lift

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

Translation

vt. kushanga; kushinda; kushangaza kwa udha; kushinda
vi. kuchanganyika; kushanga
n. ushanga; mshangao; mshangao wa mauti
Word Forms
Plurallifts
Third Person Singularlifts
Past Participlelifted
Present Participlelifting
Past Tenselifted

Phrases & Collocations

lift up

kupiga juu

gas lift

kupiga mafua

lift force

uvumaji wa kupiga

hydraulic lift

kupiga ya mafua

lift from

kupiga kutoka

ship lift

kupiga ya mpira

lift off

kupiga juu

fork lift

kupiga ya kichwa

artificial lift

unyoozaji bandia

lift truck

mashine ya kuchuma ya kifua

lift coefficient

faktori ya kupiga

valve lift

kupiga ya kipande

face lift

kupiga ya mchezo

lift a finger

kupiga mbingi

lift pump

pump ya kupiga

vertical lift

kupiga ya upande wa juu

pump lift

kupiga ya pump

lift platform

platform ya kupiga

air lift

kupiga ya hewa

lift valve

kipande cha kupiga

Example Sentences

the lift of a pump.

uchangia ya pumaa.

to lift with a pitchfork

kuchangia na kichwa cha mizani

the strength to lift something

nguvu ya kuinua kitu

our lifts are overworked.

uchangia yetu ni mchanga sana.

These windows lift easily.

mipango haya yanachangia kwa muda mrefu.

the lift of his chin.

uchangia ya mchele yake.

Lift torso up erect.

uchangia mchele yako kwa mstari mrefu.

lift a sentence out of context

kuondoa sentensi kutoka kwenye muktadha

a lift of her eyebrows

uchangia ya mizani yake

Give me a lift with this job.

Tafadhali uchangie naye kwa kazi hii.

They use the tackle to lift the machine.

Wahamia wana tupuza kichwa cha mizani kuchangia jengo.

To open the gate, lift up the latch.

kutoka moyo, ukipiga kipande.

the sergeant lifted an admonitory finger.

mshirika alifungua kipenya cha maelekezo.

it took four of them to lift it.

ilikuwa kuna wanne wao kuchangia.

she lifted the cat free.

alichangia pango kwa muda mrefu.

she lifted the plate in victory.

alichangia pani kwa mafanikio.

the lift came to rest at the first floor.

lita ilifika mahali pa kupumzika kwenye ghorofa ya kwanza.

Real-world Examples

Listen, do you want a lift to the city?

Tafadhali, unahtia kusafiri mji?

Source: New types of questions for the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4).

How quickly will other countries lift their sanctions?

Je, kwa njia gani mamlaka mengine wanakidha mizigo yao?

Source: CNN Selected April 2015 Collection

It's like a weight has been lifted.

Hii ni kama mizigo yote yalikuwa yamekimbilia.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Tsunami alerts and evacuation orders have been lifted.

Tukio la Tsunami na mando ya kuvua wanakidha.

Source: VOA Standard April 2014 Collection

Mathilde's hands trembled as she lifted it.

Makasi ya Mathilde yalimkambua kama alikidha.

Source: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Senior Year Volume 1

We're just getting a lift back to the Krusty Krab.

Tutakidha kwa makumbi kwa mji wa Krusty Krab.

Source: Anime news

The very next day, the Boycott lifted.

Kwa siku ya pili, Boycott alikuwa amekidha.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Hey, you know what gives us a lift?

Hey, unajua kwa nini tunakidha?

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2020 Collection

Take the part where Rafiki stands and lifts Simba.

Tafadhali, chagua sehemu ambapo Rafiki anastawi na akidha Simba.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

The old man got a lift into town.

Mwanambo alikidha kwa makumbi mji.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

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