rebellious

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

Translation

adj. inaonyesha mwelekeo wa kupinga mamlaka, udhibiti, au jadi; inayojulikana na hamu ya kupinga mamlaka au udhibiti.

Phrases & Collocations

Rebellious teenager

Kijana mjakifu

Rebellious behavior

Tabibu ya mjakifu

Rebellious attitude

Mtindo wa mjakifu

Example Sentences

a rebellious young dreamer.

mpinduzi mchanga mwenye ndoto

a child with a rebellious temper

mtoto mwenye hasira ya kupinduka

The tribesmen were as rebellious as ever.

Wavujaoni walikuwa wapinduzi kama zamani.

he smoothed back a rebellious lock of hair.

alifumza nyuma ufa wa nywele wenye kupinduka.

finally restored order in the rebellious provinces.

hatimaye alirejesha utaratibu katika wilaya za kupinduka.

rebellious words sure to kindle a parent's wrath;

maneno ya kupinduka yenye uwezekano wa kuzaa hasira ya mzazi;

I became very rebellious and opted out.

Nilikua na uasi sana na niliachiliwa.

a high-spirited and rebellious girl not at all amenable to persuasion.

msichana mwenye roho ya juu na mwenye kupinduka, ambaye hawezi kushawishiwa.

Rebellious students stubbornly demanded that the CIA be prevented from recruiting on campus.

Wanafunzi wapinduzi walisimama kudai kwamba CIA washindwe kutaja kuajiri chuo.

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