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1 rotten

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[English Word] be rotten

[Swahili Word] -ozeka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] intransitive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -oza

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[English Word] be rotten

[Swahili Word] -tumburujika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] rotten

[Swahili Word] -bovu

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Related Words] ubovu

[English Example] one who stores half grown fruit eats it rotten (proverb)

[Swahili Example] mvumbika changa hula mbovu (methali)

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[English Word] rotten egg

[English Plural] rotten eggs

[Swahili Word] yai viza

[Swahili Plural] mayai viza

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -via

[Related Words] yai, -vizia

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[English Word] thing that has become rotten

[English Plural] things that have become rotten

[Swahili Word] vunde

[Swahili Plural] mavunde

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -vunda

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English-Swahili dictionary > rotten
2 dance

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[English Word] dance

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] ngoma

[Swahili Plural] ngoma

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] a dancer will not become crippled for dancing calls for grace (proverb)

[Swahili Example] mcheza hawi kiwete ngoma yataka matao (methali)

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[English Word] dance

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] mchezo

[Swahili Plural] michezo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Related Words] cheza

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[English Word] dance

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] densi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Note] Engl.

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[English Word] dance (European)

[Swahili Word] dansi

[Swahili Plural] dansi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] dance (kind of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] bomu

[Swahili Plural] mabomu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Note] rare

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[English Word] dance (type of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] chakacha

[Swahili Plural] chakacha

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] movement (in certain dances)

[English Plural] movements

[Swahili Word] chamvi

[Swahili Plural] chamvi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Swahili Example] na pengine usiku kwenye michezo ya umeta "chamvi" ya mmoja wao ilikuwa ishara maalum iliyotia tamaa [Moh]

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[English Word] dance (in which partners meet in center of ring)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] chando

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7

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[English Word] dandalo (kind of dance)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] dandalo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] dancing (type of)

[Swahili Word] gungu

[Swahili Plural] gungu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] gungu (kind of dance)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] gungu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] sword dance

[English Plural] sword dances

[Swahili Word] hanzua

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] dance (used for exorcism of spirits)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] kaputa

[Swahili Plural] kaputa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] kind of dance performed in exorcising spirits

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] kaputa

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] dance performed in exorcism of spirits

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] kibwengo

[Swahili Plural] vibwengo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] kind of dance (performed at the initiation rites of children)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] kinyago

[Swahili Plural] vinyago

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] stick-fighting dance

[English Plural] stick-fighting dances

[Swahili Word] kirumbizi

[Swahili Plural] virumbizi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -umbia

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[English Word] dance (kind of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] kishina

[Swahili Plural] vishina

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] dance used in exorcism of spirits

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] kisokoto

[Swahili Plural] visokoto

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Word] sokota v

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[English Word] dance (kind of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] ngoma ya kumbwaya

[Swahili Plural] ngoma za kumbwaya

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] dance (kind of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] kungwia

[Swahili Plural] kungwia

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] dance (type of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] lelemama

[Swahili Plural] lelemama

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] dance

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] mandari

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] well-known Zanzibari dance (called also beni)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] mbwakachoka

[Swahili Plural] mbwakachoka

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Swahili Example] leo usiku kuna Mbwakachoka la ndovu kumla mwanawe [Sul]

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[English Word] dance (kind of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] minenguo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] dance used in young girls' initiation ceremony

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] mkinda

[Swahili Plural] mikinda

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Terminology] anthropology

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[English Word] dance (kind of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] msapata

[Swahili Plural] misapata

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] port

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[English Word] dance (kind of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] msoma

[Swahili Plural] msoma

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] dance performed at the initiation rites for girls

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] msondo

[Swahili Plural] misondo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] dance (symbolizing courage or strength)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] randa

[Swahili Plural] randa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] dance (symbolizing courage or strength)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] randaranda

[Swahili Plural] randaranda

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] line dance with couple solos in center

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] tarazia

[Swahili Plural] tarazia

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] dance for exocising spirits

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] tari

[Swahili Plural] tari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Pers.

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[English Word] a dance of young people

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] umeta

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11

[Swahili Example] alicheza umeta ulipositawi uwanjani [Moh]

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[English Word] dancing place

[English Plural] dancing places

[Swahili Word] alisa

[Swahili Plural] alisa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Note] rare

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[English Word] dance and sing

[Swahili Word] -cheza ngoma

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -cheza v

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[English Word] take part in a dance

[Swahili Word] -cheza ngoma

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] fuata mdundo wa ua kanuni za ala ya muziki inayotengenezwa kwa kuwambwa ngozi kwenye mzinga

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[English Word] dance

[Swahili Word] -cheza ngoma

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] cheza

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[English Word] dance

[Swahili Word] -cheza densi

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] the girl surpassed her companions in dance and song.

[Swahili Example] aliwapiku wasichana wenzake kwa kucheza na kuimba [Sul]

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[English Word] take part in a dance

[Swahili Word] -ingia ngoma

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] fuata mdundo wa ua kanuni za ala ya muziki inayotengenezwa kwa kuwambwa ngozi kwenye mzinga

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[English Word] dance

[Swahili Word] -ingia ngoma

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] ingia

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[English Word] dance

[Swahili Word] -charaza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] dance

[Swahili Word] -tamba

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] dance (kind of)

[English Plural] dances

[Swahili Word] kitanga cha pepo

[Swahili Plural] vitanga vya pepo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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English-Swahili dictionary > dance
3 light

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[English Word] be light

[Swahili Word] -sahalia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] sahala

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[English Word] be lighted

[Swahili Word] -waka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] ndani bado taa zilikuwa zikiwaka mfululizo [Moh]

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[English Word] be lighted up

[Swahili Word] -zagawa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] zagaa

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[English Word] become light

[Swahili Word] -cha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] chelezo, kichea, kucha, macheo, uchao, ucheachea, uchelewaji

[English Example] it is growing light (day is breaking)

[Swahili Example] kunakucha

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[English Word] bring to light

[Swahili Word] -chomoa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] converse

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[English Word] bring to light

[Swahili Word] -gubua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] bring to light

[Swahili Word] -omoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] bring to light

[Swahili Word] -vumbua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] converse

[Derived Word] vumbika V

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[English Word] bring to light

[Swahili Word] -ziua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] bring to light

[Swahili Word] -zua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] bring to light

[Swahili Word] -zumbua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] bring to light

[Swahili Word] -zumbua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] bring to light

[Swahili Word] -ibua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] transitive

[Swahili Definition] -chomoa, -zua

[Swahili Example] "Madhumuni hasa ya warsha... ni kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu kuhusu tatizo hili la kijamii ili hatimaye waandishi wa habari, kwa kupitia maandishi yao, waweze kuibua upya mjadala juu ya suala hili..." http://www.mwanzacommunity.org/mpc%20

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[English Word] burst of light

[English Plural] bursts of light

[Swahili Word] kianga

[Swahili Plural] vianga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Related Words] angaa

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[English Word] come to light

[Swahili Word] -dhulu

[Part of Speech] verb

[Note] rare

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[English Word] electric light

[Swahili Word] sitima

[Swahili Plural] sitima

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Engl.

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[English Word] electric light

[Swahili Word] stima

[Swahili Plural] stima

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Engl.

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[English Word] electric light bulb

[Swahili Word] taa

[Swahili Plural] taa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] headlights

[Swahili Example] taa za mbele

[Note] rare

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[English Word] get light

[Swahili Word] -pambazuka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] pambazuko, -pambazua

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[English Word] give light

[Swahili Word] -angaza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] angalia V

[Swahili Example] [taa za umeme] zikipoteza nguvu zake bure kuangaza njia zilizohamwa na watu [Sul]

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[English Word] give light

[Swahili Word] -zagaa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] give light to

[Swahili Word] -mulika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] stative

[English Example] the one who gives you light by day will burn you by night [proverb]

[Swahili Example] anayekumulika mchana usiku atakuunguza [methali]

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[English Word] grow light

[Swahili Word] -amkia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] grow light

[Swahili Word] -amkua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] ndururu

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] sahala

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] kweu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] leo ni kweupe [Rec]

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] kweupe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] leo ni kweupe [Rec]

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] mwako

[Swahili Plural] miako

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] aka V

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] mwanga

[Swahili Plural] mianga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] anga, angaa

[English Example] The light dims slowly.

[Swahili Example] Mwanga wa taa ukifififa polepole [Chacha, Masomo 383]

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] mwangaza

[Swahili Plural] miangaza

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] angaN

[Swahili Example] aliisogeza chini ya mwangaza wa kibatari [Sul]

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] nuru

[Swahili Plural] nuru

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Arabic

[Swahili Example] macho yake yalimeta miali ya nuru [Sul]

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] taa

[Swahili Plural] taa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Arabic

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] -simbu

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] -sumba

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] light

[Swahili Word] -washa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Swahili Example] namna ya kuwasha majiko ya umeme [Sul]

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[English Word] light (in color)

[Swahili Word] -eupe

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[English Word] light (in weight)

[Swahili Word] -epesi

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Swahili Definition] kinyume cha -zito

[English Example] slipper; bats have lightweight bodies

[Swahili Example] kiatu chepesi; popo wana miili myepesi [Masomo 29]

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[English Word] light for someone

[Swahili Word] -washia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] waka V

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[English Word] light thing

[English Plural] light things

[Swahili Word] kibua

[Swahili Plural] vibua

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Related Words] bua

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[English Word] light up

[Swahili Word] -angaza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -angaa

[English Example] the moon lights up the night

[Swahili Example] mwezi huangaza usiku

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[English Word] light up

[Swahili Word] -ng'ara

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] light up

[Swahili Word] -nurisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] nuru

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[English Word] light up

[Swahili Word] -tia nuru

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] light-weight thing

[English Plural] light-weight things

[Swahili Word] kibunzi

[Swahili Plural] vibunzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] make light of

[Swahili Word] -rahisisha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] throw a beam of light on

[Swahili Word] -mulika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] stative

[Swahili Example] nyota ziliwamulika [Kez]

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[English Word] traffic light

[Swahili Word] taa ya barabarani

[Swahili Plural] taa za barabarani

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] (s)he does not follow traffic lights

[Swahili Example] hafuati taa za barabarani [Muk]

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English-Swahili dictionary > light
4 secret

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[English Word] in secret

[Swahili Word] kifichoficho

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Derived Word] ficha

[Swahili Example] maneno ya kifichoficho

[Note] intrigues

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[English Word] keep secret

[Swahili Word] -ficha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] keep secret

[Swahili Word] -finika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] keep secret

[Swahili Word] -fita

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] keep secret

[Swahili Word] -funika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] let someone in on a secret

[Swahili Word] -nyenyeleza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] make a secret of

[Swahili Word] -fumba

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -fumbama, -fumbata, -fumbua, -fumbuka, fumbo, mfumba, mfumbua, ufumbuzi

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[English Word] one who makes a secret of something

[Swahili Word] msetiri

[Swahili Plural] wasetiri

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] stiri

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[English Word] one who makes a secret of something

[Swahili Word] msitiri

[Swahili Plural] wasitiri

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] stiri

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[English Word] one who makes a secret of something

[Swahili Word] mstiri

[Swahili Plural] wastiri

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] stiri

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[English Word] secret

[Swahili Word] -a kisiri

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] siri

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[English Word] secret

[Swahili Word] feraga

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] secret

[English Plural] secrets

[Swahili Word] kisiri

[Swahili Plural] visiri

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] siri

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[English Word] secret

[English Plural] secrets

[Swahili Word] kunga

[Swahili Plural] kunga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Related Words] kungwi, mkunga, ukunga, ukungwi

[English Example] the carrier of a secret message is not told its meaning (proverb)

[Swahili Example] mtumi wa kunga haambiwi maana (methali)

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[English Word] secret

[English Plural] secrets

[Swahili Word] neno siri

[Swahili Plural] maneno siri

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] secret

[English Plural] secrets

[Swahili Word] siri

[Swahili Plural] siri

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] msiri N

[English Example] I won't tell anyone your <b>secret</b>.

[Swahili Example] Sitamwambia mtu yeyote <b>siri</b> yako.

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[English Word] secret action

[Swahili Word] penyaji

[Swahili Plural] mapenyaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] secret action

[Swahili Word] penyezi

[Swahili Plural] mapenyezi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] secret action

[Swahili Word] upenyaji

[Swahili Plural] mapenyaji, penyaji

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] secret action

[Swahili Word] upenyezi

[Swahili Plural] mapenyezi, penyezi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] secret communication

[Swahili Word] njama

[Swahili Plural] njama

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] secret dealings

[Swahili Word] mafamba

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] secret instruction given to male or female on growing up

[Swahili Word] malango

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

[Derived Word] mlango N

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[English Word] secret language

[Swahili Word] tambo

[Swahili Plural] matambo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] secret language in which the final syllables of a word become the first

[Swahili Word] kilunzi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] secret matter

[Swahili Word] penyenye

[Swahili Plural] mapenyenye

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] penya V

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[English Word] secret meeting place

[Swahili Word] kona

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] secrets of medicine men

[Swahili Word] mirimo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 4

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[English Word] someone who makes a secret of his activities

[Swahili Word] mfumba

[Swahili Plural] wafumba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] fumba

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[English Word] someone who makes a secret of his activities

[Swahili Word] mfumbaji

[Swahili Plural] wafumbaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] fumba

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[English Word] tell something secretly

[Swahili Word] -dokeza

[Part of Speech] verb

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English-Swahili dictionary > secret

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pro|ver|bi|al — «pruh VUR bee uhl», adjective. 1. a) of a proverb. b) expressed in a proverb: »proverbial wisdom. c) like a proverb: »proverbial brevity, a proverbial saying. 2. that has become a proverb: »the proverbial stitch in time. 3. Figurative. well known … Useful english dictionary
proverbial — adjective Date: 1548 1. of, relating to, or resembling a proverb 2. that has become a proverb or byword ; commonly spoken of < the proverbial smoking gun > • proverbially adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
catchword — catchword, byword, shibboleth, slogan mean a phrase that catches the eye or the ear and is repeated so often that it becomes a formula. Catchword usually applies to a phrase that serves as the formula or identification mark of an emotionally… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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