cowboy

[US]/ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
[UK]/ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mchungaji, mwendeshaji wa mifugo; mtu mwanacho, mtu mwenye matatizo; mfanyabiashara asiye na ukomo.
Word Forms
Pluralcowboys

Phrases & Collocations

cowboy hat

kiole ya cowboy

Example Sentences

the stock characters in every cowboy film.

wahusika wa kawaida katika kila filamu ya wahusika wa tumbili.

the cowboy mystique; the mystique of existentialism.

siri ya tumbili; siri ya uwepo.

Cowboys do a roundup of cows.

Tumbili huwafunga mifugo.

they are always playing cowboys and Indians .

Wao ni wapenzi wa kucheza kama tumbili na Wahindi.

cowboy hats are ubiquitous among the male singers.

Kofia za tumbili ni kila mahali miongoni mwa waimbaji wa kiume.

played cowboy; played the star.

walicheza kama tumbili; walicheza kama nyota.

the man who's given a whole new meaning to the term ‘cowboy’.

mwanadamu aliyempa maana mpya kabisa kwa neno la ‘tumbili’.

What's the matter there, cowboy?|Having a little trouble with the dogie?

Nini hasara huko, tumbili? | Una shida kidogo na mbwa?

Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.

Magharibi mengi yanaeleza kuhusu tumbili na Wahindi Nyekundu.

There are too many cowboys in the business these days.

Kuna tumbili wengi katika biashara siku hizi.

You are looking at the annual downhill cowboy skiing competition that involves slalom and lassoing skills.

Unaangalia mashindano ya kupiga mbizi kwa kasi ya kila mwaka ambayo yanahusisha slalom na ujuzi wa lasso.

camped up their cowboy costumes with chaps, tin stars, and ten-gallon hats.

Walifanya mavazi yao ya tumbili ya kupendeza na chaps, nyota za chumba, na kofia za galoni kumi.

Both cowboys started to reach for their guns, but the police got the drop on them both.

Tumbili wote wawili walianza kunasaa silaha zao, lakini polisi walipata faida juu yao wote wawili.

The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.

Tumbili alivuka mto mdogo kwa maji na ng'ombe yake.

In the Wild West there were cowboys who used to hunt down any man with a price on his head.

Katika Magharibi ya Poromoni kulikuwa na tumbili ambao walitumia kuwinda kila mtu mwenye pesa kichwa chake.

Over the years other names have been attached to this famous Arches National Park monument—Schoolmarm's Pants, Old Maid's Bloomers, and Cowboy Chaps.

Katika miaka mingi, majina mengine yameambatishwa na mnara maarufu wa Hifadhi ya Kitaifa ya Arches—Pants za Mwalimu, Bloomers za Bintiye Mzee, na Chaps za Tumbili.

Real-world Examples

Cowboy boots? I've never worn cowboy boots in my whole life.

Viatu vya cowboy? Kamwe simevali vitu vya cowboy katika maisha yangu yote.

Source: Friends Season 9

There's lots of cowboys, actually. Lots of cowboys.

Kuna cowboys wengi, kwa kweli. Cowboys wengi.

Source: American English dialogue

I ran away from home to become a cowboy.

Nilitoka nyumbani ili kuwa cowboy.

Source: America The Story of Us

Advertising is everywhere, the Phillip Morris, iconic Marlboro cowboy still riding the range.

Utawala wa biashara umewekwa kila mahali, Phillip Morris, cowboy wa Marlboro wa kipekee bado anapanda eneo.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2014

And I got the cowboy at a gay rodeo in Amarillo.

Na niliipata cowboy katika rodeo ya gay huko Amarillo.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

When I was growing up, I wanted to be a cowboy.

Nilipokua nikikua, nilipenda kuwa cowboy.

Source: This month VOA Special English

But in the Australian outback, they've reinvented the cowboy big time.

Lakini katika outback ya Australia, wameunda upya cowboy kwa kiasi kikubwa.

Source: Human Planet

Thank you. - Okay, come on, cowboy.

Asante. - Sawa, njoo, cowboy.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

I had a cowboy themed party and we had like, hay bales everywhere.

Niliwashtakiwa na chama cha mandhari ya cowboy na tulikuwa na kama, the bales za hay kila mahali.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

The outfit for a cowboy identified him.

Nguo kwa cowboy ilimwonyesha.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

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