meddle

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

Translation

vi. kushirikisha, kushirikisha mamlaka ya wengine.
Word Forms
Past Participlemeddled
Third Person Singularmeddles
Past Tensemeddled
Present Participlemeddling
Pluralmeddles

Phrases & Collocations

stop meddling

tokea kumkumbana

meddle in

kumkumbana na

meddle with

kumkumbana na

Example Sentences

Don't meddle in my affairs.

Mtu asiyekuwa na mshindi, usipunguze mali yangu.

I hope he doesn’t try to meddle in my affairs.

Nakupenda asipitisha kushirikisha mali yangu.

Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.

Usipunguze vitu ambavyo hawana mshindi wako.

Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.

Uongo kama manyooa huuma wale wanaojihusisha nacho.

'Rough as a saw-edge, and hard as whinstone! The less you meddle with him the better.'

'Kama mchele ya mafua na kama mpira wa whinstone! Kama usipunguze mwenyewe, hata hao mafua hawatakiwa.'

(1) No person shall interfere or meddle with or move in any way any of the Company's mobile equipment or trucks, or make use of its tramlines except with the permission of an official of the Company.

(1) Mtu hajafanya kusirikisha au kushirikisha au kushindwa kwa njia yoyote ya mali ya mbinu ya kampuni au matundu yake, au kufanyia kazi ya mbinu yake kama hajafanyia kusimamia na mshirika wa kampuni.

A blacksmith once said to me, when…asked why he was not both blacksmith and whitesmith, "The smith that will meddle with all things may go shoe the gosling."

Mbinu mwenye mshindi mmoja alisema kwa mimi, wakati… alitaka kusoma kwa kipi alikuwa mbinu na mbinu ya mpira, "Mbinu ambaye atashirikisha na vitu vya pamoja atapita kusimamia mchele ya mpira."

Real-world Examples

That's what happens when you meddle. - Phoebe's gonna say yes? That's great.

Hili ndiyo kwa sababu ya kushindwa kwa kuchangia. - Phoebe anataka kusema ndiyo? Hili ni nzuri.

Source: Friends Season 9

No. We are not meddling like that.

Hapana. Tunasimamia kwa njia hii.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Mainland officials might be tempted to meddle.

Wafuasi wa Mainland pengine wanaofanya mazoezi ya kuchangia.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So you decided to meddle in my love life?

Kwa hiyo wewe amewaambia kuchangia katika maisha yangu ya mafua?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

A spring wedding? It's up to you, dear. We don't want to meddle.

Ukame ya mchana? Ni kwa wewe, mke. Tunasimamia kwa njia hii.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 1

" Some one of meddling with the Machine-" they began.

"Kwa mwenyewe wa kuchangia na Machine-" waliwakia.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

Awful things happen to wizards who meddle with time.

Mambo mazuri yana yote kwa wafuasi wanaowachangia muda.

Source: Films

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry denied that the United States was meddling in Ukraine's internal politics.

Tarehe Jumapili, Mwana wa Usumbiji wa Amerika John Kerry alitafuta kuwa Usumbiji halikuwa akuchangia katika mafupi ya Ukrainia.

Source: People in the Know

I always meddle in things that don't concern me.

Ninikumbua kwa mazoezi yana yote ambayo hawana ujazo kwa mimi.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

Do you have any idea what you're meddling with?

Ukawa kwa mazoezi yana yote ambayo unachangia?

Source: Lost Girl Season 3

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