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1 kindness
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] bashasha[Swahili Plural] bashasha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] fadhila[Swahili Plural] fadhila[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] fadhili v[Swahili Definition] wema[English Example] I don't forget kindness[Swahili Example] Sisahau fadhila [Masomo 246]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[English Plural] kindnesses[Swahili Word] hisani[Swahili Plural] hisani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] mhisani[English Example] kindness does not turn bad (proverb)[Swahili Example] hisani haiozi (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[English Plural] kindnesses[Swahili Word] imani[Swahili Plural] imani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] amana, amini[English Example] she looked at that little angel with kindness[Swahili Example] alikitazama [kimalaika kile] kwa imani [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] jamala[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tajamala; tajamali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] latifu[Swahili Plural] latifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] murua[Swahili Plural] murua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] muruwa[Swahili Plural] muruwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] tajamala[Swahili Plural] tajamala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] ubaridi[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] ubaridi wa roho yake ulifanya kila mtu ampende------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] ulaini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] laini adj[Swahili Example] ulaini wa kimahaba wa Matatu ulitoweka [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] ungwana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] upendezi[Swahili Plural] mapendezi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] upole[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] -pole adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] utamu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] tamu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] utu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] uungwana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] wema[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Related Words] -ema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindness[Swahili Word] ufadhili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -fadhili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show kindness[Swahili Word] -fadhili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show kindness[Swahili Word] -tajamali[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 motive
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] azima[Swahili Plural] maazima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] azimio[Swahili Plural] maazimio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] chanzo[Swahili Plural] vyanzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza[English Example] a yearning of many days for which he thought a motive had become available[Swahili Example] ashiki ya siku nyingi ambayo sasa alidhani chanzo chake kimepatikana [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] hoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] haja[Swahili Example] hapana hoja; una hoja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] kiini[Swahili Plural] viini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] ini[English Example] I pray we be informed of the motive for our pageant[Swahili Example] mie naomba tujulishwe basi kiini cha tamasha letu [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[Swahili Word] matilaba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] motive[English Plural] motives[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] mahoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ulterior motive (but not necessarily bad)[English Plural] ulterior motives[Swahili Word] maarubu[Swahili Plural] maarubu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 luck
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[English Plural] luck[Swahili Word] bahati[Swahili Plural] bahati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -bahatika, -bahatisha, bahatisho[English Example] good luck![Swahili Example] bahati njema!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[English Plural] luck[Swahili Word] nasibu[Swahili Plural] nasibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] sudi[Swahili Plural] sudi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] heri[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] mtu wa heri; jaliwa (na) heri; kwa heri!; kwa heri ya kuonana!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] extraordinary luck[Swahili Word] bahati ya mtende[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] mtende------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] baraka[Swahili Plural] baraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -bariki, kibaraka, tabaruki[English Example] he has had bad luck[Swahili Example] hana baraka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] jumu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] nujumu[Swahili Plural] nujumu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] jaha[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=utukufu, ukuu, usitawi, heshima); mtu aliyeshushiwa jaha; (fig.) kilango cha jaha; nyota ya jaha; (astr.) ameona nyota ya jaha; pa jaha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck (singular)[Swahili Word] futahi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] chumu[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trust to luck[Swahili Word] -bahatisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] try one's luck[Swahili Word] -bahatisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] bahati------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] mdhana[Swahili Plural] mdhana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thing supposed to bring bad luck[Swahili Word] mdhana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] mkosi[Swahili Plural] mikosi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Swahili Example] huu ni mkosi wa kujitakia mwenyewe [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[English Plural] bad luck[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] what else brought him there except bad luck?[Swahili Example] kitu gani kilichomleta pale isipokuwa nuhusi? [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] shari[Swahili Plural] shari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] taka shari.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] uchimvi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Related Words] -chimba, chimvi, mchimbi[English Example] they leave their bad luck here[Swahili Example] waacha uchimbi hapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] uchuro[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who brings bad luck[English Plural] people who bring bad luck[Swahili Word] kausha[Swahili Plural] wakausha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kauka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person supposed to bring bad luck[Swahili Word] mdhana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause bad luck (to someone)[Swahili Word] -chira[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -chirwa, churo, uchuro------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword luck[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] nyota[Swahili Plural] nyota[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] he has no luck[Swahili Example] hana nyota nzuri------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 smell
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (good or bad)[Swahili Word] harufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell[Swahili Word] harufu[Swahili Plural] harufu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (good or bad)[Swahili Word] arufu[Swahili Plural] harufu[Part of Speech] noun[Note] also: arufu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (either good or bad)[Swahili Word] nuko[Swahili Plural] manuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] nuka[English Example] what is causing that bad smell?[Swahili Example] nuko hilo mbaya limetoka wapi?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell[Swahili Word] -nusa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] -nuka, -nukia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweet smell[Swahili Word] mnukio[Swahili Plural] minukio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] nukia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweet smelling thing[Swahili Word] nukato[Swahili Plural] manukato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] nuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell good[Swahili Word] -nukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell sweet[Swahili Word] -nukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] emit a good smell[Swahili Word] -nukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have a pleasant smell[Swahili Word] -firidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] detect a pleasant odor[Swahili Word] -nukilia vizuri[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka, -nukia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad smell[Swahili Word] mnuko[Swahili Plural] minuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] nuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad smell[Swahili Word] kijusi[Swahili Plural] vijusi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ujusi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad smell[Swahili Word] uvundo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unusual smell[English Plural] unusual smells[Swahili Word] kidusi[Swahili Plural] vidusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (bad)[Swahili Word] -nuka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] nukato, nuko, mnukio, mnuko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell bad[Swahili Word] -vunda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] produce a bad smell[Swahili Word] -vundikiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (too) strongly of perfume[Swahili Word] -wapilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell of perspiration[Swahili Word] ufukuto[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell of perspiration[Swahili Word] uvukuto[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell of wild animal[English Plural] animal smells[Swahili Word] kidusi[Swahili Plural] vidusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (natural odor of animals)[Swahili Word] udusi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (natural odor of animals)[Swahili Word] ujusi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (of sea animals such as crab)[Swahili Word] mwengo[Swahili Plural] miengo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] natural smell of fish (not rotten)[Swahili Word] shombo[Swahili Plural] shombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (bad) smell of fish[Swahili Word] vumba[Swahili Plural] mavumba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell out[Swahili Word] -nukilia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka, -nukia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sense of smell[Swahili Word] kunusa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sense of smell[Swahili Word] pua[Swahili Plural] pua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 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------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 affair
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] affair[Swahili Word] bamba[Swahili Plural] bamba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] affair[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] hoja; mahoja[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] haja[Swahili Example] hapana hoja; una hoja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] affair[English Plural] affairs[Swahili Word] jambo[Swahili Plural] mambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] affair[Swahili Word] jawabu[Swahili Plural] majawabu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] jibu, majibizano[Swahili Example] jawabu liwe lote------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] affair[Swahili Word] kadhia[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] affair[English Plural] affairs[Swahili Word] kigambo[Swahili Plural] vigambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -amba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] affair[English Plural] affairs[Swahili Word] kisa[Swahili Plural] visa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] mkasa N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] affair[English Plural] affairs[Swahili Word] neno[Swahili Plural] maneno[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] affair[English Plural] affairs[Swahili Word] shauri[Swahili Plural] mashauri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] that affair is not bad[Swahili Example] shauri hilo si baya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] personal affair[English Plural] personal affairs[Swahili Word] kirago[Swahili Plural] virago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] rago------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 behavior
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] amali[Swahili Plural] amali[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[English Plural] behaviors[Swahili Word] kikao[Swahili Plural] vikao[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] mazoea[Swahili Plural] mazoea[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zoea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[English Plural] behaviors[Swahili Word] mwendo[Swahili Plural] miendo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda[English Example] the behavior I wanted for her my wife should have; he who talks like a child is not one who understands the behavior of the universe[Swahili Example] mwendo niliomtakia mwenyewe mke wangu awe nao [Abd]; kama asemaye na mtoto mdogo asiyeelewa mwenendo wa ulimwengu [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] nidhamu[Swahili Plural] nidhamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] nidhamu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] shabihi[Swahili Plural] shabihi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] siyara[Swahili Plural] siyara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] tabia[Swahili Plural] tabia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] tani[Swahili Plural] matani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good behavior[Swahili Word] adabu[Swahili Plural] adabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxed behavior; fig. bad behavior[Swahili Word] kizembe[Swahili Plural] vizembe[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zembe, mzembe, uzembe N[English Example] preserve virginity.------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 design
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] design[English Plural] designs[Swahili Word] rasimu[Swahili Plural] rasimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] rasimu V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] design[Swahili Word] rembo[Swahili Plural] marembo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] design[English Plural] designs[Swahili Word] shauri[Swahili Plural] mashauri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] the building design is not bad[Swahili Example] Shauri la kujenga sibaya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] design[Swahili Word] tarakibu[Swahili Plural] tarakibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 excrement
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] excrement[Swahili Word] kinyaa[Swahili Plural] vinyaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] nyara V[Swahili Example] akizipondea kinyaa na kinyesi majiani [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] excrement[Swahili Word] kinyesi[Swahili Plural] vinyesi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nya[English Example] she stirred secretions and excrement into the water[Swahili Example] akizipondea kinyaa na kinyesi majiani [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] excrement[Swahili Word] mavi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Swahili Example] kukokotea mavi ya kuku chini ya mguu wake [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] excrement[Swahili Word] mavi[Swahili Plural] mavi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] mawe N[English Example] The bad part of the past is forgotten. (lit.: the offal of the past does not smell)[Swahili Example] mavi ya kale hayanuki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] excrement[Swahili Word] unyaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 fish
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (in general)[Swahili Word] samaki[Swahili Plural] samaki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[English Example] One bad fish infects all the rest (proverb).[Swahili Example] Samaki mmoja akioza, wote wameoza[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fresh fish[Swahili Word] samaki mbichi[Swahili Plural] samaki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dried fish[Swahili Word] samaki mkavu[Swahili Plural] samaki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch fish[Swahili Word] -vua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] vua samaki[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish with whistle-like mouth[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] bambua[Swahili Plural] bambua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish with spines like porcupine[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] bambuti[Swahili Plural] bambuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] bange[Swahili Plural] bange[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] biliwili[Swahili Plural] biliwili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish with white, green and red spots[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] bolamvuvi[Swahili Plural] bolamvuvi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] bono[Swahili Plural] bono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edible sea-fish[Swahili Word] bumbura[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine[Note] Ind.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (broad black type)[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] chafi[Swahili Plural] chafi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (type found in mangrove swamps)[Swahili Word] chanyatia[Swahili Plural] chanyatia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] cha nyatia v?[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish with red meat[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] chache[Swahili Plural] chache[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (type of)[Swahili Word] chenga[Swahili Plural] chenga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edible fish[Swahili Word] chole[Swahili Plural] chole[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (large type)[Swahili Word] chongoe[Swahili Plural] vyongoe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small fish[English Plural] small fish[Swahili Word] dagaa[Swahili Plural] dagaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Language] Arabic[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] dengezi[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] dodofu[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of fish[Swahili Word] fumi[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (type)[Swahili Word] gambusi[Swahili Plural] gambusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] jinamisi (kind of fish)[Swahili Word] jinamisi[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dried fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] jodari[Swahili Plural] jodari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (very small type)[Swahili Word] kabwiri[Swahili Plural] kabwiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (type with disagreeable smell)[Swahili Word] kangaja[Swahili Plural] kangaja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] kiangu[Swahili Plural] viangu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] marine[Note] perhaps an alternate spelling for changu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (type)[Swahili Word] kidako[Swahili Plural] vidako[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] kidoko[Swahili Plural] vidoko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell of fish[English Plural] fish smells[Swahili Word] kidusi[Swahili Plural] vidusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] kilendo[Swahili Plural] vilendo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of edible fish[Swahili Word] kipilpili[Swahili Plural] vipilipili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] kiua[Swahili Plural] viua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (type of)[Swahili Word] kiunga[Swahili Plural] viunga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of fish[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] komba[Swahili Plural] komba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edible fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] kowana[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] kudu[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] kumba[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] kuwi[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] mbawawa[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mjombo (kind of fish)[Swahili Word] mjombo[Swahili Plural] mijombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] mkiki[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (large kind)[Swahili Word] mnimbi[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of a fish similar to an eel[Swahili Word] msia[Swahili Plural] misia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish laid out to dry[Swahili Word] mtande[Swahili Plural] mitande[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] tanda V[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of a fish similar to an eel[Swahili Word] mzia[Swahili Plural] mizia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sea-fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] nduara[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (small)[Swahili Word] ngogo[Swahili Plural] ngogo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] njombo[Swahili Plural] njombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish[Swahili Word] nswi[Swahili Plural] nswi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Dialect] archaic[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (small kind)[Swahili Word] nyambuo[Swahili Plural] nyambuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] panju[Swahili Plural] panju[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (large sea kind)[Swahili Word] pungo[Swahili Plural] pungo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (large sea kind)[Swahili Word] pungu[Swahili Plural] pungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (edible kind from sea)[Swahili Word] sororo[Swahili Plural] sororo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] tawa[Swahili Plural] tawa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swamp fish (kind of)[Swahili Word] zamburu[Swahili Plural] mazamburu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword fish[English Word] breaded fish[English Plural] breaded fish[Swahili Word] samaki ya kupaka[Swahili Plural] samaki za kupaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] samaki[Terminology] zoology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] devil fish[English Plural] devil fish[Taxonomy] Manta birostris[Swahili Word] karwe[Swahili Plural] karwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] kihalua[Swahili Plural] vihalua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind of)[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] kijakazi[Swahili Plural] vijakazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[English Definition] small red bony fish[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fish (kind with hard skin)[English Plural] fish[Swahili Word] goma[Swahili Plural] goma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 stink
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stink[Swahili Word] -nuka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] nukato, nuko, mnukio, mnuko[English Example] old droppings do not stink (proverb)[Swahili Example] mavi ya kale hayanuki (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stink[Swahili Word] -vunda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stink (of bad meat etc.)[Swahili Word] uvundo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 third
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] third[Swahili Word] -a tatu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] third[English Plural] thirds[Swahili Word] theluthi[Swahili Plural] theluthi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Definition] one of three equal parts of a whole[Swahili Definition] uwiano wa fungu moja kwa tatu za zima[English Example] so as to avoid fracas, each one of the three persons got a third of the chapati[Swahili Example] ili kusiwe na vurugu kati ya watu wale watatu, kila mmoja alipata thuluthi ya chapati ile moja[Terminology] general / mathematics------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] third world[Swahili Word] ulimwengu wa tatu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[English Example] Ninety percent of bad illnesses in the Third World are caused by water that is not good.[Swahili Example] Asilimia tisini ya magojwa mabaya katika Ulimwengu waTatu yanasababishwa na maji yasiyo bora. [ www.alliance21.org/fr/platform/docs/pf_ks.rtf MAAZIMIO JUU YA ULIMWENGUWA KUAMINIKA NA ULIOJIUNGA]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] third world[Swahili Word] dunia ya tatu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[English Example] to get rid of the debts of the nations of the third world.[Swahili Example] kufutwa kwa madeni ya nchi za dunia ya tatu. [ http://phmovement.org/charter/pch-swahili.html Mkataba Wa Afya Ya Jamii]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] two thirds[Swahili Word] theluthi mbili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] mbili[Terminology] general / mathematics------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 turn
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a wife's turn for sleeping with her husband (in polygyny)[English Plural] wives' turns for sleeping with their husbands[Swahili Word] ngono[Swahili Plural] ngono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -gona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be turned[Swahili Word] -pindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokee[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokeo[Swahili Plural] vipokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] duru[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] kizingo[Swahili Plural] vizingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazingazinga[Swahili Plural] mazingazinga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazunguko[Swahili Plural] mazunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zungua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mzunguko[Swahili Plural] mizunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zunguka[Related Words] -zungua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] pindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] safari[Swahili Plural] safari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zamu[Swahili Plural] zamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] laugh, for be not in doubt, your turn will come[Swahili Example] cheka usiwe na shaka, itakuja zamu yako [Shaaban Robert, <i>Cheka kwa Furaha</i>]; hii ilikuwa zamu yake kuutambua ukweli [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -betabeta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -fingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -furukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v[Swahili Example] yule kijana aligeuka tena kumtazama Subira [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gueza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mwalimu Matata akiingiza ufunguo mlangoni na kuugeuza [Muk], kwa muda mrefu alijigeuza huku na huku kujitazama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -kata mkono[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] he flew on his bicycle and turned left[Swahili Example] akarukia baiskeli na kuikata mkono wa kushoto [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -vingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -gesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (sudden)[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindu[Swahili Plural] mapindu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (the head scornfully)[Swahili Word] -deua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn a new leaf[Swahili Word] -ongoka nafsi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn around (of a person)[Swahili Word] -jipindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn aside[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn bad (of perishable goods)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn down[Swahili Word] -katalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kataa[English Example] I have turned him down[Swahili Example] nimemkatalia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn from the right way[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn into[Swahili Word] -siri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -funga[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] electricity------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa[English Example] when you leave, turn off the light[Swahili Example] ukiondoka, zima taa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn on (an electric light)[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn one's back[Swahili Word] -pa kisogo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pa, kisogoni, kogo[Swahili Definition] tendo, namna au hali ya kusongwa au kusonga[English Example] she moved away two paces and turned her back on him[Swahili Example] aliondoka hatua mbili na kumpa kisogo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn out[Swahili Word] -ja[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jio, kijakazi, kijio, kinjia, mja, mjakazi, mjio, njia, ujaji, ujia, ujio[English Example] it will turn out that I have to go on a trip[Swahili Example] nitakuja kusafiri [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -sinua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -stakabadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -viringisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] viringa V[Swahili Example] kila mmoja anayaviringisha maneno ya Diana akilini mwake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over (the pages)[Swahili Word] -pambua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pamba[English Example] the girl's lined fingers are turning over the pages of that newspaper[Swahili Example] vidole laini vya msichana vinazipambua kurasa za jarida lile [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn restlessly[Swahili Word] -gaagaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mgaagaa[English Example] she was moaning and turning restlessly in her bed[Swahili Example] alikuwa akipiga kite na kugaragara juu ya kitanda chake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round and round[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn something[Swahili Word] -fingirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the back[Swahili Word] -pa mgongo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the face[Swahili Word] -pa uso[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn toward[Swahili Word] -pindulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-inver[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -ogelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] oga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -peta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] tuck up a garment.[Swahili Example] peta nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (clothing to protect it from dirt or damp)[Swahili Word] -pania[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up the pants (turn up the trouser legs)[Swahili Example] pania suruali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (skirt or trousers to keep them clean)[Swahili Word] -sega[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up clothes[Swahili Example] saga nguo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up the ground preparatory to planting[Swahili Word] -buruga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -pindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda[English Example] turn the page of a book[Swahili Example] pindua ukurasa wa kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside-down[Swahili Word] -pituka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[English Example] Mrs Tamima and her family turned the houses upside-down[Swahili Example] Bi Tamima na umati wake walipita na kupituka vyumba [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------
См. также в других словарях:
not half bad — (informal) Pretty good, excellent • • • Main Entry: ↑bad * * * not half bad spoken phrase used for saying that someone or something is good, especially when they are better than you expected them to be It’s one of the cheapest printers around,… … Useful english dictionary
not\ half\ bad — • not (so) bad • not half bad adj informal Pretty good; all right; good enough. The party last night was not bad. It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go. The show was not half bad … Словарь американских идиом
not\ so\ bad — • not (so) bad • not half bad adj informal Pretty good; all right; good enough. The party last night was not bad. It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go. The show was not half bad … Словарь американских идиом
not so bad — not as bad as all that, not completely bad … English contemporary dictionary
not half bad — not all bad, not completely negative … English contemporary dictionary
not a bad — not a bad, etc ● fist … Useful english dictionary
not half bad — adjective Pretty good; okay; decent. It was his first attempt at cooking, but I tried it and it was not half bad … Wiktionary
not half bad — quite good, better than expected Have you seen Honey, I Ate The Kids? It s not half bad, actually … English idioms
not as bad(ly) as all that — not as bad(ly), etc. as all ˈthat idiom not as much as has been suggested • They re not as rich as all that. Main entry: ↑allidiom … Useful english dictionary
not half bad — almost good. He didn t look half bad by the time he d had a bath and put on clean clothes. Related vocabulary: not bad … New idioms dictionary
not half bad — See: NOT BAD … Dictionary of American idioms
