snobbish

[US]/ˈsnɒbɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈsnɑːbɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. inayowakilisha mwenyewe kwa ujumla, kusikiliza wengine kwa ujumla, na kushindwa na kusikiliza wengine.

Example Sentences

She’s much too snobbish to stay at that plain hotel.

Aya ni mchana sana kwa kushangaza kwa kumfuu kwenye hotel huo mbaya.

the writer takes a rather snobbish tone.

mshribi anghiti toa mchezo mchana.

She always acts snobbish around people she considers beneath her.

Aya ina uwekwa mchana kwa wengine ambao alichangia kama wanao makanyaga.

His snobbish attitude towards others makes him unlikeable.

Uwekwa mchana yake kwa wengine unafanya aye usiyoyapenda.

Don't be so snobbish about where people come from, we are all equal.

Sikukumbaye mchana kuhusu mji ambao wengine hujua kwa ajili ya kuzaliwa, tunasawa sote.

She refused to attend the party because of the snobbish guests.

Aya alitumia mchezo mchana kwa kushangaza kwa wakila wa dawa.

His snobbish behavior towards the staff caused tension in the workplace.

Uwekwa mchana yake kwa wakala wa kazi ulifanya mchezo mwingine katika kazi.

The snobbish tone of her voice made it clear she thought she was better than everyone else.

Tone mchana ya kichwa yake alifanya mchezo mwingine kuwa alichangiza kuwa mchezo mwingine kwa wengine.

I don't like his snobbish taste in music.

Sikukumbaye mchana ya mchezo mchana yake kwa muziki.

She may come across as snobbish, but she's actually very down-to-earth.

Aya ina uwekwa mchana, lakini alichangiza kuwa mchezo mwingine kwa mazingira.

The snobbish elite of the city looked down on anyone not from their social circle.

Mchezo mchana ya mchezo mwingine wa mji wakichangaza kwa wengine ambao hawana mchezo mwingine kwa mchezo mwingine.

His snobbish remarks offended many people at the party.

Mchezo mchana yake kwa mchezo mwingine kwa wengine kwa dawa.

Real-world Examples

The underlying point is serious, Emma is unwittingly but cruelly snobbish.

Matokeo ya maelezo yana uwekwa mwinga, Emma ina uwekwa mwinga lakini uchovu wa mafupi.

Source: Literature

747. Snobbish Knob is doing his hobby in the lobby.

747. Mwanamafupi wa Knob anafanya kazi yake kwenye mshirika.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Elderly Mr. and Mrs. Riddle had been rich, snobbish, and rude.

Mzee Mr. na Mwanamke Riddle walikuwa wana mali, wana mafupi na wametumia.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The second speaker there came across as a bit snobbish, don't you think?

Mwenzangu wa pili alitumia mafupi, hajaona haja kwa wewe?

Source: BBC Authentic English

For the snobbish Habsburgs, that just wasn't posh enough.

Kwa wana mafupi wa Habsburgs, hii sio mafupi kifupi.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

But a century ago, the Bloomsbury set were frightfully snobbish about her.

Lakini mille kwa miji ya Bloomsbury walikuwa wana mafupi kwa ajili yake.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

My snobbish coworker thinks she is the most important employee in the company.

Mwenzangu mwa mafupi aniona kuwa mmoja mwa mshirika mwinga kwenye kampuni.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

There is a maddeningly persistent view in the UK that caring about healthy food is snobbish or middle-class.

Kuna uchovu wa kifupi kwenye UK kuwa kufikiri kwa mazao ya uchovu ni mafupi au miji ya mafupi.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Elderly Mr. and Mrs.Riddle had been rich, snobbish, and rude, and their grown-up son, Tom, had been, if anything, worse.

Mzee Mr. na Mwanamke Riddle walikuwa wana mali, wana mafupi na wametumia, na mwanafunzi wao, Tom, walikuwa, kama kuna, mafupi zaidi.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Not at all, My Lady. As a matter of fact, I don't believe Her Ladyship was acting for snobbish reasons.

Hakuna kwa wewe, My Lady. Kwa mafupi, mimi haukwa mafupi kwa ajili ya mafupi.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

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