disengage

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

Translation

vt. kutenganisha, kuondoa, kuondoa, kuachilia, kuwafanya (majeshani) kujiondoa katika mapigano
vi. kujiondoa
Word Forms
Present Participledisengaging
Past Tensedisengaged
Past Participledisengaged
Third Person Singulardisengages
Pluraldisengages

Phrases & Collocations

disengage from

kujiunga na

Example Sentences

disengage a person from a promise

kuondoa mtu kutoka ahadi

Is this room disengaged?

Je, chumba hiki kimeondolewa?

I disengaged his hand from mine.

Nimeondoa mkono wake kutoka mkononi mwangu.

the ceasefire gave the commanders a chance to disengage their forces.

mapatano ya amani yaliwapa viongozi nafasi ya kuondoa vikosi vyao.

The commander disengaged the first company.

Mshiriki wa jeshi aliondoa kikosi cha kwanza.

I shall be disengaged on Friday afternoon.

Nitakuwa nimeondoka Ijumaa baada ya saa ya kucheza.

Disengage the gears when you park the car.

Ondoa gia wakati unakusogeza gari.

they clung together for a moment, then she disengaged herself .

Walishikamana pamoja kwa muda, kisha yeye aliondoka.

She disengaged her hand from that of the sleeping child.

Aliondoa mkono wake kutoka kwa mtoto aliyelala.

the students were oddly disengaged, as if they didn't believe they could control their lives.

wanafunzi walionekana wasiweze kushiriki, kana kwamba hawakuamini kwamba wanaweza kudhibiti maisha yao.

trying to disengage her attention from the subject that obsesses her;

wakijaribu kumwekea mbali mawazo yake kutoka kwenye mada inayomshawishi.

The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties.

Meli za vita za adui ziliondoka kwenye vita baada ya kupata uharaka mwingi.

Real-world Examples

She tried to disengage herself from his grip.

Alijaribu kujiondoa mikononi mwake.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Hastily he looked away, disengaged his imprisoned arm.

Akimhukumu, aligeuka na kuachiua mkono wake.

Source: Brave New World

Hermione disengaged herself gently from her mother to join the group.

Hermione iliachia mwanamama wake kwa upole ili ajiunge na kikundi.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

You don't want to look overly aloof and sit back from the conversation as if you're disengaged.

Hutaki kuonekana kama mtu aliye mbali na mazungumzo kama vile wewe ni mtu aliyefutilia.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

When you're talking to them, disengage from the conversation.

Unazungumza nao, acha mazungumzo.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

At which point the clever primates disengaged from the activity.

Hapo ndipo simba mahiri walipoacha shughuli.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2016

Red in the face, he tried to disengage himself from her embrace.

Macho yake nyekundu, alijaribu kujiondoa katika pambano lake.

Source: Brave New World

A shadow disengaged itself from the mass and came to the gate.

Kivuli kiliachia kundi na kuja kwenye mlango.

Source: Gone with the Wind

" I shall be there, " he cried, seizing her hands, which she disengaged.

"- Nitakuwepo," alisema, akashika mikono yake, ambayo aliondoka.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

" Should I... ? " I tried to disengage myself, to give him some room.

"- Je, ... ?" Niliwasilisha kujiondoa, ili nimpe nafasi.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

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