disturb

[US]/dɪˈstɜːb/
[UK]/dɪˈstɜːrb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kumkumbua uchungu, uchafu, usalama, au uaminifu; kumkumbua; kumkimbilia; kumnyota.
Word Forms
Present Participledisturbing
Third Person Singulardisturbs
Past Participledisturbed
Past Tensedisturbed

Phrases & Collocations

do not disturb

usiovuvusha

Example Sentences

disturb the tranquility of the night

kuvunja utulivu wa usiku

Please don't disturb him.

Tafadhali usime kwa ajili yake.

I hate to disturb you.

Sichukii kukuvurusha.

Don’t disturb her repose.

Usime kwa ajili ya uchovu wake.

the treatment of disturbed chil-dren.

matibabu ya watoto waliochanganyikiwa.

a disturbing blend of violence and eroticism.

mchanganyiko wa kusumbua wa vurugu na upepo.

a disturbing thought struck Melissa.

pensiyu ya kusurua alitumia Melissa.

Pardon me for disturbing you.

Tafadhali uangali kwa kusurua.

I don't like to disturb you.

Sisimame kwa ajili yako.

was arrested for disturbing the peace.

alikamatwa kwa kusababisha vurugu.

Wind disturbed the water.

Upepo ulichanganyua maji.

noise that disturbed my sleep.

kelele ilichanganyua usingizi wangu.

The child continually disturbs the class.

Mwanamke anakipata kikundi kwa muda mrefu.

I must apologize for disturbing you like this.

Nataka kutangaza kwa kushangaza yako kama hili.

Real-world Examples

Not a plough had ever disturbed a grain of that stubborn soil.

Hakuna panga iliyetumia miguu ya mchumia mpya huko.

Source: Returning Home

But that's not why I disturb you now.

Lakini hii si sababu ya kutoweka mimi kwa wewe sasa.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

The sign reads, Please Do Not Disturb.

Polepole, usisahau.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Mr. Delfino asked not to be disturbed.

Mzee Delfino alitaka kusahau.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

'No, she said I shouldn't disturb her so early.

'Hapana, alisema mimi si wajibaji kusahau yeye kwa muda huu.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

The witch will know things have been disturbed!

Mwafrika atapata kwamba vitu vilikuwa vimekosa!

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

Wives are often profoundly disturbed at such a time.

Mwanamke wana uwekwa mabaya sana kwa muda huu.

Source: Prosecution witness

That way, no divers could potentially disturb this piece of history.

Hakuna mshirika wanaochangia kusahau sehemu ya historia hii.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

They choose a sheltered place that won't disturb the locals.

Waonekana wanaelewa mji mpya ambao haukisahau wakulima.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

" He does not wish to be disturbed, " Areo Hotah said again.

"Alikuwa ahamia kusahau, " Areo Hotah alisema tena.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

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