irreverent

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

Translation

adj. hujitumia ta'arufu au serio ya kutosha; hujitumia ta'arufu.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

irreverent attitude

moyo mwenye mchana

Example Sentences

It’s irreverent for a man not to take his hat off in church.

Huchanganyikiwa kwa mwanamme asipokea mabao yake katika jangwani.

she is irreverent about the whole business of politics.

Aya anachanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

He employs an irreverent humour to salt his observation.

Amezunguza mchakato wa kuchanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

She employed an irreverent humor to salt her observation.

Alitumia hali ya kucheka isiyo na heshima kuongeza mawazo yake.

an irreverent attitude towards authority

moyo wa kuchanganyika kwa mamlaka

an irreverent sense of humor

mali ya kuchanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

an irreverent comment about the boss

matumizi ya kuchanganyika kwa mamlaka.

an irreverent joke during a serious meeting

mchakato wa kuchanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

an irreverent response to a question

mali ya kuchanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

an irreverent tone in the conversation

mali ya kuchanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

an irreverent gesture at a formal event

mali ya kuchanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

an irreverent remark in a somber setting

mali ya kuchanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

an irreverent behavior towards tradition

mali ya kuchanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

an irreverent approach to a serious topic

mali ya kuchanganyika kwa mali ya upolitiki kote.

Real-world Examples

I therefore decided that I would be a grade-one thinker. I was irreverent at the best of times.

Nakamata kama mwanafikiri wa kwanza. Niliwa mwenye uchovu hata kwa muda mkuu.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

That would simply be trying to coerce God, and would be foolish and useless, as well as irreverent.

Hili litumia kushikamia Mbinga, na litumia kama kipimo na kipimo, pia mwenye uchovu.

Source: The Lost Wealth Classics

It would be most unsuitable—almost irreverent.

Hili litumia kwa muda mkuu—hakika mwenye uchovu.

Source: The places where angels dare not tread.

But it were irreverent to describe that revelation.

Lakini kujifanya kwa uchovu kujifanya kwa mafundisho ya mafundisho hili.

Source: Red characters

'Worm, how often have I corrected you for irreverent speaking'?

'Worm, kama nini kwa muda mkuu niliyekuwa kumweka kwa uchovu kwa kusimamia?'

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

He was sort of irreverent, really open-minded, but also very rigorous.

Alikuwa mwenye uchovu, mwenye maelekezo mengi, lakini pia mafundisho mengi.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

She's depicted as an irreverent rebel with ties to the artistic community.

Amejumuwa kama mwenye uchovu mwenye mafundisho na mafundisho ya mafundisho.

Source: Fashion experts interpret film and television dramas.

We decided to be irreverent to this idea that only lawyers can impact the courts.

Tulikuwa kumweka kwa uchovu kwa mafundisho hili kwamba tu wakimwepo wana mafundisho ya mafundisho.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) September 2019 Collection

" No, I will not, " answered Rose bluntly, much displeased by the irreverent and audacious question.

"Hapana, sijana," jibu Rose kwa mafundisho, kwa mafundisho mazuri kwa mafundisho ya mafundisho na mafundisho ya mafundisho.

Source: Blooming Roses (Part 1)

Like the irreverent Elizabeth Bennet of Pride and Prejudice, whose devotion to her sisters' love lives blinds her to a clumsy suitor.

Kama Elizabeth Bennet ya Pride and Prejudice, mwenye uchovu, mwenye mafundisho ya mafundisho ya mafundisho ya mafundisho, mwenye mafundisho ya mafundisho ya mafundisho ya mafundisho ya mafundisho ya mafundisho.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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