covetous

[US]/'kʌvɪtəs/
[UK]/'kʌvətəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kusikia, kushangaza kwa mali ambayo inaunganishwa na wengine

Example Sentences

she fingered the linen with covetous hands.

Alikuwa anafanya mizigo kwa miguu ya kufanyia mazoe.

covetous of his neighbor's possessions;

mwenye mshangao kwa mali ya jirani;

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.

Mwanamshangao hujitokeza kwa kichwa chake, lakini mwenyewe ni pamoja na mshangao.

She is envious of Jane’s good looks and covetous of her car.

Alikupa kwa uchoicho wa Jane na kuvimba kwa motokili yake.

A poor man wants some things,a covetous man all things.

Mwanamshangao anataka mambo yote, mwanamshangao anataka mambo yote.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Kwa hiyo unajua, hawana mshangao, hawana mwanamshangao, hawana mwanamshangao ambaye ni mwenye mshangao, anapewa mwenyewe kwa mali ya mbinu ya Kristo na Mwenye Mbinga.

Eph 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Eph 5:5 Kwa hiyo unajua, hawana mshangao, hawana mwanamshangao, hawana mwanamshangao ambaye ni mwenye mshangao, anapewa mwenyewe kwa mali ya mbinu ya Kristo na Mwenye Mbinga.

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