gentleman

[US]/'dʒent(ə)lmən/
[UK]/'dʒɛntlmən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mtu mwenye cheo bora katika jamii, hasa mmoja mwenye utajiri na burudani; mtu mwenye adabu au shujaa.
Word Forms
Pluralgentlemen

Phrases & Collocations

old gentleman

bwana mzee

ladies and gentleman

wanyawake na mabwana

the gentleman from

bwana kutoka

fine gentleman

bwana mzuri sana

gentleman in brown

bwana mwenye mvvu ya kahawia

Example Sentences

a Gentleman of the Bedchamber.

bwana wa Chumba cha Mzuka.

the gentleman in grey.

bwana mchafu akiye mavi.

a gentleman of complete integrity.

mwanamume mwenye uadilifu kamili.

Do you know this gentleman?

Unajua huyu bwana?

held himself as a gentleman at all times.

alijifanya kama bwana kila wakati.

the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite.

Bwana Mahabibu wa Kushawishi upande mwingine.

Will any gentleman oblige the lady?

Je, bwana yeyote atasaidia bibia?

He’s a gentleman through and through.

Yeye ni bwana kabisa.

The old gentleman won't have bad behaviour.

Hiyo itabidi bwana mzee asione tabia mbaya.

A reverend gentleman is here to see you.

Pendeta bwana yuko hapa kukutana nawe.

The gentleman had a valet to wait on him hand and foot.

Bwana alikuwa na msaidizi ambaye alimsaidia kila wakati.

I am too much of a gentleman to divulge her age.

Mimi ni bwana sana kiasi kwamba sielewi umri wake.

opposite her an old gentleman sat reading.

kwa upande wake, bwana mzee alikuwa akisoma.

If he is anything of a gentleman, he will pay the money.

Ikiwa yeye ni bwana, atalipa pesa.

He is an elderly gentleman who had had a cataract operation.

Yeye ni bwana mzee ambaye alikuwa na operesheni ya glaucoma.

He's a crusty old gentleman who feeds stray dogs and cats.

Yeye ni bwana mzee mwenye tabia mbaya ambaye analisha mbwa na paka machafu.

the gentleman sets to and turns with the lady on his left hand.

bwana anakimbilia na kugeuka na bibia upande wake wa kushoto.

Not only was he an excellent musician, he was also a gentleman to the nth degree.

Haikuwa tu kwamba alikuwa mwanamuziki bora, alikuwa pia bwana kwa kiwango cha juu.

The English gentleman is famous for his stiff upper lip.

Bwana Mwingereza anafahamika kwa mdomo wake mgumu.

Real-world Examples

It is well to be a gentleman.

Source: CET-4 Morning Reading English

“My perfect little gentleman! ” sniffed Aunt Petunia.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

It's a young gentleman who follows Lane into the room.

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

'You will marry a gentleman called Buffalo.'

Source: Interstellar Zoo (Difficulty Level 3)

In the league of extraordinarily pretentious gentlemen?

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 1

" Take this gentleman to his room! " he ordered.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

I know he is honorable and a gentleman.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Oh. - You better be a perfect gentleman, Kevin.

Source: S03

That is the gentleman we've been looking for.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

" I don't know those gentlemen, " Mr. Trump said.

Source: New York Times

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