gruel

[US]/'grʊəl/
[UK]/'ɡruəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kumkata kwa mafua
n. mboga ya mizani
Word Forms
Pluralgruels

Phrases & Collocations

rice gruel

mashua ya mpira

Example Sentences

We had gruel for the breakfast.

Tulikuwa na gruel kwa mchumia.

The recruits were put through a week of grueling endurance tests.

Wakimbilia walikuwa wamekwa kwa mwiki ya mazuri ya mazuri ya kuvutia.

Friday will bring a 5.5-mile run, the extra half-mile my grueling expiation of any gastronomical indulgences during the week.

Jumapili itakupa mchezo wa 5.5 miliya, mileti ya mili ya moja ya mchezo wa kushufua ya kila mshindi wa mizigo ya mizigo ya wiki.

He was writing his report so attentively that he didn’t know the rice gruel in the pot had boiled over.

Alikusoma mazungu yake kwa makini hata hawakutambua kuwa mpira ya mafua ndani ya kampuni ilikuwa imetumia.

The orphanage served gruel for breakfast every morning.

Maktaba ya vijana walifanya gruel kwa mchumia kila asali.

She found comfort in a bowl of warm gruel on a cold winter night.

Alikuwa na ukipaji katika mpira wa gruel wa mchumia kwenye mguu mrefu wa mwezi wa jina.

The gruel was bland and tasteless, but it was all they had to eat.

Gruel ilikuwa ghafla na hajui mchumia, lakini ilikuwa kila wao walikuwa wanaokula.

The poor beggar begged for a bowl of gruel to fill his empty stomach.

Mbega mwenye mshwari alimtumia mpira wa gruel ili kumfua mdomo mpya.

She stirred the gruel slowly, watching as it thickened to the perfect consistency.

Alikuwa na kushughulika na gruel kwa mchumia kwa mchumia, akikua kwa mchumia kwa mchumia kwa mchumia.

The gruel was a simple meal, but it provided sustenance for the weary travelers.

Gruel ilikuwa mchumia mwingi, lakini ilifanya kushughulika kwa mguu mrefu wa mguu.

The prisoners were given a meager portion of gruel each day.

Watumiaji walikuwa wanaokula sehemu ya gruel ya mchumia kila siku.

The old man slurped his gruel noisily, not caring about the mess he was making.

Mwanambo wa mguu alikusimama gruel yake kwa mchumia, hajui kuhusisha kwa mchumia yake.

The children lined up eagerly for their serving of warm gruel.

Watu wa mguu walifika kwa mchumia wa gruel wa mchumia kwa mchumia.

The gruel was a humble dish, but it brought a sense of comfort and warmth.

Gruel ilikuwa mchumia mwingi, lakini ilifanya kushughulika kwa mchumia na mchumia.

Real-world Examples

One of them said Sunday the charges against Trump are pretty thin gruel.

Mwana mmoja alisema jumapili kwa maktaba ya Trump ni mafuta ya kipato ya mizigo.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

The food was horrific — dirty water served alongside rotting meat, gruel, and nearly inedible bread.

Maktaba alikuwa mabaya sana - mizigo ya mizigo yaliyosafiri kwa mizigo ya mafuta, mafuta ya kipato na nyasi ya kipato.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Do you suppose my subscribers are going to stand such gruel as that?

Ukisahau kama watumiaji wangu wanaonawa mafuta ya kipato kama hiyo?

Source: The Short Stories of Mark Twain

Give it a little gruel if it is.

Tunze mafuta ya kipato kama hiyo.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

It is several days of grueling work.

Hii ni miche moja ya kazi ya kipato.

Source: Money Earth

The relief was inseparable from the workhouse and the gruel; and that frightened people.

Majumla haya halikuwa mchele kwa kipato na mafuta ya kipato; na hili ulipigia watu.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

Hannah had brought me some gruel and dry toast, about, as I supposed, the dinner-hour.

Hannah alipewa mafuta na mchele ya kipato, kama niliyasahau, mchele ya kipato.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

They grumbled that they only had gruel and groundnut to eat.

Walitamadua walikuwa wanaonawa mafuta na mafuta ya kipato.

Source: Pan Pan

You think maybe sitting alone with my thoughts for fifty-six hours has made gruel out of my brains?

Ukisahau kama kushikwa mimi mwenye mafuta ya kipato kwa muda wa kipato ya kipato kwa muda wa kipato ya kipato?

Source: The Long Farewell (Part 1)

Scrooge, in dressing-gown, slippers, and nightcap, sits before a fire. He is eating from a bowl of gruel, and his face is scowling.

Scrooge, na mafuta ya kipato, mafuta ya kipato na mafuta ya kipato, anasikia mafuta ya kipato. Anapewa mafuta ya kipato, na mafuta ya kipato ya kipato.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

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