gentle

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

Translation

adj. mwepesi; mchafu
vt. kutengeneza mwepesi
n. ndwele; chakula cha kimatawi
Word Forms
Present Participlegentling
Past Participlegentled
Past Tensegentled
Third Person Singulargentles

Phrases & Collocations

gentle touch

mguso mwepesi

gentle reminder

wakati wa kukumbusha kwa upole

gentle breeze

hewa ya upole

gentle slope

mwonzo mwepesi

gentle and soft

mwepesi na laini

gentle and quiet

mwanana na kimya

gentle and simple

mwepesi na rahisi

gentle dip

bonde la mwepesi

gentle rain

mvua mwepesi

Example Sentences

a little gentle persuasion.

ushawishi mpole kidogo.

a gentle squeeze of the trigger.

kupiga hatamu kwa upole.

Cat is a gentle animal.

Paka ni mnyama mwepesi.

he was a gentle, sensitive man.

yeye alikuwa mwanaume mwepesi na nyeti.

a gentle paddle on sluggish water.

kupiga maji ya polepole kwa upole.

a gentle man with a pawky wit.

mwanaume mwepesi mwenye akili nyayo.

a gentle, yielding person.

mtu mwepesi, mwenye kutii.

a gentle west wind.

upepo wa magharibi wa upole.

He was a person of gentle blood.

Yeye alikuwa mtu mwenye damu ya upole.

He is kind and gentle to the weak.

Yeye ni mwema na mwepesi kwa wasio na nguvu.

He is a man of gentle mold.

Yeye ni mwanaume wa mfumo wa upole.

a gentle scolding; a gentle tapping at the window.

hoeni mwepesi; kupiga dirisha kwa upole.

A gentle answer quietens anger.

Jibu la upole hupunguza hasira.

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