dispute

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

Translation

vt. kujadili; kuzuia; kupinga; kuhoji
vi. kuhoji
n. mjadala; migogoro
Word Forms
Pluraldisputes
Present Participledisputing
Past Tensedisputed
Third Person Singulardisputes
Past Participledisputed

Phrases & Collocations

dispute resolution

utatuzi wa migogoro

in dispute

katika mtego

labor dispute

mtego wa kazi

dispute about

mtego kuhusu

trade dispute

mtego wa biashara

beyond dispute

bila shaka

labour dispute

mtego wa kazi

legal dispute

mtego wa kisheria

dispute settlement body

jumuia ya utatuzi wa migogoro

under dispute

chini ya mtego

settle dispute

utatua mtego

Example Sentences

submit a dispute to law.

kuwasilisha kesi mahakamani.

a dispute of long standing

mgogoro wa muda mrefu.

Let's dispute the decision.

Tuwasilishe kesi dhidi ya uamuzi.

The dispute was brought to a satisfactory termination.

Mgogoro uliwasiliwa hadi tamati yenye kuridhisha.

arbitrate a dispute between neighbors.

kutatua migogoro kati ya majirani.

to dispute a landing by the enemy

kuwasilishe kesi dhidi ya asili ya adui kuwasili.

The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.

Uhusiano wa serikali katika mgogoro huu hautasaidia.

an acrimonious dispute about wages.

mgogoro kali kuhusu mshahara.

a territorial dispute between the two countries.

mgogoro wa eneo kati ya nchi hizo mbili.

the dispute erupted into open war.

mgogoro ulizuka katika vita wazi.

a poem of disputed authorship.

shairi la uandishi wa mgogoro.

a legal dispute will cause worry and upset.

mgogoro wa kisheria utasababisha wasiwasi na kusumbua.

disputes on a whole range of issues.

mgogoro katika aina ya masuala.

The dispute was settled by mediation.

Mgogoro uliwasilishwa kwa upatanisho.

What was the beginning of the dispute?

Ilifikaje na mwanzo wa mgogoro?

They settled the dispute among themselves.

Wao walisuluhisha mgogoro kati yao wenyewe.

Did you get the drift of the dispute?

Ulijua maana ya mgogoro?

Real-world Examples

It's by no means a new dispute.

Hiyo si ni mdisputes mpya.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

There is a current dispute over whether illegal aliens can be included for apportionment purposes.

Kuna mdisputes sasa juu ya iwezekanavyo kuwepo watu wasiohalali wanaoweza kujumuishwa kwa madhumuti ya usimamishaji.

Source: NPR News July 2019 Collection

Meanwhile, the dispute over gays lingers on.

Huku, mdisputes juu ya gayz inabidiwa.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Reasons for this ranged from inheritance disputes to hostility between spouses.

Sababu za hili zilirangia kutoka mdisputes za urithi hadi uchoyo kati ya waume na wake.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

It has been hotly disputed for decades.

Hiyo imekuwa mdisputes kwa muongo mmoja.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Between us there was a dispute about time.

Kati yetu kulikuwa na mdisputes kuhusu wakati.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

It's a dispute over a territory named Kashmir.

Hiyo ni mdisputes juu ya eneo la jina la Kashmir.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

That change is needed is beyond dispute.

Hiyo badiliko kinahitaji ni zaidi ya mdisputes.

Source: National Geographic Anthology

They decided to refer the dispute to the United Nations.

Waliamua kurejelea mdisputes kwa Umoja wa Taifa.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

And he played down the dispute.

Na alipunguza mdisputes.

Source: NPR News July 2013 Compilation

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