umaliziaji
oo-mah-lee-zee-AH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliumaliziajioo-mah-lee-zee-AH-jee
Englishfinishing (in scoring); completion
Frenchfinition (devant le but) ; achèvement
Meaning
The act of finishing something off: in football the skill of turning chances into goals, and in building or other work the final stage that completes it.
Good to know
U class noun with no plural, from kumalizia, to finish off. Tatizo la umaliziaji is a team’s problem with finishing; umaliziaji wa jengo is the finishing of a building.
Examples
- Kocha analalamikia umaliziaji mbovu wa washambuliaji wake.The coach is complaining about his strikers’ poor finishing.
- Umaliziaji wa barabara hiyo umechelewa.The completion of that road has been delayed.
- Timu ilifanya mazoezi ya umaliziaji jana.The team practiced finishing yesterday.
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