Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/towe'lea/
English: See towea.
Angalia neno towe.a kwa maana.
See the word towe.a for the meaning.
/towe'sha/
English: (Technology) To delete files from a disk or storage.
Alitowesha faili zote kwenye kompyuta.
He deleted all files from the computer.
/to'za/
English: To fine someone; to make someone pay a tax or penalty.
Serikali imemtoza faini ya elfu kumi.
The government fined him ten thousand shillings.
/'toza/
English: A pipe for smoking; a hookah.
Walikaa wakivuta toza pembezoni mwa bahari.
They sat by the beach smoking a hookah.
/'toza/
English: A thimble (for sewing).
Alivaa toza ili kulinda kidole alipokuwa akishona.
She wore a thimble to protect her finger while sewing.
/tra'fiki/
English: Traffic (vehicles).
Kulikuwa na trafiki nyingi barabarani leo.
There was heavy traffic on the road today.
/tra'fiki/
English: A traffic police officer.
Trafiki alisimamisha gari kwa ukaguzi.
The traffic officer stopped the car for inspection.
/tra'koma/
English: Trachoma (eye disease).
Trakoma inaweza kusababisha upofu ikiwa haitatibiwa.
Trachoma can cause blindness if untreated.
/transfo'rma/
English: A transformer (electrical).
Wameweka transforma mpya kwa ajili ya umeme.
They installed a new transformer for electricity.
/'trei/
English: A tray.
Aliweka vikombe kwenye trei.
He placed the cups on the tray.
/'trekta/
English: A tractor.
Wakulima walitumia trekta kulima shamba.
The farmers used a tractor to plow the field.
/'trela/
English: A trailer.
Trela kubwa ilikuwa imebeba mizigo mizito.
The large trailer was carrying heavy goods.
/'treni/
English: A train.
Treni iliondoka kituoni saa kumi asubuhi.
The train left the station at four in the morning.
/tron'boni/
English: A trombone (musical instrument).
Alipiga tronboni kwenye bendi ya shule.
He played the trombone in the school band.
/tro'piki/
English: The tropics (geographical zone).
Nchi nyingi za Afrika zipo katika ukanda wa tropiki.
Many African countries lie in the tropical zone.
/'ttitti/
English: Very black; very dark.
Usiku huu ni ttitti kabisa.
Tonight is completely dark.
/tu'a/
English: To land (like a bird); to put down a load.
Ndege imetua uwanjani.
The plane has landed at the airport.
/tu'a/
English: To be satisfied; to calm down; to become quiet.
Mtoto ametua baada ya kulia muda mrefu.
The child has calmed down after crying for a long time.
/tu'a/
English: To set (of the sun).
Jua linatua magharibi.
The sun is setting in the west.
/'tua/
English: The fruit of a wild plant resembling an eggplant.
Walipika tua kwa chakula cha jioni.
They cooked the wild fruit for dinner.
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