whale

[US]/weɪl/
[UK]/weɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kubeba kwa mafua ya moyo; kushindwa kwa mafua
vi. kushuka miguu
n. mwenye moyo mkuu wa bahari; kipenzi kikubwa.
Word Forms
Present Participlewhaling
Pluralwhales
Past Tensewhaled
Past Participlewhaled
Third Person Singularwhales

Phrases & Collocations

giant whale

mwenye mizigo kubwa

humpback whale

mwenye mchwa mkuu

blue whale

pangani mpya

sperm whale

mwenye mizigo ya mizigo

killer whale

mkuku mwenye mshale

whale watching

kutazama mwenye mizigo

whale conservation

uhamiaji wa mwenye mizigo

white whale

mwenye mizigo mshangao

whale meat

moyo wa mwenye mizigo

right whale

mwenye mizigo ya kuche

whale shark

shark ya mawe mwere

beaked whale

mizizi mwenye mchele

Example Sentences

a whale of a story.

kisahia kubwa sana.

the upstroke of the whale's tail.

mipango ya miguu ya mamba.

The whale is rich in blubber.

Nyang'ombe tajiri kwa nyama ya blubber.

waiting for the whale to breach.

tunepotea kwa mwenye mpira kumwenga.

They had a whale of a time at the funfair.

Wao walikuwa wanaamini kubwa sana katika michezo ya miguu.

you've been doing a whale of a job.

umechuma kazi kubwa sana.

a whale stranded on the shore

moyo la mizigo uliofungwa kwenye mti.

The whale is the largest mammal in creation.

mizizi ni mamalia kubwa zaidi kwa mizani.

The poet whaled away at the critics.

Mpoeti alimwita mazungu.

Whales belong among the mammals.

Mambo hujui kwa mizigo.

whales ingesting krill.

nyangumi zikimeza krill.

the islanders clubbed whales to death.

Wanasimba walipiga balela kwa mpira.

whales enmeshed in drift nets.

miguu ya miguu yaliyotana na mshwari wa miguu.

a sperm whale cannot see directly fore and aft.

mnyama wa sperm hauwezi kusoma kwa maelekezo ya maelekezo na maelekezo.

whales use their own inbuilt sonar system to navigate.

mambo huziwa kwa mizigo yao ya mizigo ya kuchangia.

Dad came upstairs and whaled me.

Baba alitoka juu na kunipiga.

The whale thrashed the water with its tail.

mwenye mpira amewasha mizigo kwa miguu yake.

They whaled their rivals 20 to 0.

Waliwapiga wapinzani wao 20 kwa 0.

Real-world Examples

That's how you devour a whale, Doug.

Hii ni jinsi unghusha mnyama, Doug.

Source: House of Cards

Look. The other card is a whale.

Tazama. Panya ya pili ni mnyama.

Source: People's Education Press PEP Primary School English Grade 6 Volume 2

And after that, Japan just kept on whaling and selling whale meat.

Na baada ya hivyo, Japan ilitua mnyama na kuvaa nyama ya mnyama.

Source: NPR News January 2019 Compilation

And there is two whales right there.

Na kuna mnyama mbili huko.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

Scientists have been studying these whales for many years.

Wafanyakama waliuza mnyama hawa kwa muda mrefu.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

So it's a particular type of musical lilting whale.

Hii ni aina ya mnyama ya muziki.

Source: Connection Magazine

Remember, it's a whale, so that's all right.

Tafakari, ni mnyama, hivyo ni thelathi.

Source: CNN Selected June 2015 Collection

Or even the mighty blue whale.

Au mnyama mkuu wa mnyama mwa mizani.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Dorothy takes out a magic bike for the big white whale.

Dorothy anakupa motocycle ya jinsi ya kifuniko kwa mnyama mkuu mwa mizani.

Source: BlackCat (Beginner) Audiobook

I can see Philip's toy whale and its white tail.

Nimeona mnyama wa Philip na kichwa chake cha mizani.

Source: Shanghai Education Edition Oxford Primary English (Starting from Grade 3) Grade 4 Second Semester

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