inclination

[US]/ɪnklɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/'ɪnklə'neʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. upendeleo, mwelekeo, uelekeo, mwinuko
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

strong inclination

silika kali

natural inclination

silika ya asili

showing an inclination

kuonyesha silika

inclination angle

pembe ya kuingiliwa

angle of inclination

pembe ya silika

inclination correction

kurekebisha silika

kingpin inclination

silika ya kingpin

Example Sentences

the inclination of a roof

mwelekeo wa paa

the steep inclination of a roof.

mwelekeo wa juu wa paa.

inclination of an orbit

mwelekeo wa obiti

an inclination to grow fat

tabia ya kupata uzito.

an inclination for war

mwelekeo kwa ajili ya vita

the alkaline inclination of the local waters.

mwelekeo wa alkali wa maji ya eneo.

have an inclination for

kuwa na mwelekeo kwa

I have no inclination to be a doctor.

Sina mwelekeo wowote wa kuwa daktari.

an inclination to doze off

mwelekeo wa kulala

changes in inclination of the line on the graph.

mabadiliko katika mwelekeo wa mstari kwenye chati.

the questioner's inclination of his head.

mwelekeo wa kichwa cha mhusimuaji.

There’s a small inclination beyond the trees.

Kuna mwelekeo mdogo nyuma ya miti.

She has no inclination towards mysticism.

Hana mwelekeo kuelekea uovu.

The inclination of the child's head suggested sleep.

Mwelekeo wa kichwa cha mtoto uliashiria usingizi.

I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.

Sikuhisi mwelekeo wowote wa harukisha.

He is a teacher by occupation but a philosopher by inclination.

Yeye ni mwalimu kwa ajili ya kazi lakini mwanafalsafa kwa mwelekeo.

She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.

Alutuvusha kwa mwelekeo hafifu wa kichwa.

He had shown an inclination, from the first, to go his own way.

Yeye alionyesha mwelekeo, tangu kwanza, kuenda njia yake yeye.

While the inclination to procrastinate is common , one must fully consider the detrimental impact of unnecessary delays.

Wakati mwelekeo wa kuchelewesha ni wa kawaida, mtu lazima azingatie kabisa athari mbaya ya kuchelewa kwa uongo.

neither of my children showed the merest inclination to follow me into television.

Wapandaji zangu hawakuonyesha mwelekeo wowote wa kunifuata katika televisheni.

Real-world Examples

Must be enormously difficult to accommodate that inclination.

Lazima iwe vigumu sana kukabiliana na hali hiyo.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

But there was little inclination to do so.

Lakini hakukuwa na hamu kidogo ya kufanya hivyo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

This was both a personal inclination and his mandate as a spy.

Hii ilikuwa wote ni mwelekeo wa kibinafsi na mamlaka yake kama mpelelezi.

Source: The Economist - Arts

And so therefore, rockets will have an inclination to go out sideways versus straightforward.

Na kwa hivyo, makombora yataonyesha mwelekeo wa kutoka upande kuelekea upande badala ya moja kwa moja.

Source: Connection Magazine

" Well, it doesn't surprise me. Potter has never shown much inclination to follow school rules."

" Naam, sio ajabu. Potter hakuonekani kuonyesha hamu ya kufuata sheria za shule."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

We live and die by his inclinations.

Tunaua na kuuawa kulingana na mwelekeo wake.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

You are born with certain inclinations with certain neurone pathways.

Unaolewa na mwelekeo fulani na njia fulani za neuroni.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

I myself could no longer resist the inclination to sleep, in spite of the continual roar of the cannon.

Mimi mwenyewe sikutoweza kukataa mwelekeo wa kulala, licha ya sauti ya mara kwa mara ya cannon.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

That isn't to say we don't have taste or inclinations.

Hiyo si kusema hatuna ladha au mwelekeo.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

But the inclination to injustice also has to be taken into account.

Lakini mwelekeo wa ukandamizaji pia lazima uchukuliwe kwa kuzingatia.

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

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