jalada
jah-LAH-dah
How to say it
Swahilijaladajah-LAH-dah
Englishfile, case file; cover (of a book)
Frenchdossier; couverture (d’un livre)
Meaning
A folder of papers kept on one matter, above all the file of a court case or police investigation; also the cover of a book or magazine.
Good to know
Ji/ma noun: jalada la kesi, a case file; plural majalada. Polisi wamepeleka jalada kwa mwanasheria means the police sent the file to the prosecutor.
Examples
- Polisi wamekamilisha jalada la uchunguzi wa ajali hiyo.The police have completed the investigation file on that accident.
- Majalada ya kesi nyingi bado yako ofisini kwa hakimu.The files of many cases are still in the magistrate’s office.
- Jalada la kitabu hiki lina picha ya mlima.The cover of this book has a picture of a mountain.
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