scoundrel

[US]/'skaʊndr(ə)l/
[UK]/'skaʊndrəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. wahuni, njama
Word Forms

Example Sentences

I gave the scoundrel a slap in the face.

Nilikamua mpagani kwa nguvu.

I'll give the scoundrels a drubbing if I can!.

Nitawakabili mpagawao kwa nguvu kama tu ninaweza!

I can't endure talking to those scoundrels.

Sewezi kuvumilia kuongea na hao wapagani.

He is a notorious scoundrel in the neighborhood.

Yeye ni mpagani maarufu katika eneo.

The scoundrel tried to cheat his way out of the situation.

Mpagani alijaribu kudanganya ili kutoka kwenye hali hiyo.

Beware of that scoundrel, he cannot be trusted.

Jichunguzeni mpagani huyo, yeye hawezi kuaminiwa.

The scoundrel was caught red-handed stealing from the shop.

Mpagani alishikwa kwa makosa ya kuiba kutoka kwenye duka.

She fell for the charm of the scoundrel but later regretted it.

Yeye alishangazwa na charm ya mpagani lakini baadaye alilitafuta.

The scoundrel was finally brought to justice for his crimes.

Mpagani hatimaye alifikishwa mahakamani kwa makosa yake.

The scoundrel's deceitful ways eventually caught up with him.

Mbinu za udanganyifu za mpagani hatimaye zilimkabili.

The scoundrel's true colors were revealed when he betrayed his friends.

Rangi za kweli za mpagani zilionekana alipokhianisha marafiki zake.

Despite his charming facade, he was nothing but a scoundrel at heart.

Licha ya facade yake ya kupendeza, yeye hakukuwa chochote ila mpagani moyoni.

The scoundrel's cunning ways often fooled those around him.

Mbinu za hila za mpagani mara nyingi zilimuongoza wale walio karibu naye.

Real-world Examples

He was willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars to please this scoundrel.

Alitaka kulipa makumi ya maelfu ya dola ili kumridhisha mkwewe huyu.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

I think we were all pleased to lose the scoundrel at so small a price.

Nadhani tulifurahishwa sote kumupoteza mkwewe kwa bei ndogo kama hiyo.

Source: Treasure Island ( abridged version)

" Oh, " cried the farmer with his last breath, " I am rightly served for pitying a scoundrel."

" Oh, " alilia mwananchi, kwa hewa yake ya mwisho, " Nimepata ajali kwa kumhurumia mkwewe."

Source: Aesop's Fables

Now, I have been...I've been a scoundrel in my life.

Sasa, nimekuwa... Nimekuwa mkwewe katika maisha yangu.

Source: Focus on the Oscars

" Oh, the scoundrels" ! cried Passepartout, who could not repress his indignation.

" Oh, mkwewe!" alilia Passepartout, ambaye hakuweza kukandamiza hasira yake.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Ah yes, wormholes — the last refuge of scoundrels and desperate physicists.

Ah, ndiyo, mashimo ya minyoo - kimbilio la mwisho la wakwewe na wataalamu wa fizikia wanaokumbana na shida.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

We are both scoundrels, Scarlett, and nothing is beyond us when we want something.

Sote ni wakwewe, Scarlett, na hakuna choo kinachotushinda tunapotaka jambo lolote.

Source: Gone with the Wind

And this scoundrel would come in looking like a mangy rat.

Na mkwewe huyu angeweka hatuaa akiwa anaonekana kama sokwe mchafu.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

The man filming yells no, no, no, Prophet Jonah, this is gone. God, these scoundrels.

Mwanadamu anayefanya filamu anakili chaa, chaa, chaa, Nabii Yona, hili limekwenda. Mungu, hawa wakwewe.

Source: NPR News July 2014 Compilation

" Braggarts and rogues, dogs and scoundrels, drive them out, Harry Potter, see them off! "

" Wajigaji na wakora, mbwa na wakwewe, waondoze huko, Harry Potter, waonee!

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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