genteel

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

Translation

adj. kubwa na kusahihika kwa mizigo ya mawe; kusahihika, kusimamia au kusahihika.

Example Sentences

genteel manners and appearance.

tabia nzuri na muonekano.

dispelling the myth that croquet is a genteel Sunday afternoon pastime.

kuondoa hadithi kwamba croquet ni burudani ya kufaa ya Jumapili.

She always talks in such a genteel voice when she’s on the phone.

Aya hajali kujua kwa suala la mchawi wakati wa mshindi mtele.

Real-world Examples

She was a good example of a genteel woman, Lydia thought.

Alydia aliondoka mwanamke mwenye uwekaji mwingi.

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Despite all the genteel charm, Bernini was known to have a low boiling point.

Kwa upande wa uwekaji mwingi, Bernini alijua kuwa mwenye kipindi cha kichwani chafu.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

These are genteel people. Tony Lip might be a little...worldly for them.

Wanafunzwa wana uwekaji mwingi. Tony Lip pengine ni mwenye mafundisho ya dunia sana kwa wana.

Source: "Green Book" Original Soundtrack

There was a genteel tap of the knocker and the musical voice asked again.

Kuna mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi wa kichwani na moyo mwinga alimtakia tena.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

She belongs in the pantheon of the greatest Americans, not among genteel letter-writers sleeping warmly in their beds.

Alye kwenye mizani ya watu wa Amerika kubwa, si kati ya wanaodhiba mafundisho na wana mshangao mwingi kwenye mizani yao.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

A short walk from the museum, discover an area that’s a little less genteel-British, and a little more quirky-Canadian.

Kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi-British, kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi-Canadian.

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

" I don't know." It was strangely easy to converse with this genteel hunter. " I left him a letter."

"Sikupenda." Kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi, kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi, kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi, kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi, kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

O, yes, " a's a civil genteel nobleman enough" .

O, ndiyo, " a's a civil genteel nobleman enough" .

Source: The Romantic Adventure of the Milkmaid

Dinner, served in this genteel elegance, caps a beautiful day.

Mashambulizi, kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi, kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi, kwa mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi.

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

That seems like such a holdover from a genteel time -- Yeah.

Hii inaonana na mshangao mwenye uwekaji mwingi -- ndiyo.

Source: Sway

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