unfair

[US]/ʌn'feə/
[UK]/'ʌn'fɛr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. isio haki, isiyo sawa
Word Forms
Superlativeunfairest

Phrases & Collocations

unfair competition

ushindani wa hakiakani

unfair treatment

tendo la kutokutunza haki

unfair advantage

faida ya hakiakani

unfair dismissal

kutolewa kazi kwa uonevu

unfair price

bei isiyo haki

Example Sentences

an unfair call by an umpire.

wito usio wa haki na mwamuzi.

The referee made an unfair decision.

Makamu hakifanya uamisho wa haki.

The unfair trial was a mockery of justice.

Jaribio lisilofaa lilikuwa udhalimu wa haki.

he was sent off for unfair play.

Alifukuzwa kwa kucheza kwa ubaguzi.

it was so unfair of the manager to refuse.

Ilikuwa ni ubaguzi sana kwa meneja kukataa.

It's unfair to devalue anyone's work unjustly.

Ni ubaguzi kutoa thamani kwa kazi ya mtu yeyote kwa njia ya kikatili.

I thought the decision was grossly unfair.

Nilikufikiria uamisho ulikuwa ubaguzi sana.

They recounted umpteen tales of unfair treatment.

Walirudia hadithi nyingi za matibabu ya ubaguzi.

foisted unfair provisions into the contract.

Iliweka upokea ubaguzi katika mkataba.

a review containing unfair censures of a new film

hakiki inayojumuisha hukumu za ubaguzi za filamu mpya.

Opposition by colonists to unfair taxation by the British was a precursor of the Revolution.

Upinzani wa wakoloni kwa ulinzi wa ubaguzi na Waberiti ulikuwa mbele ya Mapinduzi.

an unfair, broad-brush indictment of all public officials.

Ufungamano wa ubaguzi, wa aina pana, wa maafisa wote wa umma.

He clamoured against the unfair treatment.

Alishangilia dhidi ya matibabu ya ubaguzi.

commission overrides give established carriers an unfair advantage.

Ulinzi wa tume hutoa faida ya ubaguzi kwa wasafirishaji waliotunika.

you're unfair to criticize like that, she's never done you any harm.

Ubaguzi kukuza sana, hajakudhuru.

He accused his teacher of unfair marking.

Alimkashama mwalimu wake kwa kuashiria kwa ubaguzi.

It is unfair to ask doctors to play God and end someone’s life.

Ni ubaguzi kuwatoa madaktari kucheza Mungu na kumaliza maisha ya mtu.

Real-world Examples

The division seems rather unfair, I remarked.

Mgawajio inaonekana kuwa haifai sana, nilituamko.

Source: The Sign of the Four

Life will have terrible blows, horrible blows, unfair blows.

Maisha yataelea mapigo mabaya, mapigo ya kutisha, mapigo yasiyo wa haki.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

That is completely untrue and completely unfair.

Hiyo ni uongo kabisa na haifai kabisa.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

Hey, this is so unfair! -Monica: Oh, why is it unfair?

Hey, hili ni baya sana! -Monica: Oh, kwa nini ni cha kupoteza?

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

Oh, you never deal with unfair criticism.

Oh, hukutana kamwe na ukosoaji usio wa haki.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

It was unfair then, it's worse now.

Hapo awali ilikuwa haifai, sasa ni mbaya zaidi.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

Hypocrisy leads to unfair trade, and unfair trade leads to inequality.

Ujigamba husababisha biashara isiyo wa haki, na biashara isiyo wa haki husababisha ukosefu wa usawa.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

The opposition says the election was unfair.

Upinzani unasema uchaguzi ulikuwa haifai.

Source: BBC World Headlines

Indigenous groups say the bill is unfair.

Makundi ya asili wanadai kuwa sharia haifai.

Source: BBC Listening of the Month

She says those pricing practices are unfair.

Yeye anadai kuwa mazoea ya bei hayatoshi.

Source: VOA Standard May 2013 Collection

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