eiland oor Engels

eiland

Vertalings in die woordeboek Afrikaans - Engels

island

naamwoord

area of land completely surrounded by water

Daar is eilande in die see.
There are islands in the sea.

isle

naamwoord

A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.

Toe het die eiland nog sy eie koring geproduseer.
Back then the isle grew its own wheat.

Eiland

Vertalings in die woordeboek Afrikaans - Engels

island

verb noun

sub-continental land that is surrounded by water

Daar is eilande in die see.
There are islands in the sea.

Soortgelyke frases

Britse Eilande
British Isles

kanariese eilande
canary islands

eiland wight
isle of wight

Peter I-Eiland
Peter I Island

Prins-Edward-Eiland
Prince Edward Island

Comore-eilande
Comoros

Magdalene-eilande
Magdalen Islands

Stedelike hitte-eiland
urban heat island

Kanariese Eilande
Canary Islands

voorbeelde

Vrugte soos pynappels, avokado’s, papajas en nege piesangsoorte word op die eiland aangetref.
From the land come such fruits as pineapples, avocados, papayas, and nine varieties of bananas.

OP 28 Junie 1831 was daar ’n geweldige aardbewing aan die weskus van die Mediterreense eiland Sisilië.
ON June 28, 1831, a violent earthquake hit the west coast of the Mediterranean island of Sicily.

Die grootste eiland, Tongatapu, is ongeveer 2 000 kilometer noordoos van Auckland, Nieu-Seeland, geleë.
Its largest island, Tongatapu, is located about 1,250 miles [2,000 km] northeast of Auckland, New Zealand.

Op die eiland Borneo bou die mense wat as Ibans, of See-Dajaks, bekend staan gemeenskapshuise wat hulle weergawe van woonstelgeboue is.
On the island of Borneo, the people known as Ibans, or Sea Dayaks, build longhouses that are their version of apartment buildings.

Die Etruskers het gedy as gevolg van die ryk mineraalafsettings in gebiede onder hulle beheer, soos die ystermyne op die nabygeleë eiland Elba.
The Etruscans prospered from the rich mineral deposits in areas under their control, such as the iron mines on the nearby island of Elba.

Dit is in Australië, Myanma en Rodriguez, ’n eiland 5000 kilometer daarvandaan in die Indiese Oseaan, gehoor.
It was heard in Australia, Myanmar, and Rodrigues, an island 3,000 miles [5,000 km] away in the Indian Ocean.

Portman, ’n Britse offisier wat die eilande aan die einde van die vorige eeu bestuur het, het gesê: “By ons aankoms was die Jarawas ons goedgesind en het hulle ons ook nooit gepla nie, totdat ons hulle voortdurend begin treiter het deur die Andamanese van die kusgebied teen hulle aan te hits.
Portman, a British officer administering the islands at the end of the last century, remarked: “On our arrival the Jarawas were quiet and inoffensive towards us, nor did they ever disturb us, until we took to continuously molesting them by inciting the coastal Andamanese against them.

Maar op die Italiaanse eiland Sisilië is die antwoord voor die hand liggend: “Wanneer hulle rooi is!”
On the Italian island of Sicily, the obvious answer is, “When they are red!”

In April 2014 het die takkantoor in Kongo (Kinshasa) ’n roerende brief ontvang van ’n groep vissermanne wat woon op Ibinja-eiland in die Kivu-meer.
In April 2014, the branch office in Congo (Kinshasa) received a touching letter from a group of fishermen living on Ibinja Island on Lake Kivu.

Die natuurskoon van hierdie “geliefde Baltiese juweel” sal jou asem wegslaan: sy woude en graslande, skilderagtige kusdorpies, meer as 1 400 mere en oor die 1 500 eilande.
This “much-loved Baltic gem” will stun you with its scenic beauty: woods and meadows, picturesque coastal villages, more than 1,400 lakes, and over 1,500 islands.

Namate die see van mense al hoe groter word, sal die eilande van olifante beslis al hoe kleiner word.
As the sea of people grows larger, the islands of elephants are certain to become ever smaller.

Die meestervakmanne op hierdie geskiedkundige eiland maak wêreldbekende glas deur eeue oue tradisies te volg.
Following centuries-old traditions, the master craftsmen on this historic island produce world-renowned glass.

Dit is geleenthede waartydens hulle hulle waarlik kan verlustig in die betekenis van die woorde van Jesaja 42:10: “Sing tot eer van die HERE ’n nuwe lied, sy lof van die einde van die aarde af—julle wat op die see vaar, en alles wat daarin is, eilande en bewoners daarvan.”
These are occasions when they can truly savor the meaning of the words of Isaiah 42:10: “Sing to Jehovah a new song, his praise from the extremity of the earth, you men that are going down to the sea and to that which fills it, you islands and you inhabiting them.”

Daardie jare in Sendai het ons vir toewysings in die noordelikste eiland van Japan, Hokkaido, voorberei.
Those years in Sendai conditioned us for assignments on the northernmost island of Japan, Hokkaido.

Toe hy in 1873 na die eilande teruggekeer het, het hy die voltooide vertaling van die Nuwe Testament in Gilbertees saam met hom gebring.
When he returned to the islands in 1873, he brought with him the completed translation of the New Testament in Gilbertese.

Falkland Eilande (Malvinas) Name
Macedonian Denar

Terwyl ek in Griekeland gedien het, het ek onvergeetlike byeenkomste in Atene, Tessalonika en die eilande Rodos en Kreta bygewoon.
While serving in Greece, I was able to attend memorable conventions in Athens, Thessalonica, and the islands of Rhodes and Crete.

Ekologiese vandalisme, soos wat op die afgesonderde Peron-eilande, suidwes van Darwin, Australië, gepleeg is, is nog ’n euwel wat oorkom moet word voordat diere veilig kan wees—in of buite dieretuine.
Ecological vandalism, such as that perpetrated on the isolated Peron Islands, southwest of Darwin, Australia, is another evil to be conquered if animals are to be safe—inside or outside zoos.

“GEEN mens is ’n eiland nie”, het die 17de-eeuse digter John Donne geskryf.
“NO MAN is an island,” wrote 17th- century poet John Donne.

Hoe sal “elke berg en elke eiland” tydens die komende einde van hierdie stelsel van dinge uit hulle plekke verwyder word?
At the coming end of this system of things, how will “every mountain and every island” be removed from their places?

Naby die einde van sy lewe, gedurende die heerskappy van die Romeinse keiser Domitianus, is Johannes na die eiland Patmos verban “omdat [hy] oor God gepraat en van Jesus getuig het”.
Toward the end of his life, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domitian, John was exiled to the island of Patmos “for speaking about God and bearing witness to Jesus.”

16 ’n Unieke brug wat ’n eiland verander het
16 A Unique Bridge That Changed an Island

Trouens, soos baie Suidsee-eilande, bestaan dit net uit die boonste gedeeltes van groot berge onder die see.
In fact, like many Pacific islands, it is made up of just the tips of enormous underwater mountains.

Ons het ook saam met Norman op sy boot na Cerf-eiland gereis, waar Bertie in ’n boothuis Bybeltoesprake gehou het.
We also traveled with Norman in his boat to Cerf Island, where Bertie gave Bible talks in a boathouse.

In ’n ander gebied op die Madeira-eilande het ek die Bybel begin studeer saam met ’n dame wie se man ons nie goedgesind was nie.
In another area in the Madeira Islands, I started studying the Bible with a lady whose husband was not favorable toward us.