quirking

[US]/kwɜːk/
[UK]/kwɜːrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mizani; miongo; mchaguzi.

Phrases & Collocations

personal quirk

sifasi ya kusimamia

quirky behavior

uvimaji wa kusimamia

quirky personality

utamu wa kusimamia

Example Sentences

a quirk of fate.

moyo mwinga wa mauti.

his quirks and quiddities.

mizizi yake na mizizi yake.

wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.

mchakato mwenye mchakato alifanya mguu mwenyewe kwenye mguu yake.

All men have their own quirks and twists.

Wote wana mizizi yao na mizizi yao.

One of his quirks is that he refuses to travel by train.

Moja ya mizizi yake ni kuwapo kwa mengine kwa mengine.

a strange quirk of fate had led her to working for Nathan.

moyo mwinga wa mauti mwinga alipewa kwa kazi na Nathan.

Real-world Examples

Even his initial stirrings of domesticity had some quirks.

Hata mchanganyiko mkuu yake ya uchumi ulikuwa na mifano mazuri.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

This quirk is called the sunk cost fallacy.

Mifano hii inaitwa mshindani wa mali yaliyopita.

Source: Crash Course: Business in the Workplace

Every Lagrange point in our solar system has its quirks.

Kila nukta ya Lagrange katika mizani yetu ina mifano yake.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

This quirk allows some useful comparisons.

Mifano hii inafaa kwa maelezo mazuri.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I've already started to notice some quirks in some of the finer details.

Nimekua kuanza kushangaza mifano katika maelezo mazuri zaidi.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

But it was too much I could fight back against my mother's quirks.

Lakini halafu ni mshindani mkuu kwa mifano yake ya mama yangu.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

I'd have to put up with all of their quirks.

Nataka kusikiliza mifano yote yao.

Source: Authentic American English Listening Podcast (Slow)

Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov described this natural quirk as 'the most unlikely coincidence imaginable.'

Mchezaji wa fikra ya mafundisho Isaac Asimov alitafuta mifano hii ya tabia kama 'mashangao mazuri zaidi ambayo inaweza kushangwa.'

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

We hope you enjoyed today's insights into your brain and its weird quirks.

Tutakanyaga kwamba umependa maelezo ya leo kuhusu mdomo wako na mifano yake mazuri.

Source: Simple Psychology

Call it a quirk, a trend, or an epidemic? Vocal fry is everywhere.

Tafuta mifano, mchakato au mafundisho ya mafundisho? Vocal fry inaonjwa kila wakati.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

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