elaborate

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

Translation

vi. kuieleza kwa kina
vt. kuainisha kwa kina
adj. tata; iliyoandaliwa kwa uangalifu
Word Forms
Third Person Singularelaborates
Past Participleelaborated
Past Tenseelaborated
Present Participleelaborating
Pluralelaborates

Phrases & Collocations

elaborate on

eleza zaidi

Example Sentences

It's an elaborate design.

Ni muundo wa kifahari.

a range of elaborate deceptions.

mfululizo wa udanganyifu wa kifahari.

a long and elaborate misrepresentation.

usanii wa uongo mrefu na wa kifahari.

the architectonics of an elaborate fugue.

usimamizi wa mchango wa kifahari.

There is an elaborate five-course meal.

Kuna chakula cha aina tano cha kifahari.

Please elaborate your points.

Tafadhali eleza kwa kina hoja zako.

an elaborate lace pattern;

muundo wa lace wa kifahari;

He made an elaborate hairstyle.

Alifanya mtindo wa nywele wa kifahari.

his elaborate pop confections.

confections zake za pop za kifahari.

he made an elaborate pretence of yawning.

alifanya udawa wa kifahari wa kung'uru.

he would not elaborate on his news.

hakutaka kuongelea kwa kina habari zake.

elaborate intercalary notes and footnotes.

maelezo ya kati na maelezo ya chini ya ukurasa ya kifahari.

Elaborate praise or laudation;an encomium.

Sifa au sifa za juu; shairi.

It is an elaborate project that answers many purposes.

Ni mradi wa kifahari ambao hutoa majibu kwa madhumuni mengi.

Please elaborate on your proposals a little.

Tafadhali eleza kwa kina mapendekezo yako kidogo.

an elaborate inlay of tortoiseshell, ivory, and metal

inlay ya kifahari ya ngozi ya tembo, pembe na chuma

Lady Agatha was attired in an elaborate evening gown.

Lady Agatha alivaa gauni ya jioni ya kifahari.

Real-world Examples

Snape nodded, but did not elaborate.

Snape alikunja kidhi, lakini hakueleza zaidi.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Can you elaborate on your sales experience?

Je, unaweza kueleza zaidi kuhusu uzoefu wako wa mauzo?

Source: New Oriental Business English Speaking: Company

My mom used to make very elaborate Thanksgivings.

Mama yangu alikuwa anafanya shukrani za kupendeza sana.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

An elaborate prank, a Barbie pool party, maybe.

Hila ya kupendeza, chama cha bwawa la Barbie, labda.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

You can also say, let me elaborate further.

Unaweza pia kusema, niachie nikueleze zaidi.

Source: Learn business English with Lucy.

Just tell me the plain facts. No need to elaborate.

Nieleleze tu ukweli wa kweli. Hakuna haja ya kueleza zaidi.

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

We don't say that we elaborate about something right?

Hatusemi kwamba tunatoeleza kuhusu jambo lolote, sawa?

Source: Emma's delicious English

Suppose that he builds some elaborate tower.

Kifikra, amejenga mnara wa kupendeza.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Harry and Hermione looked at each other, startled, but Hagrid, scowling, did not elaborate.

Harry na Hermione walitazama wenyewe wakiwa mshangao, lakini Hagrid, akikunja uso, hakueleza zaidi.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Can you elaborate on that? Yeah.

Je, unaweza kueleza zaidi kuhusu hilo? Ndiyo.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

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