marionette

[US]/ˌmærɪə'net/
[UK]/ˌmærɪə'nɛt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kichwa kikichwa na mizigo
Word Forms

Example Sentences

He saw people as puppets, controlled by some pitiless force much as he, in boyhood, had controlled his own marionettes in his toy theatre, making Mr Punch jibber and squawk in nonsense-language.

aliona watu kama mafunzo yaliyotishwa na mafua maziki kama alivyotishia mafunzo yake mwenyekiti katika teateri yake ya mafunzo, kuzalisha Mr Punch kushibika na kushuka kwa lugha ya mafua.

The marionette danced gracefully on the stage.

Marioneti alidanza kwa ujumla kwenye maktaba.

The puppeteer manipulated the marionette with precision.

Mwaziri wa marioneti alimwaziri marioneti na ufanisi.

The marionette's strings got tangled during the performance.

Mipango ya marioneti yalikosa mchana wa mafunzo.

She made the marionette move as if it were alive.

Alichangia marioneti kwa maeleko ya kuwa na moyo.

The marionette show captivated the audience's attention.

Mafunzo ya marioneti yalimwagilia maeleko ya mazuri.

The marionette's joints allowed for realistic movements.

Mipango ya marioneti yaluzunguza maeleko ya mafunzo ya kusisimua.

The marionette's facial expressions were surprisingly expressive.

Maelezo ya mchele ya marioneti yalitumia kwa ujumla.

The marionette's costume was intricately designed.

Kitabu cha marioneti kiliwa na mbinu ya kusisimua.

The marionette's head bobbed up and down as it danced.

Kichwa cha marioneti kiliondoka kwa maeleko ya kusisimua.

The marionette performance was a hit among children.

Mafunzo ya marioneti yalitumia kwa watoto.

Real-world Examples

And then the motion capture is what drives that marionette.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

Oh. But you were so excited to take Lily to see the Russian marionettes.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

Meanwhile, a boy behind him got up on the bench, and began to play the marionette.

Source: Education of Love

You've made Midge into a marionette puppet? Fantastic!

Source: Little Bear Charlie

You're a real marionette puppet, on stage and everything!

Source: Little Bear Charlie

Because Marionettes never grow. They are born Marionettes, they live Marionettes, and they die Marionettes.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

You are like marionettes forced to dance while the Palestinian leadership looks on with glee.

Source: NPR News December 2017 Compilation

And then we fit it with bones, like an armature, like you do like a marionette.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

" The marionette itself couldn't do anything, but the men around it could do very bad things."

Source: The Economist (Summary)

328.to take Lily to see the Russian marionettes.

Source: Modern Family Season 1 has subtitles.

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