Dassie oor Engels

Dassie

Vertalings in die woordeboek Afrikaans - Engels

Sargo

hyrax

naamwoord

any species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea.

dassie

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Dassies
Hyraxes · hyrax

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Gemeenskapslewe—hoe voordelig is dit tog snags wanneer dassies koud kry!
Community living —what an advantage it is at night when dassies feel the cold!

Khwezi sien ’n goue dassie wat op ’n kussing van klein pers blommetjies sit en ’n lang stingel geel gras knibbel.
Khwezi saw a golden dassie sitting on a cushion of small purple flowers, eating a long piece of yellow grass.

Hoewel dassies ’n bietjie soos knaagdiere lyk, het hulle sekere kenmerke wat in werklikheid ’n “deurmekaarspul” is, volgens wetenskaplike Gerrie de Graaff.
Although dassies look somewhat like rodents, they have certain features that are actually “a mixture of everything,” according to scientist Gerrie de Graaff.

Sy sit vir Eli, Dassie, Konyn en Muis op haar bed.
She put Eli, Dassie, Rabbit and Mouse on her bed.

Later het sy besef dat die dassie haar pels met hierdie kloutjie glansend hou, sodat daar nooit ’n vlooi of ’n bosluis op haar gevind is nie.
Later she realized that with this claw, the dassie kept her fur sleek, so that neither flea nor tick was ever found on her.

Hierdie merkwaardige diertjies, wat ongeveer so groot soos ’n konyn is, word dassies, marmotte of klipdassies in verskillende Bybelvertalings genoem.—Spreuke 30:24-26.
These remarkable little fellows, about the size of a rabbit, are called conies, marmots, or rock badgers in different translations of the Bible. —Proverbs 30:24-26.

Die vyand is skaars raakgesien of die waarskuwing—’n skerp blaf van die dassie wat wag hou— word gegee en onmiddellik is die rotse leeg omdat al die dassies in die skeure en onder die rotse ingekruip het.
No sooner is the enemy spotted than the alarm is given —a sharp bark by the sentry dassie— and immediately the rocks are cleared, all dassies having dropped down into the crevices between and under the rocks.

Sy sit in die kombuis en drink tee saam met hul buurvrou, mev. Dassie.
She was sitting in the kitchen, drinking tea with Mrs Dassie from next door.

En dit was ook die geval met Joy Adamson se dassie.
And so it was with Joy Adamson’s dassie.

Dit is so lekker om, styf teen mekaar, al die koppe na buite, by ander dassies te kan lê.
It is so helpful to have fellow dassies to lie with, pressed tightly together, all facing outward.

In Japan bestaan die opvatting byvoorbeeld dat mense deur jakkalse, honde en dassies in besit geneem kan word.
In Japan, for example, the belief exists that humans can become possessed by foxes, dogs, and badgers.

As troeteldiere leer dassies dus “spontaan om die toilet te gebruik”, verduidelik Fourie.
So as pets, dassies “spontaneously learn to use the toilet,” explains Fourie.

Khwezi soek na die goue dassie, maar hy het verdwyn.
Khwezi looked for the golden dassie, but he had disappeared.

11 Dink aan ’n dier wat jy graag dophou, miskien ’n dassie of ’n haas (Deuteronomium 14:7; Psalm 104:18; Spreuke 30:26).
11 Think of an animal that you enjoy watching, maybe a rock badger or a rabbit.

Hy noem verskeie wilde diere by name, soos wilde-esels, leeus, steenbokke, dassies en die ooievaar.
He mentions various wild creatures by name, such as zebras, lions, mountain goats, rock badgers, and the stork.

• Waarom kan ons daarby baat vind om te let op miere, dassies, sprinkane en geitjies?
• Why can we benefit from noting ants, rock badgers, locusts, and gecko lizards?

Party klim sommer bo-op die groep totdat daar drie of vier lae dassies—tot 25 op ’n keer—is wat hulle hitte met mekaar deel!
Some may even pile on top of the huddled group until there are three or four layers of dassies —up to 25 at a time— sharing warmth with one another!

Amina drink een koppie en Eli, Dassie, Konyn en Muis ook, maar Dingetjie is baie dors en drink drie koppies.
Amina drank one cup and so did Eli, Dassie, Rabbit and Mouse, but Whatzit was very thirsty and drank three cups.

Die dassie, wat in groot getalle in Suidelike Afrika voorkom, kry sy naam van die Nederlands.
In southern Africa, where he is found in great numbers, he is known as rock dassie, a name derived from the Dutch word for “badger.”

Talle waarnemers het hulle al verwonder oor die manier waarop dassies teen ’n gladde, byna loodregte rotswand kan ophardloop.
Many an observer has marveled at the way dassies can dash up a smooth rock-face that is almost perpendicular.

[whatzit-2 fin]Amina vat vir Dingetjie terug na haar kamer toe en sit hom tussen Elien Dassie en oorkant Konyn en Muis.
[whatzit-2 fin]Amina took Whatzit back to her room and propped him up between Eliand Dassie and opposite Rabbit and Mouse.

“Ek is,” sê die dassie.
“I am,” said the dassie.

Dassies wat self baie soos rotse lyk en in die skitterende Afrika-son sit en bak, is ’n algemene gesig in rotsagtige gebiede.
A common sight in rocky areas is dassies, looking very much like rocks themselves, basking in the brilliant African sunshine.

Diertjies soos muise, waterrotte, konyne, dassies en jakkalse vind skuiling tussen die wortels.
Small animals such as mice, voles, rabbits, badgers, and foxes find shelter among the roots.

Dit is baie aanloklik vir die witkruis-arend wat baie lief is vir dassies.
Very tempting that is for the black eagle, who has a special fondness for dassies.