domineering

[US]/dɒmɪ'nɪərɪŋ/
[UK]/'dɑmə'nɪrɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mwenye moyo wa kutawala kwa njia ya ubabe na uamuzi wa kiholela.
Word Forms
Present Participledomineering

Example Sentences

a domineering person

mtu mwenye tabia ya kumiliki

Cathy had been a martyr to her gruff, domineering husband.

Cathy amekuwa mtoa sadaka kwa mumewe mwenye tabia mbaya na mwenye kumiliki.

Many of her women friends also had domineering husbands.

Marafiki zake wengi wa kike pia walikuwa na waume wenye kumiliki.

the article portrayed her as domineering by dropping quotes from her out of context.

Makala ilionyesha kuwa yeye ni mwenye kumiliki kwa kutolea nukuos kutoka kwake nje ya muktadha.

submissive children can be cowed by a look of disapproval. Tobully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior:

Watoto wasiowatulia wanaweza kuogeshwa na kuonekana kukosoa. Kuongoza ni kumnyang'anya kwa kupiga kelele, kutawala, au tabia ya kutishia:

Real-world Examples

" The hoover roared into life, domineering the room like a proud king."

Hewa ilianza kuzaa kwa sauti kubwa, ikiwa kama mfalme anayejali sana chumba.

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

The youngest child of a wealthy, highly cultured but domineering steel magnate.

Mtoto mdogo zaidi wa mtawala mkuu wa chuma, mwenye utajiri mkubwa na mwenye tamaduni ya hali ya juu, lakini mwenye tabia ya kutawala.

Source: History of Western Philosophy

" I don't mean to be domineering, " he said.

Seweghubiriwi kuwa mtawala, alisema.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 1)

They are very domineering and cannot endure independence in others.

Wao ni waovu sana na hawawezi kuzaa uhuru kwa wengine.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

His dominion was so domineering that nobody could bear it.

Utawala wake ulikuwa waovu sana kwamba hakuna mtu aliyeweza kuuvumilia.

Source: Pan Pan

He changes gears with a domineering gesture of his hand.

Anabadilisha gia kwa ishara ya kutawaliwa ya mkono wake.

Source: Normal People by Sally Rooney

We might also add that some bios said she was domineering and overbearing, sometimes a recipe for disaster.

Tunaweza kuongeza pia kwamba baadhi ya maelezo ya kibinaadamu yalisema kwamba alikuwa mtawala na mwenye kiburi, wakati mwingine kichocheo cha ajali.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

Hadley was on a visit to the big city from St. Louis, having led a sheltered life under the influence of a domineering mother.

Hadley alikuwa kwenye ziara mjini mkuu kutoka St. Louis, baada ya kuishi maisha ya kinga chini ya ushawishi wa mama mwenye tabia ya kutawala.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

But the decline of US power, emergence of alternative lenders, and the IMF's reputation as a domineering taskmaster has left it an anomalous position.

Lakini kushuka kwa nguvu ya Marekani, kuonekana kwa wakopesaji mbadala, na sifa ya IMF kama mtawala mkuu imemwacha katika nafasi ya kipekee.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

" The hoover roared into life, domineering the room" -dominating the room, becoming the center of attention in the room-" like a proud king" .

Hewa ilianza kuzaa kwa sauti kubwa, ikiwa kama mfalme anayejali sana chumba - kutawala chumba, akitawala kama kituo cha chumba - kama mfalme anayejali sana.

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

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