tomboy

[US]/'tɒmbɒɪ/
[UK]/'tɑmbɔɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mwanamke ambaye anasimamia mwanamame, mwanamke mwenye uchovu na uchovu.
Word Forms
Pluraltomboys

Phrases & Collocations

tomboyish

kabila ya mwanamke

Example Sentences

His daughter is a saucy tomboy.

Dutartu yake ni mwenye mshindi mwenye mchovu.

I was a tomboy the majority of my life back in Barbados. I'm still a little tomboyish.

Ninakua mwanamke mwenye mchakato kwa muda mrefu ya mafungu yangu kwa miguu yangu. Nini mwanamke mwenye mchakato kwa muda mrefu.

She is a tomboy who enjoys playing sports with the boys.

Aya ni mwanamke mwenye mchakato ambaye anahitaji kusoma michezo na wanaume.

Despite her tomboy appearance, she is actually very girly at heart.

Kwa upande wa uene ya mwanamke mwenye mchakato, aya ni mchovu sana kwa miguu yake.

Growing up, she always felt more comfortable in jeans and t-shirts, a true tomboy.

Wakati wa kujenga mafungu, aya alifikia mafungu ya jeans na t-shirts zaidi kwa miguu yake, mwanamke mwenye mchakato mrefu.

Her tomboy nature made her stand out among her more traditionally feminine friends.

Uene wa mwanamke mwenye mchakato alifanya aya afikie kwa miguu yake kati ya wazazi wanaume zaidi.

She embraced her tomboy style and refused to conform to societal expectations of femininity.

Aya alimkumbua uene wa mwanamke mwenye mchakato na alitikisa kushambulia miguu yake ya jinsia.

As a tomboy, she excelled in sports like basketball and soccer.

Kwa miguu yake ya mwanamke mwenye mchakato, aya alifanikia kwa michezo kama kikapu na kikapu.

Her tomboy attitude often led people to underestimate her intelligence and capabilities.

Uene wa mwanamke mwenye mchakato alifanya watu wanasimamia mafundisho na uwekwa wa aya.

Despite being labeled a tomboy, she was comfortable in her own skin and didn't feel the need to change.

Kwa upande wa kuanzishwa kwa mwanamke mwenye mchakato, aya alitumia miguu yake na alisimamia kushambulia.

She enjoyed the freedom that came with being a tomboy and not conforming to traditional gender norms.

Aya alitumia mafungu ya kusimamia kwa miguu yake ya mwanamke mwenye mchakato na kushambulia mafundisho ya jinsia.

Her tomboy persona often surprised people when they saw her excel in traditionally male-dominated fields.

Uene wa mwanamke mwenye mchakato alifanya watu wanasimamia wakati wameweka aya kwa mafundisho ya wanaume.

Real-world Examples

But I always was pretty tomboy as well.

Lakini mimi inapendeza kama mwanamke mchele kwa makini.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

" I don't like you acting like such a tomboy, " he said with a snap of his evening paper.

"Siasa hujui kama mwanamke mchele," alisema na kusafiri kwa mala ya mchana yake.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

They are a mix of girly girls and tomboys but they love to get dressed.

Wana mwanamke mchele na mwanamke mchele lakini wanasukuma kusoma.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

So from here down tomboy, from here up glamor.

Kwa hiyo hapa chini mchele, hapa juu mchele.

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

I always been kind of a tomboy, I would say.

Ninakua mchele kwa makini, nisema.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

For example, little girls may sometimes be encouraged to be tomboys.

Kwa mfano, mwanamke mke mpya pengine inaweza kumewekwa kama mwanamke mchele.

Source: Sociology Crash Course

" If Jo is a tomboy and Amy a goose, what am I, please" ?

"Kama Jo ni mwanamke mchele na Amy ni mchele, ni nani mimi, tafadhali?"

Source: "Little Women" original version

My daughter does, but I was very much a tomboy.

Mwanangu anafanya, lakini mimi ninakua mchele kwa makini.

Source: Celebrity Skincare Tips

Laura thought that Helen was too much of a tomboy.

Laura aliondoka Helen alikuwa mchele sana.

Source: who was series

I was a tomboy and I wasn't really like into makeup.

Ninakua mchele na sikuwa na maktaba ya mchele.

Source: Celebrity Skincare Tips

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