grapple

[US]/'græp(ə)l/
[UK]/ˈɡræpəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. kumkabili; kumaliza mshindi
vt. kumkabili; kumaliza mshindi
n. kumkabili; kumaliza mshindi
Word Forms
Pluralgrapples
Past Participlegrappled
Past Tensegrappled
Present Participlegrappling
Third Person Singulargrapples

Phrases & Collocations

grapple with

kutumia mshale na

grapple hook

mshale mpya

grapple technique

tekniki ya mshale

Example Sentences

effectively grapple with problems

kutumia mafanikio kusolvea mada

grappled with their consciences; grapple with the political realities of our time.

walikaribia mazoe kwa mazoe; wakaribia mabaya ya siasa ya muda wetu.

The thug grappled him around the neck.

mwenye mafua alikaribia mke mwa mke mwa mke.

passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack.

wale walikaribia mwanamme baada ya mguu wa mguu.

"The cashier grappled with the bank robber, but was thrown to the ground."

"Mchezaji alipigana na mshindi wa banki, lakini alitirwa kwenye mpira."

She grappled with the bank robber, but was thrown to the ground.

Alikaribia mwenye mafua wa banki, lakini alitengwa kwenye mpira.

Real-world Examples

Can they grapple with the complex situation?

Je, waweza kushughulikia mazingira ya matakwa?

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Meanwhile, the government is still grappling with the economic fallout.

Kwa mengine, serikali inashughulikia migo na mazingira ya uchumi.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2020

Large parts of China are again grappling with hot weather.

Mipangi ya China yana shughuliwa kwa mazingira ya mafua.

Source: CRI Online July 2023 Collection

Max Flannel is back to grapple with your workplace headaches.

Max Flannel anapita kwa shughuli ya mafua ya kazi yako.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

South Africa has been grappling with a complicated debate on land reform.

Umbongozaji wa mafua ya uchaguzi wa mali ya ardhi.

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

The U.N. estimates that 350,000 people are grappling with food shortages there.

UN inaangalia kuwa watu wapata 350,000 wanashtughulikia mafua ya chakula huko.

Source: PBS English News

Was it possible that Macarthur grappled with a version of this problem?

Je, kuna mafua ya kuwa Macarthur anashughulikia mafua ya matakwa hili?

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Governments around the world have been grappling with how to respond to the disease.

Serikali zinashughulikia kwa jinsi ya kujibu kwa mafua ya mafua.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2021

Grappling with sexism, sexual harassment and harassment at work.

Kushughulikia mafua ya kusudi kwa mguu, mafua ya uchaguzi wa mguu na mafua ya kazi.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

I wasn't the only person grappling with these issues.

Sijakua mwenyewe anashughulikia mafua hizi.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) July 2015 Collection

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