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1 amba
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] amba-[English Word] wh-[Part of Speech] prefix[Swahili Example] Unakumbuka mahali ambapo uliwaona?[English Example] Do you remember the place where you saw them?[Note] amba + determinative suffix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] amba-[English Word] which[Part of Speech] pronoun[Note] amba + determinative suffix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] amba[English Word] who[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] wale ambao wamekwenda[English Example] those who have gone[Note] amba + determinative suffix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] amba-[English Word] that[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] Hiki ni kitabu ambacho umekisoma?[English Example] Is this the book that you've read?[Note] amba + determinative suffix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] speak[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Dialect] archaic[Related Words] ambia, kigambo, jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] say[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Dialect] archaic[Related Words] ambia, kigambo, jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] talk[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] explain[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] ambia, kigambo, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] speak ill of someone[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kigambo, mwambaji------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] slander[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] kigambo, jigamba, mwambaji------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] abuse[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mwambaji------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba mtu[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] kigambo, mtu, mwambaji[Swahili Example] walimwamba ndugu yao wakati aliondoka na mamake[English Example] they talked about their comrade behind her back when she left with her mother------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] be in contact[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] stick together[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] adhere[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 sengenya
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sengenya[English Word] abuse[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sengenya[English Word] backbite[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Walimsengenya Ali kwa vile hakuwapo[English Example] they backbite Ali because he was not there------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sengenya[English Word] calumniate[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] alipatikana na hatia ya kumsengenya 'Bwana mkubwa' [Ng][English Example] (s)he was found guilty of calumniating the boss------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sengenya[English Word] deride[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sengenya[English Word] gossip vindictively[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sengenya[English Word] insult[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Waacha kusengenya[English Example] stop insulting------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sengenya[English Word] slander[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sengenya[English Word] speak ill of someone[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Watoto walimsengenya rafiki yao[English Example] the children spoke ill of their friend------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 rarua
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -rarua[English Word] rend[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -rarua[English Word] rip (to pieces)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] raruana[English Example] "fig. abuse each other, speak ill of each other".------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -rarua[English Word] tear up[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kitambaa hiki hakiraruki[English Example] This cloth will not rip.------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 raruana
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -raruana[English Word] abuse each other[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kitambaa hiki hakiraruki[English Example] This cloth will not rip.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -raruana[English Word] speak ill of each other[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kitambaa hiki hakiraruki[English Example] This cloth will not rip.------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 semana
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -semana[English Word] abuse each other[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Walisemana wao kwa wao baada ya kukamatwa na polisi[English Example] they abused each other after they were caught by police------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -semana[English Word] scold each other[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -semana[English Word] speak ill of each other[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------
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speak ill — index defame Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
speak ill of — index censure, complain (criticize), decry, defame, denigrate, denounce (condemn), derogate … Law dictionary
speak ill of someone — If you speak ill of someone, you say bad or unkind things about them. He s very loyal man who refuses to speak ill of his colleagues … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
speak ill of — we never heard him once speak ill of his ex wife Syn: denigrate, disparage, criticize, be critical of, speak badly of, be malicious about, blacken the name of, run down, insult, abuse, attack, revile, malign, vilify, slur; informal badmouth, dis … Thesaurus of popular words
speak ill of — DENIGRATE, disparage, criticize, be critical of, speak badly of, be malicious about, blacken the name of, run down, insult, abuse, attack, revile, malign, vilify; N. Amer. slur; informal bad mouth, bitch about, pull to pieces; Brit. informal… … Useful english dictionary
never speak ill of the dead — Cf. Gr. τὸν τεθνηκότα μὴ κακολογεῖν, speak no evil of the dead (attributed to the Spartan ephor [civil magistrate] Chilon, 6th cent. BC); L. de mortuis nil nisi bonum, say nothing of the dead but what is good. 1540 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Flores … Proverbs new dictionary
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speak ill of — say bad things about , criticize … English contemporary dictionary
speak ill of somebody — … Useful english dictionary
speak — [ spik ] (past tense spoke [ spouk ] ; past participle spo|ken [ spoukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 talk about something or to someone ▸ 2 use voice to talk ▸ 3 talk particular language ▸ 4 give formal speech ▸ 5 express ideas/thoughts ▸ 6 talk on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
speak — W1S1 [spi:k] v past tense spoke [spəuk US spouk] past participle spoken [ˈspəukən US ˈspou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in conversation)¦ 2¦(say words)¦ 3¦(language)¦ 4¦(formal speech)¦ 5¦(express ideas/opinions)¦ 6 so to speak 7 speak your mind … Dictionary of contemporary English