mope

[US]/məʊp/
[UK]/moʊp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. kutangatanga kwa njia ya kusikitisha.
Word Forms
Past Participlemoped
Pluralmopes
Present Participlemoping
Third Person Singularmopes
Past Tensemoped

Phrases & Collocations

in a mope

katika hali ya unaharakumu

moping around

kuendelea kuwa na hali ya unaharakumu

stop moping

acha hali ya unaharakumu

Example Sentences

He moped about because he wasn’t invited to the party.

Alilalamika kwa sababu hakualikita kwenye chama.

dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, lounger, mope (en) - lingerer, loiterer (en)[Dériv

dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, lounger, mope (en) - lingerer, loiterer (en)[Dériv

She tends to mope around the house when she's feeling down.

Yeye hupenda kulalamika nyumbani anapohisi chini.

Don't just mope over your mistakes, learn from them and move on.

Usilalamike tu juu ya makosa yako, jifunze kutoka kwao na endelea.

He's been moping in his room all day after failing the exam.

Yeye amechukua siku nzima katika chumba chake baada ya kushindwa katika mtihani.

Instead of moping about the rainy weather, let's find something fun to do indoors.

Badala ya kulalamika kuhusu hali ya hewa ya mvua, tuone kitu cha kufurahisha cha kufanya ndani.

She tends to mope when she's homesick.

Yeye hupenda kulalamika anapokuwa na nyumbani.

Stop moping and take action to change your situation.

Aacha kulalamika na ufanye hatua kubadili hali yako.

He's been moping around the office ever since he found out he didn't get the promotion.

Yeye amechukua muda mwingi kazini tangu ajue kwamba hakuipata kukuza.

Don't just mope about your problems, seek solutions and work towards them.

Usilalamike tu juu ya matatizo yako, tafuta suluhu na ufanye kazi kuelekea kwao.

She moped around the house all weekend after her breakup.

Yeye alilalamika nyumbani siku nzima ya wiki baada ya talaka yake.

Rather than moping over what you can't change, focus on what you can control.

Badala ya kulalamika juu ya kile ambacho hauwezi kubadili, zingatia kile ambacho unaweza kudhibiti.

Real-world Examples

Well you can't just mope around.

Huwezi tu kujiuliza.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

One person donated a broken moped, which he fixed and used.

Mtu mmoja alitoa bajaji iliyokuwa imeharibika, ambayo alifanya ukarabati na akaitumia.

Source: VOA Special May 2020 Collection

Why are you moping in here, honey?

Mbona unajiuliza hapa, mpenzi?

Source: Sherlock Holmes Collection Jeremy Brett Edition

I mean if you've seen episode three of this season, there's a giant tentacle that we're moping up.

Ninama kama umeona sura ya tatu ya msimu huu, kuna mshipa mkuu ambao tunajaribu kuondoa.

Source: Connection Magazine

I'm just not going to mope around and feel sad for myself or him.

Sitarudi nyuma na kuhisi kusikitika kwa ajili yangu au yeye.

Source: People Magazine

Come on. You've been moping around the house all day. Go. Help your buddy.

Njoo. Umekuwa jujiuliza nyumbani siku nzima. Nenda. Msaidie rafiki yako.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

Well, he was moping down in the lobby, so I invited him over. Now I regret it.

Vizuri, alikuwa jujiuliza chumbani, kwa hivyo nilitakuteni. Sasa ninatilia shaka.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

I spent the rest of the weekend moping around the house, wondering what was wrong with me.

Nilitumia siku ya wiki nzima nyumbani, nikiuliza ni nini kibaya na mimi.

Source: Lean In

The max speed an e-bike can reach is 28 miles per hour, which is comparable to moped speeds.

Upeo wa kasi ya baisklini ya umeme inaweza kufikia maili 28 kwa saa, ambayo inafanana na kasi ya bajaji.

Source: National Geographic Reading Selections

Well, I for my part, I think, blessed are the mopes.

Vizuri, kwa upande wangu, nadhani, wabarikiwa ni wale wanaojiuliza.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

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