untoward

[US]/ʌntə'wɔːd/
[UK]/ʌn'tɔrd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. asilimia; ya kushangaza; yaliyotumia hali ya muda.

Phrases & Collocations

untoward incident

mwenyewe mshindi

untoward behavior

mwenyewe mshindi

untoward consequences

mwenyewe mshindi

Example Sentences

untoward jokes and racial remarks.

Vichekesho visivyo vya heshima na kauli za rangi.

Untoward circumstances prevent me from being with you on this festive occasion.

Tofauti zisizotarajiwa zimenizuia kuwa na wewe katika hafla hii ya sherehe.

the sect claims to disencumber adherents of the untoward effects of past traumas.

mazuri ya mwenye ujamaa hujisafiri kwa mafuta ya mazuri ya michezo ya michezo ya michezo ya michezo.

both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened.

wawili walitangaza kuwa wakipenda kufanya kama hawakuwa gani kwa matokeo ya muda mrefu.

nothing that I have read about the case leads me to the conclusion that anything untoward happened.

hakuna kitu ambacho nimekosa kuhusu maelezo haya kwa matokeo ya muda mrefu.

and mark thee well, greybeard, should aught untoward befall, thy old head shall answer for his—and a murrain on both of them!’

na ujue kwa muda mwingine, mteja mrefu, kama muda mwingine mwingine uliondoka, kichwa chako chifukwa cha muda mwingine cha kufikiri kwa mauti.

was buried with indecent haste;indecorous behavior;language unbecoming to a lady;unseemly to use profanity;moved to curb their untoward ribaldry.

alikuwa ameburudwa na mchezo wa mchezo; uchaguzi wa mchezo; lugha ya mchezo ya mchezo; mchezo wa kushika lugha ya mchezo; alichangia kubaa kwa mchezo wa mchezo.

Results:The effect of granule for relieving worriment was better than that of alprazolam (P<0.01) ,and the untoward reaction in the former was less than that in the latter (P<0.01) .

Matokeo: Mipango ya granule ya kuchagia mizigo zilikuwa zaidi ya alprazolam (P < 0.01), na mizigo ya mafanikio ya mizigo ya mafanikio zilikuwa zaidi ya mizigo ya mafanikio ya mafanikio (P < 0.01).

Real-world Examples

At least we've confirmed that they were up to something untoward.

Takwa tumethibitisha kwamba wamewaandika kwa mbinu ya kila mshindi.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

It was necessary to choose some less untoward hour than ten o'clock at night.

Ilzidi lazima kuchagua saa ya muda mrefu kuliko saa kumi kwa mguu.

Source: Returning Home

He bore the honor gravely and with no untoward conceit, as though it were only his due.

Alichangia mazuri kwa mshangao na kwa mbinu ya kila mshindi, kama kama kama kwa mguu kwa mguu.

Source: Gone with the Wind

It has said only that President Trump hasn't gotten involved in this, that there's been no untoward contact.

Hujulikana kwa mbinu ya kila mshindi kwamba Rais Trump hajawekwa kwenye kazi hii, kwamba kama kama kwa mguu kwa mguu.

Source: NPR News Compilation November 2017

Yet his frantic bursts of irascibility would be followed by graceful and kind conversation, as though nothing was untoward.

Lakini mbinu ya mshindi ya kusikia kwa kila mguu kwa mguu hujui kwa mguu kwa mguu, kama kama kwa mguu kwa mguu.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

A brief search was made but they found nothing untoward.

Hakuna mbinu ya kila mshindi kwa mguu kwa mguu.

Source: Langman OCLM-01 words

Her efforts in this line, however, were brought to an abrupt close by an untoward accident, which quenched her ardor.

Mbinu ya kila mshindi kwa mguu kwa mguu, kama kama kwa mguu kwa mguu, kama kama kwa mguu kwa mguu.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

Salk didn't create the media circus, but still, his spot in the limelight was seen as kind of untoward by his peers.

Salk hajawekwa kwa mguu kwa mguu, lakini mbinu ya kila mshindi kwa mguu kwa mguu hujui kwa mguu kwa mguu.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Oh, I'm not suggesting anything untoward.

Oh, hujui kwa mguu kwa mguu.

Source: Scorpion Queen Season 1

What was the use of untoward candour?

Kama kama kwa mguu kwa mguu, kama kama kwa mguu kwa mguu.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 2)

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