A white lie ni uongo unaoonekana mdogo, unaosemwa kwa nia ya kuwa na adabu au kutomuumiza mtu. Mtu anaweza kusifu zawadi asiyoipenda au kusema chakula kilikuwa kitamu ili asimvunje moyo mwenzake kwa jambo dogo. Jina linaonyesha jinsi uongo huo unavyochukuliwa na nia yake; halihakikishi kwamba hauwezi kuleta madhara. Msemo unafaa katika mazungumzo na insha ya IELTS kuhusu uaminifu.
Ungesema a white lie katika hali gani?
Tunga sentensi; tutakagua kama msemo unafaa katika hali hiyo na kupendekeza marekebisho.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
tell (someone) a white lie; a white lie + about + something; it's (just) a white lie
- I told my aunt a white lie and said I loved the scarf she had knitted for me.
- The hotel owner asked if we'd slept well, and we told a white lie to avoid upsetting her.
- Is it ever acceptable to tell a white lie to protect someone's feelings?
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaI told my boss a lie for salvation and said his new logo looked great.
Baada ya marekebishoI told my boss a white lie and said his new logo looked great.
A lie for salvation si msemo wa kawaida wa Kiingereza na maana inayokusudiwa haitakuwa wazi: salvation huhusishwa zaidi na wokovu wa roho. Kwa uongo mdogo unaosemwa kwa nia ya kuwa na adabu, Kiingereza hutumia a white lie. Msemo huo umebadilisha muundo usiofaa.
A white lie kwa kawaida huchukuliwa kuwa jambo dogo linalosemwa kwa nia njema. Kwa uongo mzito, kwa mfano kuficha habari mbaya ili kumlinda mtu, white lie inaweza kufanya jambo lionekane dogo kupita kiasi. Lie to protect someone inaeleza nia hiyo vizuri zaidi: She lied to protect her brother.
Zamu yako
When my grandmother asked about her cake, I ___ a white lie and said it was the best I'd ever tasted.
Onyesha jibu
told — Kwa Kiingereza unasema tell a lie, na muundo huo huo hutumika katika tell a white lie. Say hutumika kuripoti maneno yaliyosemwa, kama sehemu ya pili ya sentensi: said it was the best I'd ever tasted. Kwa hiyo said a white lie haifai hapa.
Fikiria wakati uliposema uongo ili kuwa na adabu. Andika ulimwambia nani na ulisema nini hasa.
I told my neighbour a white lie and said her loud music didn't bother me at all.
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Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.