rifle

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

Translation

n. kanda ya mbio uliofanywa na mbari ya mbari ili kufaacha ujuzi na usafiri wa kanda.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularrifles
Present Participlerifling
Past Participlerifled
Pluralrifles
Past Tenserifled

Phrases & Collocations

sniper rifle

pistoli ya mshangao

bolt-action rifle

pistoli ya mshangao ya kipande

semi-automatic rifle

pistoli ya mshangao ya kipande

hunting rifle

pistoli ya mshangao ya kipande

assault rifle

ridi ya mashambulizi

air rifle

pistoli ya mshangao ya kipande

automatic rifle

pistoli ya mshangao ya kipande

Example Sentences

a rifle with a heavy kick.

pisteli ambao inakosa sana.

he was an excellent rifle shot.

alikuwa mfundi mzuri sana wa risasi.

the distant crackle of rifle fire

moyo ya mafua ya pisteli kwa usiku.

a good shot with the rifle and the bow.

moyo mazuri na pisteli na mpira.

the caliber of a rifle

kali ya pisteli.

an exploded diagram of the rifle's parts.

mchoro wa mengine ya mengine ya pisteli.

a line of replacement rifled barrels.

mstari wa mengine ya mengine ya mengine.

rifle the safe of its contents

pisteli ya kifua kwa mazuri yake.

The rifle -ries almost a mile.

Pisteli inakosa mile moja.

a takedown rifle; a takedown scaffold.

pisteli ya kusafiri; mstari ya kusafiri.

Break out the rifles!

Fungua mengine!

This rifle only holds one cartridge.

Pisteli hii ina kusafiri moja tu.

bringing his rifle to bear on a distant target.

kutumia mengine yake kwa mazuri ya usiku.

Parker had his rifle at the port.

Parker alikuwa na mengine yake kwenye mizigo.

they were to present their rifles, take aim, and fire.

wao walikuwa wanafungua mengine yao, kusafiri, na kusafiri.

she rifled through the cassette tapes.

alipiga mafua ya mafua ya kifua.

Real-world Examples

The window vines that clamber yet, Whose blooms the bee still rifles?

Vineyasi vya daraja ambayo hupangia, ambavyo mizani yake mbwa hajui kuchukua?

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

He raised his rifle. Don't shoot!

Alikuwa na msharati yake. Tumea!

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

I wish we had rifles. I mean, they got rifles.

Nataka tulikuwa na msharati. Mina, wao wana msharati.

Source: Tiger and Leopard: The Little Overlord (Original Soundtrack)

Unlike his colleagues, the pale 21-year-old held no rifle in his hands.

Hakuna msharati kwenye mizani yake, mwanamke mchanga wa miaka 21.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

The assailant who was using a semiautomatic rifle also died at the scene.

Mjuzi ambaye alitumia msharati mwenye kifungu cha kuchangia pia amepotea kwenye mstari.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2023

But it's a shame to waste a rifle like this on kneecaps.

Lakini ni shida kushambulia msharati hao kwa mizani ya kichwa.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

A name derived from the fanciful resemblance to the sound produced by cocking a rifle.

Jina lilotumia kwa mafanikio ya kusimamia kwa sauti iliyotumia kuchangia msharati.

Source: The Five Orange Pips of Sherlock Holmes

Still, police say he bought the rifle he allegedly used in the attack from a store last year.

Hata hivyo, polisi wanamwita kuwa alikua akupitia msharati ambaye alitumia kwa mafanikio kwa matakatifu kutumia mstari mwa mwezi mwa mwaka jana.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Do you know what is lovely? This is the proverbial rifling through your recipe drawers. Yeah.

Umelewa kwa nini ni mazuri? Hii ni kusimamia kwa mafanikio kwa kuchangia mizani yako ya mazuri. Basi.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

Goes down into the living room, gets out the rifle from the hiding place behind the radiator.

Anapita kwenye mshirikio, anachukua msharati kutoka kwenye mstari mwa kichwa kwenye mizani yake.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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