spill

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

Translation

vt. kusababisha kuvimba au kuvimba chini; kusababisha kuvimba chini
vi. kuvimba au kuvimba chini; kuvimba chini
n. uvimbo, uvimbo; mifumo ya uvimbo; uvimbo
Word Forms
Third Person Singularspills
Pluralspills
Past Tensespilled
Present Participlespilling
Past Participlespilled

Phrases & Collocations

spill the beans

kutumia moyo

spill the tea

kutumia habari

oil spill

mipango ya mafua

spill over

kutumia kwa moyo

spill out

kutumia kwa moyo

chemical spill

mizigo ya kusaidia kujifunza

spill into

kutumia kwa moyo

Example Sentences

you'll spill that tea if you're not careful.

Ukafungua chajani hili kama usikuwa na mazoea.

some of the wine spilled on to the floor.

Chungu ya mawe ya vini ilifungua kwenye mlevi.

students began to spill out of the building.

Watumiaji walibidhi kufungua kutoka kwenye maktaba.

he was reluctant to spill her address.

Hakuwa tayari kufunua anwani yake.

wipe up spills immediately.

Fungua mafungu kwa muda mwingi.

The coffee spilled over.

Chajani ilifungua.

The coffee is so full that it might spill over.

Chajani ina mafungu sana hata kwa muda mwingi.

He spilled it that Bill was their ringleader.

Alikuwa amefungua kuwa Bill alikuwa mwenyewe wa mafundisho.

mortification at having spilled food at the tablecloth

Ukutumia mafundisho ya kula kwenye kichwambo.

She is superstitious about spilling salt on the table.

Alikuwa mshangao kwa kushuka mizani kwenye mizani.

To a Japanese, spilling anything is uncouth.

Kwa Mjapanezi, kufungua kila kitu kina uchovu.

the legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective.

penalti za kisheria dhidi ya uvujaji wa mafuta ni karibu hazieleki.

a lake of spilled coffee on my desk.

Mafungu ya chajani kwenye meza yangu.

she was spanked for spilling ink on the carpet.

alipiga mato ya mafuta kwa mato ya mafuta kwa mato ya mafuta kwa mato ya mafuta kwa mato ya mafuta kwa mato ya mafuta

years of frustration spilled over into violence.

miaka ya uunganisho yalibeba mifano ya kivinjari.

passengers’ baggage had spilled out of the hold.

mizigo ya wasafiri ilitoka nje kutoka sehemu.

Nothing can justify spilling innocent blood.

Hakuna mchakato wa kushirikisha kushambua damu ya mtu mwenyewe.

spilled the armload of books on the desk.

Alikuwa amefungua mafundisho ya maktaba kwenye meza.

Fans spilled onto the playing field.

Mafundisho waliungua kwenye michele ya michele.

Real-world Examples

Since then, much blood has been spilled.

Kwa muda huu, mchumia mrefu umekwepwa.

Source: CNN Selected June 2015 Collection

OK, enough of these riddles! Would you guys spill the beans?

OK, toa muda kwa mshale hii! Utakwepa maziki yote?

Source: Kung Fu Panda 2

Shell said that they offered to clean the oil spills.

Shell alisema kuwa wanaofanya kuchuma maziki ya moya.

Source: Global Slow English

Well, hi back. Did she spill about tonight?

Habari, hi tena. Alakwepa kuhusu leo jana?

Source: Gossip Girl Selected

Tell me exactly who spilled out the secret.

Tafadhali uonea ni mwenyewe ambaye alakwepa rahisi.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

" Ironborn must not spill the blood of ironborn" .

"Wanachokwa wa mpira hawajui kuwa mchumia wa wanachokwa wa mpira".

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows

It's customary to let some spill on the floor.

Huchanganyikiwa kwa kuchuma chumia kwenye nyumba.

Source: 2020 New Year Special Edition

That was a nasty spill you took last night.

Hilo alikuwa mchumia mrefu uliochuma mlast night.

Source: English little tyrant

I don't care if it spilled or not.

Sisikii kama alikwepwa au si.

Source: Roman Holiday Original Soundtrack

What? I spilled my drink on him.

Nani? Nakuwa mchumia ya maziki yangu kwenye mwenyewe.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 4

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