cotton

[US]/ˈkɒtn/
[UK]/ˈkɑːtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Word Forms
Past Tensecottoned
Present Participlecottoning
Past Participlecottoned
Pluralcottons
Third Person Singularcottons

Phrases & Collocations

cotton fabric

materi ya pumzi

cotton plant

mnyama wa pumzi

cotton ball

mpira wa pamba

cotton swab

mipumzi ya pumzi

cotton clothing

nyokowe ya pumzi

cotton yarn

mipumzi ya pumzi

cotton fiber

mipumzi ya pumzi

cotton spinning

mipumzi ya pumzi

cotton cloth

kitambaa cha pamba

cotton textile

materi ya pumzi

raw cotton

pumzi ya kuzaliwa

cotton wool

mipumzi ya pumzi

cotton fibre

mipango ya pamba

cotton goods

materi ya pumzi

cotton thread

sindano ya pamba

white cotton

pumzi mwa mawe

cotton pad

mipumzi ya pumzi

cotton piece goods

materi ya pumzi

combed cotton

moyo uliochomwa

organic cotton

pumzi ya kusimamia

cotton mill

mipumzi ya pumzi

cotton canvas

turubai ya pamba

cotton bollworm

mipumzi ya pumzi

Example Sentences

cotton to a suggestion

cotton to a suggestion

Cotton cloth is made in a cotton mill.

Ukuta wa pumzi hujengwa katika miji ya pumzi.

cotton shirts; cotton mills.

mipango ya pumzi; miji ya pumzi.

a cargo of cotton and wheat.

maboksi ya pamba na shayiri.

cotton is a poor insulator.

nyuzi za pamba ni mzio mbaya.

a pad of cotton wool.

mipango ya pumzi.

spin cotton into thread

kuteng'ua pumzi kwa mizigo

cotton of fine staple

pumzi ya mizigo mazuri

The price of cotton improves.

Ukame wa pumzi unyukua.

cotton and rice planters.

wakala wa kushamba kifuniko na mpira.

a twirl of cotton candy.

mchana wa pumzi ya mizigo.

a glut of cotton goods

moyo mrefu wa bidhaa za pumzi

the cotton and woolen industries

sektari za pumzi na mizigo.

Cotton is a type of material.

Pumzi ni aina ya chumvi.

Cotton, Egyptian Cotton, Raw Cotton, Extra Long Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Yarn, Egyptian Exporters, Cotton Classer, Controllers Yarn

Pamba, Pamba ya Misri, Pamba Mbichi, Pamba ya Ndani ya Ziwa, Yarn ya Pamba, Yarn, Wexportaji wa Misri, Cotton Classer, Controllers Yarn

nylon cloth with a cotton feel.

kitambaa cha nylon chenye hisihi kama kitambaa.

A girl must cotton to somebody.

Mwanamke lazma afanye kwa mwenyekiti.

Real-world Examples

By 1862, 75% of Britain's cotton originated in India.

Kwa miguu ya 1862, 75% ya pumzi ya Uingereza ilikuwa kutulizwa kutoka kwa India.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Well, I recommend you to choose the 100% cotton.

Nakusaidia kuchagua pumzi ya 100%.

Source: Shopping Dialogue for Traveling Abroad:

Without agriculture, there's no cotton, no trees, no viscose.

Bila ukuaji, hakuna pumzi, hakuna mizani, hakuna viscose.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

However, I have a little cotton of my own spinning.

Lakini nina pumzi ya mimi mwenyewe ya kusikiliza.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

One man can now process 50 times more cotton.

Mtu mmoja unaweza kusikiliza pumzi zaidi ya 50 mara.

Source: America The Story of Us

In Spanish, we say “shirt of cotton, ” not “cotton shirt.”

Kwa Kihispania, tunasema “jokoti la pumzi”, sio “jokoti ya pumzi.”

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

So I looked at cotton and wool and nylon.

Nakusaidia kusikiliza pumzi na pumzi na nylon.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 13

The stationery is parchment number 17, 100% cotton.

Ukuta ni kifupi cha namba 17, 100% pumzi.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 1

Do you know which field in which country across the world grew that amazing cotton?

Umelewa kwa nini mto mwenyewe kwenye nchi yoyote kwenye dunia alipiga pumzi hii ya kifupi?

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

11. Don't use cotton buds. We highly recommend you ditch the q-tips or cotton buds.

11. Mtu mmoja unaweza kusikiliza pumzi zaidi ya 50 mara.

Source: Popular Science Essays

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