tarmac

[US]/'tɑ:mæk/
[UK]/ˈtɑrˌmæk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mizigo ya mpira na asfalti inayotumia kusurua majengo
vt. kusurua na mpira na asfalti.
Word Forms
Past Tensetarmacked
Third Person Singulartarmacs
Present Participletarmacking
Past Participletarmacked
Pluraltarmacs

Phrases & Collocations

airport tarmac

tarmac ya airport

Example Sentences

they debussed in a tarmac-laid square.

wao walishuka kwenye makundi ya tarmac.

The plane had to wait half an hour on the tarmac because of fog.

moyo alitaka kuchukua nusu ya saa kwenye tarmac kwa sababu ya mizigo.

The passenger were shepherd across the tarmac to the airliner.

masafiri walichukua moyo kwenye tarmac kwa mpira kwa motora.

The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.

masafiri walichukua moyo kwenye tarmac kwa mpira kwa motora.

The hush amplified the sounds of the cortège as it set out from Kensington Palace: the rumble of wheels on tarmac, the clopping of horses' hooves, and a bell that tolled at listless intervals.

Utulivu uliongeza sauti za uwasilishaji wa kishujaa wakati ukitoka kutoka Jumba la Kensington: sauti za gurudumu kwenye barabara, sauti za farasi wakitembea, na bell iliyotoloka kwa vipindi visivyo na nguvu.

The airplane taxied on the tarmac before taking off.

motora alipiga mizigo kwenye tarmac kabla ya kushika.

The workers are repairing the tarmac on the road.

mashambulizi wanaelewa tarmac kwenye mauti.

The tarmac was scorching hot under the midday sun.

tarmac liliyapita kwa mchafu chini ya jua la miongo.

Planes line up on the tarmac waiting for clearance to depart.

moyo wanaonesha kwenye tarmac kwa kutaka kwa kuchukua.

The airport authority decided to expand the tarmac to accommodate more aircraft.

mwenyekiti wa miji alifanyia maeleko ya kuzidisha tarmac kwa kuchukua motora zaidi.

The tarmac needs to be repaved due to cracks and potholes.

tarmac hana jua la kuchukua kwa sababu ya mizigo na mizigo.

A truck was unloading cargo onto the tarmac.

motora alikua kuchukua bidhaa kwenye tarmac.

The tarmac was wet from the recent rain.

tarmac liliyapita kwa mizigo kutoka kwa mafua ya siku hii.

The aircraft skidded on the icy tarmac during landing.

motora alipiga mizigo kwenye tarmac ya mchafu kuringa wakati wa kushika.

The tarmac at the military base is heavily guarded.

tarmac kwenye mabahati ya mpira huna uchaguzi wa mpira.

Real-world Examples

Pavement curbs were removed and tarmac replaced by granite bricks.

Mipango ya mto ya pavement ilikuwa yameondolewa na tarmac iliyotumia pambano ya graniti.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

They could hold it on the tarmac.

Wao walikuwa wakifungua mwenyewe kwenye tarmac.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Sessions marched across the tarmac into the waiting motorcade.

Sessions alisafiri kwa mengine kwenye tarmac kuelekea mengine ya motokarini.

Source: Time

Roads damaged by the earthquakes, a crumbling tarmac, broken sidewalks and gaping fissures in the road.

Mipango yaliyotembea kwa seismi, tarmac ya kuvunjika, mifunzio ya mto ya pavement na mizigo ya mengine ya mto.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

The two men started hunting each other across the tarmac.

Wanando wawili walibadilisha kuvunja kwa mengine kwenye tarmac.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

And my chair is still sitting outside on the tarmac.

Na kiti yangu kinaendelea kusimama nje kwenye tarmac.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

And there were a couple cars waiting for him on the tarmac.

Na kuna mabiri ya motokarini yaliyekuwa yanaelekea kwenye tarmac.

Source: NPR News January 2020 Compilation

It's just like tarmac when it melts on a summer's day.

Hii ni sawa na tarmac ambaye inapumua kwenye siku ya mizigo.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

We've put in place rules that virtually eliminated excessive delays on the tarmac.

Tunakupa sheria ambayo inapunguza kiasi cha mizigo ya mengine kwenye tarmac.

Source: Obama's weekly television address.

There are pedestrians by the thousands strolling down the tarmacs, cyclists, rollerbladers, and so on.

Kuna wapenzi wengi wanaendelea kwenye tarmac, wanaosafiri na wanaosafiri kwenye mizigo na mengine.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation October 2015

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