disown

[US]/dɪs'əʊn/
[UK]/dɪs'on/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kutangaza kama si sahihi; kukata uhusiano.
Word Forms
Past Participledisowned
Present Participledisowning
Past Tensedisowned
Pluraldisowns
Third Person Singulardisowns

Example Sentences

He disowned his reprobate son.

Yeye alimkosoa mwanasheherera wake.

I’ll disown you if you misbehave.

Nitakukosoa ikiwa utatenda vibaya.

You couldn’t be so heartless as to disown him.

Huwezi kuwa mzembe kiasi cha kumkosoa yeye.

Lovell's rich family had disowned him because of his marriage.

Familia tajiri ya Lovell ilimkosoa kwa sababu ya ndoa yake.

Frank's father disowned him when he was caught taking drugs.

Baba wa Frank alimkosoa alipokamatwa akitumia dawa za kulevya.

Many families disown members who marry outside their religion.

Familia nyingi huwawakosoa washiriki ambao wanaoa nje ya dini yao.

She decided to disown her father after he betrayed her trust.

Yeye aliamua kumkosoa baba yake baada ya yeye kumkisia.

The company may disown any responsibility for damages caused by misuse of their products.

Kampuni inaweza kukataa jukumu lolote la uharibifu unaosababishwa na matumizi mabaya ya bidhaa zao.

He threatened to disown his son if he didn't follow in his footsteps.

Alitakatisha kuwatumainisha wanawe ikiwa hatakufuata hatua zake.

The celebrity chose to disown his controversial statements from the past.

Msherehebao aliuchagua kukataa taarifa zake zisizofurahisha kutoka zamani.

In some cultures, parents may disown their children for choosing a career they disapprove of.

Katika tamaduni zingine, wazazi huwawakosoa watoto wao kwa kuchagua fani wanayokutosaidia.

The politician faced backlash when he tried to disown his previous promises.

Mwanachaduma alakabiliwa na athari mbaya wakati alipojaribu kukataa ahadi zake za awali.

She felt heartbroken when her best friend decided to disown her over a misunderstanding.

Yeye alihisi moyo wake umevunjika wakati rafiki yake wa karibu aliamua kumkosoa juu ya kutofautiana.

The artist was prepared to disown any artwork that didn't meet his standards.

Msanii alikuwa tayari kumkosoa kazi yoyote ya sanaa ambayo haitakidhi viwango vyake.

The organization made it clear that they would disown any member involved in illegal activities.

Shirika lilitaka wazi kwamba watakosoa mwanachama yeyote aliyehusika na shughuli haramu.

Real-world Examples

Of course, any time the family produced someone halfway decent they were disowned.

Hakika, wakati wowote familia ilitoa mtu mwenye akili timamu, walifanywa mbali.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

33 But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.

Lakini yeyote anayenifanya mbali mbele ya watu, ntamfanya mbali mbele ya Baba Mzazi wa mbinguni.

Source: Bible (original version)

Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might.

Nipe nguvu usiniweke mbali maskini au nisirudi dimpuni mbele ya nguvu ya kiburi.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

Some older Sichuanese disown it altogether.

Watu kadhaa wa zamani wa Sichuanese wanakinua mkono dhidi yake kabisa.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Parents very very rarely disown their progeny.

Wazazi hawaachukii watoto wao mara chache sana.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

I will be forced to disown you.

Nitawashurutishwa kukufanya mbali.

Source: S03

Which becomes, in the popular mind, a means of disowning the past.

Hii inageuka, katika fikra za watu, kuwa njia ya kuacha zamani.

Source: Four Quartets

I will disown you if you ever don those tie-dyed pants again.

Nitakufanya mbali ikiwa utavavaa tena suruali hizo za rangi.

Source: English little tyrant

Like resistors Zangara ran away and was disowned by her parents and siblings.

Kama vile resistors Zangara alikimbia na kufanywa mbali na wazazi na ndugu zake.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

But he is immediately locked up. Churchill rejects his overtures and Hitler disowns him.

Lakini yeye mara moja anafungwa. Churchill anakataa majaribio yake na Hitler anamfanya mbali.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

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