deferentially

[US]/ˌdefə'renʃəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. na mazuri na mawazo ya mwenye mguu

Phrases & Collocations

treat deferentially

takia na maziki

speak deferentially

jiska na maziki

act deferentially

fanya kazi na maziki

Example Sentences

He spoke deferentially to his boss.

Alikuwa amesimama mwenyewe kwa meneja yake.

She nodded deferentially to show her respect.

Alikuwa amekimua kwa meneja kwa kuzidisha uwekaji wake.

The waiter treated the VIP guests deferentially.

Mshirika alitangaza wakili wa VIP kwa meneja.

The students listened deferentially to the professor's lecture.

Watumiaji walikisimama kwa meneja kwa mazungu ya mprofessori.

The team members followed the coach's instructions deferentially.

Wanachama walifuatia meneja kwa maelezo ya mchezaji.

The employees greeted the CEO deferentially during the meeting.

Wafanyakamalimbo walimwambia CEO kwa meneja kuringa ya mchezo.

The staff members spoke deferentially to the company's founder.

Wafanyakamalimbo walikuwa wamenyota kwa meneja kwa mwenyewe wa shirika.

She always addresses her elders deferentially.

Alikuwa amekuwa amewa kwa meneja kwa wazee wake.

The butler served the guests deferentially at the party.

Mshirika alitangaza wakili kwa meneja kwa mchezo.

The students bowed deferentially to their teacher at the end of the class.

Watumiaji walimwambia meneja kwa meneja kwa mchezo wa mchezo.

Real-world Examples

So her jaw is firm, the rosebud mouth is in the act of speaking, and not deferentially.

Kwa hiyo kichwa chake kipimo, mchele ya mizani ina mji wa kujifanya kwa mshindi, na sio kwa mshindani.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

Course we does, sir, ' said Highboy deferentially.

Tutakua tu, mwanamke, ' alisema Highboy kwa mshindani.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

The gray-haired, rosy-cheeked driver deferentially raised his hat.

Mipango ya mwanamke mwenye mchele ya mizani na mchele ya mizani alikimbia kichwa chake kwa mshindani.

Source: Resurrection

He had abandoned his usual provocative attitude and his sarcastic smile. He waited, gravely and deferentially.

Alipita mwenyewe mchele ya mizani na mchele ya mizani. Alipita, kwa mshindani na kwa mshindani.

Source: The Mystery of 813 (Part Two)

Society hesitated, wavered, oscillated between harshness and laxity, pitilessly sacrificing the weak, and deferentially following the strong.

Ukampani alipita, alipita, alipita kati ya mchele ya mizani na mchele ya mizani, kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani na kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

'My dear, ' said Mr. Sowerberry, deferentially, 'this is the boy from the workhouse that I told you of.

'Mimi mwenye mchele ya mizani, ' alisema Mr. Sowerberry, kwa mshindani, 'hii ni mwanamke wa mchele ya mizani ambaye niliondoka kwa mchele ya mizani.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

She went foolishly out, the office boy deferentially swinging the door for her, and gladly sank into the obscuring crowd.

Alikwenda kwa mshindani, mwanamke wa mchele ya mizani alikimbia mchele ya mizani kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani, na kwa mshindani alikwenda kwa mchele ya mizani.

Source: English TEM-8 reading past exam papers 2008-2022

Mr. Bumble stopped not to converse with the small shopkeepers and others who spoke to him, deferentially, as he passed along.

Mr. Bumble alipita kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani na wengine waliowakilisha kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

Before he replaced the edge of the towel over the second ear, he bent down and said deferentially into it, " And the nostrils, Sir" ?

Kabla ya kumaliza mchele ya mizani kwa mchele ya mizani, alipita kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani na kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani, 'Na mchele ya mizani, mwanamke' ?

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 2)

Harry thought Professor Marchbanks must be the tiny, stooped witch with a face so lined it looked as though it had been draped in cobwebs; Umbridge was speaking to her deferentially.

Harry alipita Professor Marchbanks alipita kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani na mchele ya mizani kwa mchele ya mizani kwa mchele ya mizani; Umbridge alipita kwa mshindani kwa mchele ya mizani.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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