unlike

[US]/ʌn'laɪk/
[UK]/'ʌn'laɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

prep. tofuta usichukue mtu au kitu; tofauti na mtu au kitu
adj. tofauti, kinyingi, sio sawa.

Example Sentences

It's unlike him not to call.

Hakuwa na kawaida kumkosea simu.

unlike Elena he was not superstitious.

Tofauti na Elena, hakuwa na imani za ulimwengu wasiojulikana.

The two men are unlike in disposition.

Mwanaume huyo wawili hawana ufanano katika hali zao.

a large house not unlike Mr Shah's.

Nyumba kubwa ambayo haikuwa tofauti na nyumba ya Bwana Shah.

She's very unlike her mother.

Yeye ni tofauti sana na mama yake.

they were unlike anything ever seen before.

Walikuwa tofauti na chochote kilichoonevwa hapo awali.

he sounded irritable, which was unlike him.

Sauti yake ilionekana kuwa na hasira, ambayo ilikuwa ni jambo lisilotokana naye.

he was very unlike to any other man.

Hakuwa kama mwanaume mwingine wowote.

She's unlike the rest of her family.

Yeye ni tofauti na wengine wa familia yake.

a place unto itself, quite unlike its surroundings.

Mahali peke yake, tofauti kabisa na mazingira yake.

It's unlike him to be late; he's usually on time.

Hakuwa na kawaida kuchelewa; yeye kwa kawaida anakuja wakati.

The Swiss economy is a case apart;unlike any other.

Uchumi wa Uswizi ni kesi tofauti; tofauti na yoyote ile.

Unlike some birds, it does not dive vertically.

Tofauti na ndege zingine, haizidi kwa usalama.

they seemed utterly unlike, despite being twins.

Walionekana tofauti kabisa, licha ya kuwa mapacha.

Sagacity , unlike cleverness, usually increases with age.

Hekima, tofauti na ubunifu, kwa kawaida huongezeka na umri.

Unlike a leaf, a cladode has buds on its surface.

Tofauti na majani, cladode ina moyo kwenye uso wake.

In Argentina,greetings are usually effusive with plenty of hugging and kissing, not unlike the French faire la bise.

Nchini Argentina, salamu kawaida huonyesha hisia nyingi na kupiga na kucoomesha, sio tofauti na Ufaransa 'faire la bise'.

Single cancellous osteomas, unlike exostosis, are a relatively rare lesion in the external auditory canal.

Osteomas moja ya cancellous, tofauti na exostosis, ni ugonjwa wa nadra katika njia ya masikio ya nje.

748 Unlike her sistern Jane doesn't have lots of time to spend buying dresses.

748 Tofauti na dada yake Jane hachukui muda mwingi kununua nguo.

Real-world Examples

That person is so completely unlike me.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

And unlike some neighbours, they actually play together quite nicely.

Source: Travel around the world

Quite simply, it's unlike any other mountain resort in America.

Source: Travel around the world

Two dates in one day? That's so unlike you.

Source: Friends Season 3

Rawula follows certain ironclad rules, not unlike the spiders.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

It'll be you, but it'll be completely unlike you.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

It was not unlike carving the words into my very skin.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

The " attitude has been totally unlike anything I have ever seen."

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

She was entirely unlike any other white woman I had ever seen.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

This fruit is not unlike a cherry, and is very good to eat.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

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