suspicion

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

Translation

n. shaka, kutokuwa na imani, wasiwani, kiasi kidogo.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

under suspicion

chini ya ushtaki

cast suspicion

kuweka ushtaki

arouse suspicion

kuzaa ushtaki

on suspicion

kwa ushtaki

on suspicion of

kwa ushtaki wa

with suspicion

na ushtaki

above suspicion

bila shaka

Example Sentences

a suspicion of a smile.

shaka la tabasamu.

without a suspicion of humour

bila shaka lolote la ucheshi.

a sneaking suspicion

shaka ya siri.

Your suspicions are unjust.

Shaka zenu ni zisizostahili.

There was just a suspicion of light in the east.

Kulikuwa na shaka kidogo ya mwanga mashariki.

there was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead.

Kulikuwa na kukunjika kwa shaka kwenye paji lake.

suspicions of financial hanky-panky.

Shaka za udanganyifu wa kifedha.

a paranoid suspicion that the phone might be bugged.

Shaka ya uongo kwa sababu ya hofu kwamba simu inaweza kuwa imeharibu.

Suspicion crept into his mind.

Shaka iliingia katika akili yake.

No suspicion attaches to him.

Hakuna shaka inamkabili.

He is under suspicion of murder.

Yeye yuko chini ya shaka ya mauaji.

I have a suspicion that he's right.

Nina shaka kwamba yeye ndiye sahihi.

suspicion clouded her face.

Shaka ilifunika uso wake.

a suspicion niggled at the back of her mind.

Shaka iliudhika nyuma ya akili yake.

suspicions that were the issue of a deranged mind.

Shaka zilizo zote ni matokeo ya akili ya kichaa.

I've a sneaking suspicion they'll do well.

Nina shaka ya siri kwamba watafanya vizuri.

she had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her.

Alikuwa na shaka ya siri kwamba yeye alikuwa akicheka juu yake.

l have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.

Nina shaka kwamba yeye hayajui ukweli.

Real-world Examples

Yeah, 'cause that won't arouse her suspicion.

Ndiyo, kwa sababu hiyohamiahitaji kuongeza shaka kwake.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 4

They were divided by mutual suspicion and jealousies.

Waligawanyika kwa sababu ya shaka na majechuri ya kila mtu.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

No one had the slightest suspicion of what beautiful things she had seen.

Hakuna mtu aliyeweza kushuku chochote kuhusu vitu vyema alivyoviona.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Okay, I thought I cooled his suspicions this morning.

Sawa, nilidhani nimepunguzia shaka zake leo asubuhi.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

As I told you, i do not share their suspicions.

Kama nilivyokuambia, mimi sisichukii shaka zao.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

" Once again, Harry, I can only give you my suspicions."

"- Tena, Harry, naweza kutoa tu shaka zangu kwako."

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I have a strong suspicion our hosts are inclined to whimsy.

Nina shaka kali kuwa wenyeji wetu wanakimbilia upotoshaji.

Source: And Then There Were None

The air was suddenly thick with rumor and suspicion.

Hawa hewaakaanza kuwa mnene na uvumi na shaka.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

Secrecy fosters suspicions that the contents are dreadful.

Usiri huendeleza shaka kwamba yaliyomo ni ya kutisha.

Source: The Economist - International

And now, a study in the journal Child Development confirms that suspicion.

Na sasa, utafiti katika jarida la Maendeleo ya Utoto unaothibisha shaka hiyo.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection July 2014

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