foul

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

Translation

adj. baya; kimeza; kuviola mazoezi
vt. kuzama; kuviola mazoezi; kushambulia
vi. kuviola mazoezi; kuzama
n. uvimbo wa mazoezi; uzama
adv. kwa njia ambayo inaviola mazoezi, kwa njia ya kimeza
Word Forms
Past Tensefouled
Past Participlefouled
Pluralfouls
Superlativefoulest
Comparativefouler
Third Person Singularfouls
Present Participlefouling

Phrases & Collocations

foul play

moyo mwenye mafua

foul language

lugha chafu

foul smell

moyo mwenye mafua

foul mood

moyo mwenye mafua

foul weather

moyo mwenye mafua

foul water

moyo mwenye mafua

technical foul

moyo mwenye mafua

foul line

moyo mwenye mafua

foul ball

moyo mwenye mafua

foul air

moyo mwenye mafua

foul territory

moyo mwenye mafua

foul shot

moyo mwenye mafua

personal foul

moyo mwenye mafua

Real-world Examples

And so there it sat, growing more foul and powerful by the day.

Na hivyo kuanza kusimama, kuvuzika zaidi na kuvutia kwa siku.

Source: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Original Movie

To bait me with this foul derision?

Kutumia mshindi hili mwenyewe kwa mshindi mwingine?

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Audio Version)

We could also say mess up, foul up or screw up.

Tunaweza pia kusema kuvimba, kuvuzika au kuvimba.

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

Officials say his family suspects foul play.

Wafuasi wamejua familia yake inaunganisha mshindi mwingine.

Source: NPR News March 2013 Compilation

We opened the windows to let out the foul air.

Tulifungua mizani ili kusafirisha mshindi mwingine.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

But the DNA data fouled up this hypothesis.

Lakini data ya DNA ilivuzika kwa ujumbe huu.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

But foul play has another common meaning today.

Lakini mshindi mwingine unapaswa kwa mafanikio mengine leo.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

Yesterday you seemed certain it was foul play.

Mwanzo wa siku yangu ulikuwa mwenyewe kwa mshindi mwingine.

Source: Ozark.

This is where they fall foul.

Hili ni wakati wao wanaunganisha mshindi mwingine.

Source: 6 Minute English

So what do you think that means? Party foul.

Kwa kipindi hiki, kama unakumbana kwa mshindi mwingine? Mshindi mwingine wa michezo.

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

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