Example] Alisimulia hadithi ya Banawasi[Note] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name[Swahili Word] Mabruki[Swahili Plural] Mabruki[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Ninga (female name)[Swahili Word] Ninga[Part of Speech] name------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name[Swahili Word] Shabaan[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[English Example] Shabaan Robert, Mswahili poet------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 good
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] -ema[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] pleasant breeze[Swahili Example] upepo mwema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] -zuri[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] uzuri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good (of foods)[Swahili Word] -tamu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] njema[Part of Speech] adjective[English Definition] admirable, often morally so[Note] class 9 and 10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] nzuri[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] good news[Swahili Example] habari nzuri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] sheshe[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] salihi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] aali[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] Arabic[English Definition] superior to the average------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] zema[Part of Speech] adjective[Dialect] dialectical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] ngema[Part of Speech] adjective[Note] rare dialect------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] vizuri[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] -zuri adv/adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good![Swahili Word] njema![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Good![Swahili Word] tayib![Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] taibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good![Swahili Word] fauwa[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good![Swahili Word] tike[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good![Swahili Word] dike[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] marahaba[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good thing[English Plural] good things[Swahili Word] kinyemi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7[English Example] a new thing is a good thing even if it is a sore (proverb)[Swahili Example] kipya kinyemi ingawa kidonda (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be good[Swahili Word] -taibu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be good for[Swahili Word] -wea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword good[English Word] good[Swahili Word] vyema[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ema[Related Words] njema, mwema, chema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[Swahili Word] -a kinyemi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good[English Plural] goods[Swahili Word] kikorokoro[Swahili Plural] vikorokoro[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 hair
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair[English Plural] hairs[Swahili Word] nywele[Swahili Plural] nywele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (human)[English Plural] hairs[Swahili Word] unywele[Swahili Plural] nywele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[English Example] The woman will cut his <b>hair</b> the day after tomorrow.[Swahili Example] Mwanamke atakata <b>nywele</b> zake kesho kutwa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (human)[Swahili Word] unyele[Swahili Plural] nyele[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] facial hair[English Plural] facial hairs[Swahili Word] udevu[Swahili Plural] ndevu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Related Words] kidevu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair on the face[Swahili Word] devu[Swahili Plural] madevu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] downy hair[Swahili Word] laika[Swahili Plural] malaika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] malaika yamemsimama [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (usually on the arms and legs)[Swahili Word] malaika[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (on the hands and arms)[Swahili Word] ulaika[Swahili Plural] malaika[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (armpits or pubic etc)[Swahili Word] vuzi[Swahili Plural] mavuzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (armpits and genitals)[Swahili Word] mavuzi[Swahili Plural] mavuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] vuzi N, uvuzi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] armpit hair[Swahili Word] uvuzi[Swahili Plural] mavuzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (of animal)[Swahili Word] unyoya[Swahili Plural] manyoya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (animal)[Swahili Word] unyoya[Swahili Plural] nyoya, manyoya[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] animal hair[Swahili Word] nyoya[Swahili Plural] manyoya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] animal hair[Swahili Word] ugoya[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gray hair[Swahili Word] mvi[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] gray-haired person.[Swahili Example] nywele za mvi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thick unkempt hair[Swahili Word] mavunga ya nywele[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruffled hair[Swahili Word] timutimu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] timka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tuft of hair (left on top of a shaven head)[English Plural] tufts of hair[Swahili Word] bwenzi[Swahili Plural] mabwenzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] style of cutting the hair (one tuft is left long)[Swahili Word] kinjorinjori[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7[English Example] he has a haircut with one tuft left long[Swahili Example] ana kinjorinjori------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut the hair[Swahili Word] -nyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dress the hair[Swahili Word] -nyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticky substance used for dressing women's hair.[Swahili Word] bedani[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticky substance used for dressing women's hair[Swahili Word] behedani[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword hair[English Word] hair (single)[English Plural] long straight hair[Swahili Word] usinga[Swahili Plural] singa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 10[English Example] the worker was a dignified man, dark, with long straight hair[Swahili Example] mwenye kazi alikuwa bwana mmoja makamu, hadharani, mwenye nywele za singa [Sul][Note] often refers to animal hair------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long thick hair[English Plural] long thick hair[Swahili Word] kivunga cha nywele[Swahili Plural] vivunga vya nywele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] nywele------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 meeting
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting[English Plural] meetings[Swahili Word] mkutano[Swahili Plural] mikutano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] kuta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting[Swahili Word] baraza[Swahili Plural] baraza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attend a meeting[Swahili Word] -barizi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting-place[Swahili Word] jaamati[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] jamii------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting[Swahili Word] jamaa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] jamii, ujamaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting[English Plural] meetings[Swahili Word] kikao[Swahili Plural] vikao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa[English Example] they attended the youth meetings[Swahili Example] walihudhuria... vikao vya vijana [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting[Swahili Word] kutano[Swahili Plural] makutano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] kuta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting[Swahili Word] makutano[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kuta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting[Swahili Word] mapambano[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting[Swahili Word] mkusanyiko[Swahili Plural] mikusanyiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kusanya V[English Example] Often matters and disputes or disagreements were resolved in celebrations and a meeting of the clan.[Swahili Example] Mara nyingi visa na ugomvi ama kutopatana kulisawazishwa kwenye sherehe na mukusanyiko wa ukoo [Masomo 309]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting (act of)[Swahili Word] mkuto[Swahili Plural] mikuto[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kuta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting (act of)[Swahili Word] mkuto[Swahili Plural] mikuto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kuta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting (sport, pol.)[Swahili Word] mpambano[Swahili Plural] mipambano[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] pambana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] secret meeting[Swahili Word] mzengwe[Swahili Plural] mizengwe[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] secret meeting[Swahili Word] njama[Swahili Plural] njama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meeting[Swahili Word] pambano[Swahili Plural] mapambano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword meeting[English Word] mass meeting[English Plural] mass meetings[Swahili Word] mkutano wa umma[Swahili Plural] mikutano ya umma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] open meeting[English Plural] open meetings[Swahili Word] mkutano hadharani[Swahili Plural] mikutano hadharani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 shame
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel shame[Swahili Word] -hizika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kwa kweli kulikuwa na masafa mafupi baina yao, lakini Maksuudi alihizika [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel shame[Swahili Word] -ona haya[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -ona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel shame[Swahili Word] -tia haya[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -tia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel shame[Swahili Word] -ingiwa na haya[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -ingiwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lower the head (frome shame)[Swahili Word] -inika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiinizo; inama, inua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put to shame[Swahili Word] -fedhehi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put to shame[Swahili Word] -hizi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hizaya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put to shame[Swahili Word] -stihizai[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put to shame[Swahili Word] -stihizaya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put to shame[Swahili Word] -tahayarisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] aibisho[Swahili Plural] maaibisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] also: aibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] aibu[Swahili Plural] aibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] hali ya kutopenda kuonekana [Masomo 345][English Example] Their neatness often made him feel ashamed to give them his hand.[Swahili Example] Unadhifu wao mara nyingi ulimfanya aone aibu kuwapa mkono wake [Balisidya, Masomo 345][Note] Cf. '-aibika / also: aibisho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] ari[Swahili Plural] ari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] fedeha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] fedheha[Swahili Plural] fedheha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] haya[Swahili Plural] haya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] tahayari, tahayuri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] idhara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] ila[Swahili Plural] ila[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] izara[Swahili Plural] izara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] izara[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=aibu, fedheha)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] janaa[Swahili Plural] janaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] janaba[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=aibu, haya, fedheha)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] soni[Swahili Plural] soni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] she is feeling ashamed of those men[Swahili Example] anawaonea soni wale wanaume [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] tahayari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[English Example] feel ashamed[Swahili Example] tia [ingiwa na] haya, ona haya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] tahayuri[Swahili Plural] tahayuri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] -aibisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] aibu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] -aziri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame[Swahili Word] -fedhehesha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fedheha n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Shame![Swahili Word] kefu![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Shame![Swahili Word] sefule![Part of Speech] interjection[English Example] Shame! (s)he is not ashamed to walk without clothes[Swahili Example] Safule! Hata hana haya kutembea bila nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shame![Swahili Word] chut![Part of Speech] verb[Note] interj. of surprise/disgust/indignation------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 tricky
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tricky person[English Plural] tricky people[Swahili Word] mjanja[Swahili Plural] wajanja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] -janja N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tricky person[English Plural] tricky people[Swahili Word] Mswahili[Swahili Plural] Waswahili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Arabic[Derived Word] سواحل[Swahili Definition] mjanja[English Example] he fooled me - he is a total "Mswahili"![Swahili Example] mmenidanganya - huyu ni Mswahili kabisa![Terminology] slang[Note] common expression among Tanzanians who are not natives to the Swahili region, often used in a humorous or teasing fashion------------------------------------------------------------
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more often than not — adverb usually; as a rule (Freq. 2) by and large it doesn t rain much here • Syn: ↑by and large, ↑generally, ↑mostly * * * more often than not In more than half the instances, frequently • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
as often as not — In about half of the instances, quite frequently • • • Main Entry: ↑often * * * quite frequently or commonly I had two homes really, because as often as not I was down at her house * * * as ˌoften as ˈnot | more ˌoften than ˈnot idiom usually; in … Useful english dictionary
as often as not — more often than not or as often as not on most occasions, or in most situations More often than not, the arguments could have been avoided … English dictionary
more often than not — or as often as not on most occasions, or in most situations More often than not, the arguments could have been avoided … English dictionary
more often than not — {adv. phr.} More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. * /Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not./ * /Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not./ … Dictionary of American idioms
more often than not — {adv. phr.} More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. * /Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not./ * /Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not./ … Dictionary of American idioms
more\ often\ than\ not — adv. phr. More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not. Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not … Словарь американских идиом
more often than not — adverb usually; more than half the time; more likely to happen than not to happen. More often than not, tomato seeds will sprout even if they are a couple of years old … Wiktionary
more often than not — usually. In winter the days are very short, and more often than not you re driving with your headlights on … New idioms dictionary
as often as not — usually, mostly, in most cases … English contemporary dictionary
more often than not — usually, most of the time … English contemporary dictionary