spirit

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

Translation

n. roho; nafsi; morali; kinywaji chenye pombe kali
vt. hamisha; kichochea; lamba
Word Forms
Past Participlespirited
Present Participlespiriting
Past Tensespirited
Pluralspirits
Third Person Singularspirits

Phrases & Collocations

high spirit

roho ya hali ya juu

team spirit

roho ya timu

kindred spirit

roho mraba

indomitable spirit

roho isiyoweza kushindwa

spiritual journey

safari ya kiroho

holy spirit

roho takatifu

olympic spirit

roho ya Olimpiki

national spirit

roho ya taifa

in spirit

kwa roho

pioneering spirit

roho ya uanzilishi

enterprising spirit

roho ya ujasiri

evil spirit

roho mbaya

professional spirit

roho ya kitaalamu

white spirit

roho nyeupe

time spirit

roho ya wakati

free spirit

roho huru

group spirit

roho ya kikundi

public spirit

roho ya umma

entrepreneur spirit

roho ya ubadilishaji

competitive spirit

roho ya ushindani

spirit level

kiwango cha roho

collective spirit

roho ya pamoja

Example Sentences

in a spirit of emulation

katika hali ya kuiga

a spirit of enterprise

roho ya ujasiri

the spirit of the law.

roho ya sheria.

spirit of the first extraction

roho ya uondoaji wa kwanza

the tutelary spirits of these regions.

ma roho wakili wa maeneo haya.

the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard.

roho ya majaribio ya mbele ya wasanii wa kisasa.

the second movement is in the spirit of a vocalise.

haraka ya pili inafanyika kwa roho ya nyimbo.

a pattern of the spirit of proletarian internationalism

muundo wa roho ya kimataifa ya wafanyakazi.

evoke a spirit from the dead

kuamsha roho kutoka kwa wafu

irrepressible high spirits

furaha kubwa isiyoweza kizuia

Vincent is a spirited fellow.

Vincent ni mtu mwenye roho.

Ghosts and evil spirits are supernatural.

Mizimu na roho mbaya ni ya asilia.

It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.

Ni mfano wa roho ya kupigania ya wanawake wa kisasa.

there is a new buccaneering spirit abroad.

kuna roho mpya ya ushuru inavyoenea.

Real-world Examples

Would my aunt's spirit go there too?

Je, roho ya shangazi yangu pia ingekwenda huko?

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

I violate the spirit of my resolution.

Nakiuka roho ya azimio langu.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

It just clears my mind and lifts my spirit.

Inatoka na kufungua mawazo yangu na kuinua roho yangu.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

Even the endless rain that had replaced the snow couldn't dampen his spirits.

Hata mvua ya kudumu ambayo ilibadilisha theluji haikuweza kudhibiti roho zake.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

He brings fresh spirit to the beleaguered British Army.

Yeye huleta roho mpya kwa Jeshi la Kiingereza lililokuwa katika hali ngumu.

Source: America The Story of Us

Everyone admires his spirit of doing boldly what is righteous.

Kila mtu anathamini roho yake ya kufanya kwa ujasiri kile ambacho ni haki.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

She has embodied the spirit of dignity, duty, and patriotism that beats proudly in every British heart.

Yeye amejidhihirisha kama roho ya heshima, wajibu na upenzi wa taifa ambao unapiga kwa kiburi katika moyo wa Kiingereza kila mtu.

Source: Queen's Speech in the UK

It's hard to kill the human spirit!

Ni vigumu kuuwa roho ya binadamu!

Source: Learning charging station

I truly, truly relish that underdog spirit.

Sanamfurahia sana roho ya washindani.

Source: 2023 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

What I'm talking about is the human spirit.

Ninazungumza kuhusu roho ya binadamu.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

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