rubbish

[US]/'rʌbɪʃ/
[UK]/'rʌbɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mchumia; vitu vya mchumia vili
adj. kwa hakika hukundi au kwa mafua ya mchumia
Word Forms
Past Participlerubbished
Past Tenserubbished
Present Participlerubbishing
Third Person Singularrubbishes
Pluralrubbishes

Phrases & Collocations

rubbish bin

ndoto ya takataka

rubbish dump

mipango ya kuchuma

Example Sentences

rubbish collection; a rubbish pail.

utulizi wa mafuta; mafuta ya kichwa.

she was rubbish at maths.

alikuwa mafuta kwa hisabati.

an unsightly rubbish tip.

mipango ya mafuta ya mafuta.

wheel the rubbish to the dump

kuchangia mafuta kwa mafuta.

There is a collection of rubbish in the corner.

Kuna mkusanyiko wa takataka kwenye kona.

scavenge in a rubbish heap

kutafuta mafuta kwenye mafuta.

the rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted.

Mchele ulichukuliwa kwenye kiini ili kupunguzwa.

empty the box of rubbish into the fire

toa ndoo ya takataka kwenye moto.

be thrown on to the rubbish heap of history

kutumia kwenye mafuta ya historia.

tip rubbish out of a cart

kuchangia mafuta kutoka kwenye gari.

don't talk such chauvinist rubbish .

sikukipenda kujifunza kwa mchaguzi wa mume hao.

a large flip-top rubbish bin.

ndoo kubwa ya takataka yenye kifuniko kinachofunga.

people might say I was a rubbish manager.

watu wanaamua kuwa nilikuwa mwenyewe wa mafuta.

The main source of Dioxin pollution is rubbish cineration.

Mipango ya dioxin yote ni kusimamia kwa kuchangia mafuta.

The rubbish must be carried away.

Takataka lazima ziondolewe.

The rubbish must be cleared away.

Takataka lazima iondolewe.

The rubbish was emptied onto the ground.

mafuta yalichangia kwenye mali.

There is a pile of rubbish in the corner of the street.

kuna mafuta ya mafuta kwenye mchele wa mji.

The book was rubbished by them.

kitabu kiliwa mafuta na wao.

to sweep away the sand and rubbish which bestrewed the floor.

kuchangia mafuta na mafuta ambayo yalitumia mafuta.

Real-world Examples

Could you take out the rubbish, fold the clothes and do the dishes?

Uweke kwenye miguu, uchombe nyumbani na uchombe mizani?

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade Eight (Second Semester)

No, none of your slush puppy rubbish.

Hapana, si kwa miguu yako ya slush puppy.

Source: Gourmet Base

And you were too rubbish at the challenges.

Na wewe ualikuwa miguu sana kwa mazoezi.

Source: Gourmet Base

People put their rubbish outside in the streets.

Watu wanaudia miguu kwenye miji.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

They're going to be slaughtered. They're complete rubbish without us.'

Wanakosa. Wana miguu sana bila sisi.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

They pick up rubbish. They plant trees every year.

Wanachagua miguu. Wanapaka mti kila mwezi.

Source: Shanghai Education Edition Oxford Primary English (Starting from Grade 3) Sixth Grade Upper Volume

You ought to put your rubbish in the bin.

Uweke miguu yako kwenye bidii.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Whose turn is it to put the rubbish out?

Kwa nani kwenye miguu kwenye miji?

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Can you take out the rubbish?

Uweke miguu kwenye miji?

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Mary, is that all the rubbish?

Mary, ni kama miguu yote?

Source: Mary and Max Original Soundtrack

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