unsuccessful

[US]/ʌnsək'sesfʊl/
[UK]/ˌʌnsək'sɛsfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. isiyofanikisha matokeo yanayotakikana; isiyokuwa na mafanikio.

Phrases & Collocations

unsuccessful attempt

jaribio lisilofua

Example Sentences

an unsuccessful business venture.

jaribio lisilofua la biashara.

an unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament.

jaribio lisilofua na kuingia Bunge.

He made an unsuccessful attempt to stop the thief.

Alifanya jaribio lisilofua kuacha mfuja.

Unsuccessful in mathematics, the student turned to biology.

Bila mafanikio katika hesabu, mwanafunzi aligeuka na kuelekea kwenye sayansi ya kuwa hai.

The problem merely ramified after the unsuccessful meeting.

Tatizo liliongezeka tu baada ya mkutano usiofanikiwa.

I went into the job with my eyes open—everyone knows what happens to an unsuccessful manager.

Niliingia kazini kwa macho wazi - kila mtu anajua kinachotokea kwa meneja asiyefanikiwa.

They all looked tired and fretful after several unsuccessful trials.

Wote walionekana kuchoka na wasiwasi baada ya majaribio kadhaa yasiyofua.

All her attempts to find a better job were unsuccessful; it seemed that the dice were loaded against her.

Jaribio lake lote la kupata kazi bora lilishindikana; ilionekana kwamba soka ilikuwa imeundwa dhidi ya yeye.

In 2003, Turkey refused to accept the ship for shipbreaking, and in addition, a German ship broker was unsuccessful in his attempt to remove visible asbestos from ship in Italy when costs skyrocketed.

Mnamo 2003, Uturuki ilikataa kukubali meli kwa ajili ya upekeaji wa meli, na zaidi, mtoa huduma wa meli Mjerumani hakuweza kufanikiwa katika jaribio lake kuondoa asbestos iliyoonekana kutoka meli nchini Italia wakati gharama ziliongezeka.

Real-world Examples

To their fury, they had been unsuccessful.

Kwa hasara yao, hawakuwa na mafanikio.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

So overall, was the journey unsuccessful?

Kwa ujumla, je, safari ilikuwa ya kianguko?

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

And so far, people have been unsuccessful in exterminating them long term.

Na hadi sasa, watu wamekuwa bila mafanikio katika kuondoa kabisa kabisa muda mrefu.

Source: CNN Selected March 2016 Collection

This was all unsuccessful, so he tried personal insults.

Hii yote ilikuwa ya kianguko, kwa hivyo alijaribu hofu za kibinaadamu.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

There were three unsuccessful votes to find a replacement.

Kulikuwa na kura tatu za kianguko ili kupata badala.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Workers say negotiations have been unsuccessful as unions claim.

Wafanyakazi wanasema mazungumzo yamekuwa ya kianguko kama vile vikosi vinavyodai.

Source: AP Listening Collection April 2016

I think he would have seen himself as unsuccessful.

Nadhani angejiona kama mtu bila mafanikio.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2023 Compilation

The book looked like a list of unsuccessful experiments.

Kitabu kilionekana kama orodha ya majaribio ya kianguko.

Source: Transformed into a Monster Doctor: Selected Works

Needless to say, the doctors were unsuccessful in helping him.

Basi, ni wazi, madaktari hawakuwa na mafanikio katika kumsaidia.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

So things that are hit or miss are often unsuccessful.

Kwa hiyo, vitu ambavyo ni hit au miss mara nyingi huanguka.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

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