Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kole²

ko-le

English: A person arrested instead of their relative who escaped

Example (Swahili):

Alikamatwa kama kole kwa kosa la ndugu yake.

Example (English):

He was arrested as a substitute for his relative's crime.

Kole²

ko-le

English: A person arrested instead of their relative who escaped

Example (Swahili):

Alikamatwa kama kole kwa kosa la ndugu yake.

Example (English):

He was arrested as a substitute for his relative's crime.

Kolego

ko-le-go

English: A tool for holding things, like forceps or tongs

Example (Swahili):

Daktari alitumia kolego upasuaji.

Example (English):

The doctor used forceps in the surgery.

Kolego

ko-le-go

English: A tool for holding things, like forceps or tongs

Example (Swahili):

Daktari alitumia kolego upasuaji.

Example (English):

The doctor used forceps in the surgery.

Kolekole

ko-le-ko-le

English: A long flat fish with silvery scales

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua kolekole baharini.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a flat silver fish.

Kolekole

ko-le-ko-le

English: A long flat fish with silvery scales

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua kolekole baharini.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a flat silver fish.

Koleo¹

ko-le-o

English: Tongs or forceps

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia koleo kushika chuma moto.

Example (English):

He used tongs to hold the hot metal.

Koleo¹

ko-le-o

English: Tongs or forceps

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia koleo kushika chuma moto.

Example (English):

He used tongs to hold the hot metal.

Koleo²

ko-le-o

English: A shovel or spade

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walitumia koleo kulima shamba.

Example (English):

Farmers used a spade to till the field.

Koleo²

ko-le-o

English: A shovel or spade

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walitumia koleo kulima shamba.

Example (English):

Farmers used a spade to till the field.

Kolesterol

ko-les-te-rol

English: Fat found in foods that can block arteries; cholesterol

Example (Swahili):

Alionwa kuhusu hatari ya kolesterol mwilini.

Example (English):

He was warned about the danger of cholesterol in the body.

Kolesterol

ko-les-te-rol

English: Fat found in foods that can block arteries; cholesterol

Example (Swahili):

Alionwa kuhusu hatari ya kolesterol mwilini.

Example (English):

He was warned about the danger of cholesterol in the body.

Koleza¹

ko-le-za

English: To make something (like sugar or salt) excessive

Example (Swahili):

Supu imekolezwa chumvi.

Example (English):

The soup has been oversalted.

Koleza¹

ko-le-za

English: To make something (like sugar or salt) excessive

Example (Swahili):

Supu imekolezwa chumvi.

Example (English):

The soup has been oversalted.

Koleza²

ko-le-za

English: To add spices to food; to season

Example (Swahili):

Mama alikoleza chakula na viungo.

Example (English):

Mother seasoned the food with spices.

Koleza²

ko-le-za

English: To add spices to food; to season

Example (Swahili):

Mama alikoleza chakula na viungo.

Example (English):

Mother seasoned the food with spices.

Koleza³

ko-le-za

English: To pay a debt on someone's behalf

Example (Swahili):

Alikoleza deni la ndugu yake.

Example (English):

He paid his brother's debt.

Koleza³

ko-le-za

English: To pay a debt on someone's behalf

Example (Swahili):

Alikoleza deni la ndugu yake.

Example (English):

He paid his brother's debt.

Koleza⁴

ko-le-za

English: To pass a trait or behavior to a child

Example (Swahili):

Baba alikoleza tabia kwa mwanawe.

Example (English):

The father passed down behavior to his child.

Koleza⁴

ko-le-za

English: To pass a trait or behavior to a child

Example (Swahili):

Baba alikoleza tabia kwa mwanawe.

Example (English):

The father passed down behavior to his child.

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