rescue

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

Translation

vt. kuokoa kutokana na hatari au mkosi; kuokoa kutoka katika hali ngumu
n. kitendo cha kuokoa kutokana na hatari au mkosi; ukomokojwe kutoka katika hali ngumu
Word Forms
Pluralrescues
Past Tenserescued
Past Participlerescued
Third Person Singularrescues
Present Participlerescuing

Phrases & Collocations

rescue operation

operesheni ya kuwaokoa

search and rescue

utafutaji na kuwaokoa

rescue team

timu ya kuwaokoa

emergency rescue

uwezeshaji wa kuwaokoa haraka

rescue mission

maombi ya kuwaokoa

rescue work

kazi ya kuwaokoa

rescue workers

watu wanaowaokoa

rescue package

kifurushi cha kuwaokoa

rescue equipment

vifaa vya kuwaokoa

rescue vehicle

gari la kuwaokoa

rescue ship

bao la kuwaokoa

rescue crew

wanajeshi wanaowaokoa

Example Sentences

a rescue team; a rescue mission.

kundi la uokoaji; misheni ya uokoaji.

a dramatic rescue at sea.

uokoaji wa kuvutia baharini.

rescue a man from bandits

kuuokoa mwanamume kutoka kwa weusi.

couldn't rescue the poor fellow.

Hakuweza kumwokoa huyo mtu maskini.

They rescued the child.

Walimuokoa mtoto.

he was put in to rescue the company by the stockbrokers.

alewekwa ili kuumwokoa kampuni na wakala wa hisa.

hecame to our rescue with a loan of £100.

alikuja kuutusa kwa mkopo wa £100.

A brave fireman rescued the woman.

Mfichaizi shujaa alimuokoa mwanamke.

rescue a rare manuscript from a fire;

kuuokoa hati ya kipekee kutoka kwenye moto;

The daring rescue was one for the book.

Uokoaji wa ujasiri ulikuwa wa ajabu.

he rescued me with the most consummate address.

Aliniokoa kwa njia bora kabisa.

he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold.

alirudi ili kuumwokoa hazina yake ndogo ya dhahabu.

Severe weather immobilized the rescue team.

Hali mbaya ya hewa ilifanya kuwa haiwezekani kundi la uokoaji.

the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen.

mashua ya uokoaji ya mji ilianzishwa ili kuuokoa samaki waliovizia.

the search-and-rescue team have been out looking for you.

kundi la utafutaji na uokoaji limekuwa nje likitafuta wewe.

she rescued him without regard for herself.

alimuokoa bila kujali yeye mwenyewe.

the charity rescues children from unending poverty.

bishara inamuokoa watoto kutoka umaskini usio na mwisho.

Firefighters burst the door open and rescued them.

Wavasha walivunja mlango na walimuokoa.

Real-world Examples

Social Services rescued me, then I rescued myself!

Huduma za Jamii niliokuokoa, kisha nikijiuokoa!

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Sir, I volunteer for the mission to rescue the ketchup, sir!

Bwana, ninajitolea kwa lengo la kuokoa ketchup, bwana!

Source: Hi! Dog Teacher (Video Version)

He reaches out to us for rescue.

Yeye anawasiliana na sisi ili akuje.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 4

True story. And then they were rescued.

Hekima. Na kisha walokuolewa.

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

His family members were also rescued.

Wanafamilia yake walokuolewa pia.

Source: VOA Special August 2016 Collection

She was freed along with her baby, the first such rescue.

Yeye aliondoka pamoja na mtoto wake, uokoaji wa kwanza kama huo.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2016

Millie the rescue dog recently needed rescuing herself.

Mbwa wa uokoaji Millie hivi karibuni alihitaji kuokolewa yeye mwenyewe.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2022 Collection

Authorities say rescue operations are now underway.

Wasimamizi wanasema kuwa shughuli za uokoaji zinaendelea sasa.

Source: CCTV Observations

And millie was how old when you rescued her?

Na Millie alikuwa na umri gani wakati ulimwokoa?

Source: The Ellen Show

A police helicopter rescued passengers on a sinking ship.

Helikopta ya polisi ilimwokoa abiria kwenye meli inayazama.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

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