Hustle definition in English

Here are the meanings of the word hustle in English:

• To proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
• To push or force one’s way; jostle or shove.
• To obtain illicitly or by forceful action.

Hustle in Swahili

Hustle in Swahili is translated depending on the above definitions:

• Hustle (working energetically) is translated as: uchumiaji, pambana, kumbana, kabili, menyana , kujishughulisha, kujitahidi or pirikana.
• Hustle (push or force) is translated as: pambana, kupambana, kabili or menyana.
• Hustle (obtaining illicitly) is translated as: laghai, danganya, tapeli or fifiliza.

Examples of hustle in Swahili in sentences

• Linda alilaghai pesa kutoka kwa wanaume aliokutana nao. (Linda hustled money from men she met.)
• Alidanganya kujitoa kwa shida. (He hustled his way out.)
• Ninapenda harakati na kelele ya soko. (I love the hustle and bustle of the marketplace.)
• Jenny alikuwa amechoka na shughuli wa maisha ya jiji. (Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.)
• Lazima ukabiliane zaidi ikiwa unataka kumaliza hiyo. (You have to hustle further if you want to finish it.)
• Tunatarajiwa kuchumia na kupambana kwa ajili ya tunachotaka. (We’re expected to hustle and fight for what we want.)
• Alisema alilazimika kuchumia ili kusaidia familia yake. (He said he had to hustle to support his family.)
• Utalazimika kumenyana ikiwa utataka kufika nyumbani kwa chakula cha jioni. (You’ll have to hustle if you’re to get home for supper.)
• Tunahitaji kujitahidi ikiwa tunataka kupata ndege hii. (We need to hustle if we’re going to make this flight.)
• Nilikuwa nimechoka na shughuli za mji. (I was tired of the hustle and bustle of the town.)
• Lakini alipata wakati pia wa kuopambana kwa niaba ya watoto wenye ulemavu. (But he found time as well to hustle on behalf of handicapped children.)
• Williams analeta roho na kujitahidi kwingi kwa timu. (Williams brings a lot of spirit and hustle to the team.)
• Timu ina vipaji vingi lakini haijitahidi. (The team has a lot of talent but no hustle.)
• Vitu vinaweza kuja kwa wale wanaosubiri, lakini ni vitu vilivyosalia na wale wanaopambana. (Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.)