mosquito

[US]/məˈskiːtəʊ/
[UK]/məˈskiːtoʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. chakula chake kichini, chakula chake kichini kichakula mizigo, kipimo kichakula mizigo kipimo kichakula mizigo.
Word Forms
Pluralmosquitos

Phrases & Collocations

mosquito bite

mguu wa mnyama wa mizigo

mosquito repellent

mipangi ya mizigo

mosquito net

mizigo ya mnyama wa mizigo

mosquito larvae

mizigo ya mnyama wa mizigo

mosquito season

mizigo ya mnyama wa mizigo

mosquito-borne diseases

mazoezi ya mnyama wa mizigo

mosquito killer

Mwana kifaru wa mizani

Example Sentences

the mosquito was spifflicated.

moshingi alikuwa amekuwa na mchovu.

squash a mosquito on the wall

kupiga moshingi kwenye moyo

Mosquitoes are an annoyance.

Moshingi ni mchovu.

There’re mosquito repellents available in the shops.

kuna mizigo ya mizigo yana patikana kwenye duka.

an army of mosquitoes;

jeshi ya moshingi;

The mosquitoes are biting me.

Mvutano wanaopiga mimi.

Mosquitoes are carriers of disease.

Mvutu ni wachonga wa mazoezi.

A swarm of mosquitoes fly into the room.

Moyo wa moshingi anapiga chumbani.

A mosquito-netting completely surrounds our bed.

Moyo wa moshingi inaondoa kwa makosa kwa mbara yetu.

He swatted the mosquito with a newspaper.

Alikuwa na moshingi kwa mpya ya mpya.

my legs were covered in mosquito bites.

mizani yangu yalikuwa na mchovu wa moshingi.

mosquitoes were buzzing all around us.

Mvurugu waliwa mshindi kwa mengine.

an attempt to control mosquitoes by genetic techniques.

utangulizi wa kuchuma mizigo kwa mbinu za genetic.

The mosquitoes swarmed about us.

Moshingi walimoyo kwa makosa kwa sisi.

The mosquitoes were coming in clouds.

Moshingi walikuwa wakikimbua kwenye mizigo.

I slapped at the mosquito but missed.

Niliwachoka moshingi lakini nilimwacha.

Real-world Examples

Mozzie is a mosquito. I hate those guys!

Mozzie ni moke. Ninasikia wale wanaokosa!

Source: Emma's delicious English

Mosquitoes breed in small pools of water.

Mokokoteni hujumuza katika mizani ya mizani ya maji.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

This guy, this is a nasty mosquito.

Mtu huyu, mwenyewe ni moke mwenyewe.

Source: CNN Selected August 2016 Collection

Zika is spread primarily by the female Aedes Aegypti mosquito.

Zika hujumuwa kwa mpya kwa moke Aedes Aegypti.

Source: CNN Selected March 2016 Collection

And mosquitoes are not very fussy about where they live.

Na mokokoteni hawana mshumaa kuhusiana na wanaotaka kwa wao.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

The weather was bad and there were many mosquitoes and other insects.

Hali ya hewe ilikuwa mabaya na kuna mokokoteni na mizani mengine.

Source: Introduction to ESL in the United States

That is because stored water and heavy rains appeal to mosquitoes.

Hii ni kwa sababu maji ya kusafiri na mafua ya mizani hujumuza mokokoteni.

Source: VOA Special English Health

There are many reasons there are so many mosquitoes in nature.

Kuna sababu makubwa kwa kuzingatia mokokoteni katika tabia.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Imagine these modified mosquitoes unleashed on nature, they may release pathogens or viruses.

Fikiria mokokoteni huyu hujumuza kwa mizani, wanaogawanya matokeo ya mizani au virusi.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

At one point on the path, he saw two mosquitoes on his sled.

Katika muda mmoja kwenye mizani, aliona mokokoteni mawili kwenye mizani yake.

Source: VOA Special March 2023 Collection

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