distress

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

Translation

n. usiku, mchana, mguu
ujamii, mshwari
moyo, mshwari, muda mkuu
vt. kusababisha mguu, kusababisha mshwari
Word Forms
Past Participledistressed
Past Tensedistressed
Present Participledistressing
Pluraldistresses
Third Person Singulardistresses

Phrases & Collocations

in distress

kwenye ugonjwa

show distress

kuonyesha ugonjwa

emotional distress

kutambua ya mguu

financial distress

mshwari mali

respiratory distress

moyo mchovu

respiratory distress syndrome

moyo mchovu ya mshangao

fetal distress

ugonjwa wa mnyama

mental distress

ugonjwa wa mdomo

distress signal

mshale wa ugonjwa

distress call

simu ya tahadharisi

chest distress

ushangushu wa kifua

Example Sentences

be a great distress to sb.

kutumia mchumia kubwa kwa mtu

be distressed by thirst

kuwa na hofu kwa sababu ya kiu

distress merchandise; a distress sale.

Bidhaa za hali mbaya; mauzo ya hali mbaya.

distressed furniture; distressed denim.

samani zilizoharibika; denim iliyoanguka

beaming a distress signal into space.

kutuma ishara ya tahadhari katika nafasi.

vessels in distress on or near the coast.

Meliji katika hali ya hatari kwenye pwani.

I didn't mean to distress you.

Sijametuambia kutumia mchumia kwa wewe.

women in distressed circumstances.

wanawake katika hali ngumu.

a distressed leather jacket.

jaketi ya ngozi iliyoanguka.

a distressing situation for all of them

mwenyewe ya kusurua kwa wote

be distressed at some sad news

kuudhika kwa habari za kusikitisha.

Please don't distress yourself.

Tafadhali, usitumie mchumia kwa wewe.

Marie felt her distress ebbing away.

Marie alifikia mchumia yake yao yote kufungua.

to his distress he saw that she was trembling.

kwa mchumia yake aliona kwamba yeye alikimbia.

I was distressed at the news of his death.

Niliudhika na habari za kifo chake.

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