bird oor Afrikaans

bird

/bɜː(r)d/, /bɜːdz/, /bɜjd/, /bɜːd/ werkwoord, naamwoord

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

voël

naamwoord

animal

In the park birds are singing all around.
Die voëls sing rondom die parkie.

vliegtuig

naamwoord

A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings that obtains lift by the Bernoulli effect and is used for transportation.

Voël

class of tetrapods

In the park birds are singing all around.
Die voëls sing rondom die parkie.

Bird

eienaam

A surname.

Soortgelyke frases

Black bird-berry
Swartvoëlbessie

secretary bird
Sekretarisvoël · sekretarisvoël

bird of prey
Roofvoël

hunting-bird, mammal
roofdier

modern birds
Moderne voëls

go-away bird
kwêvoël

bird migration
Migrasie van voëls

Birds
Voël

voorbeelde

For instance, there are fossils of various types of flying creatures —birds, bats, extinct pterodactyls.
Daar is byvoorbeeld fossiele van verskeie soorte vlieënde skepsele—voëls, vlermuise, uitgestorwe pterodaktilusse.

Not only does this insulate the bird against extreme cold but it also enables it to move two or three times faster than it otherwise could.
Dit beskerm nie net die voël teen uiterste koue nie, maar dit stel hom ook in staat om twee of drie keer vinniger te beweeg as wat hy andersins sou kon.

This big, brown-and-white speckled bird has been called the crying bird because it sounds like a grief-stricken human wailing in despair.
Hierdie groot voël met sy bruin en wit spikkels is al die huilende voël genoem omdat hy soos ’n bedroefde mens klink wat wanhopig huil.

Then he called attention to the birds of heaven and said: “They do not sow seed or reap or gather into storehouses; still your heavenly Father feeds them.”
Toe het hy die aandag op die voëls van die hemel gevestig en gesê: “Hulle saai nie saad nie en hulle maai nie en hulle maak nie in voorraadskure bymekaar nie; nogtans voed julle hemelse Vader hulle.”

Perhaps such birds were worthless in the eyes of men, but how did the Creator view them?
Hierdie voëls was miskien in die oë van mense niks werd nie, maar hoe het die Skepper hulle beskou?

In fact, some birds can carry human diseases, such as encephalitis and Lyme disease, so data on the birds’ biology and habits can also be useful in protecting our health.
Trouens, sommige voëls kan draers van menslike siektes soos breinontsteking en Lyme-siekte wees; dus kan gegewens oor die voëls se biologie en gewoontes ook nuttig wees om ons gesondheid te beskerm.

I remember his telling me about the honey badger and a clever little bird, the greater honey guide, which is believed to lead animals to beehives.”
Ek onthou dat hy my van die ratel en ’n slim voëltjie, die grootheuningwyser, vertel het wat diere glo na byeneste lei.”

The bird fell to the ground.
Die voël het grond toe getuimel.

As you follow the bird, it keeps just ahead of you.
Terwyl jy die voël volg, bly hy net ’n entjie voor jou.

No wonder it was chosen as the national bird of neighboring Uganda!
Geen wonder dat hy gekies is as aangrensende Uganda se nasionale voël nie!

“The blackpoll warbler [Dendroica striata], a dynamo whose traveling prowess is virtually unrivaled among North America’s land birds.”
“Die Nieu-Engelandse sangvoël [Dendroica striata], ’n onvermoeibare voëltjie wie se vlugvermoë feitlik ongeëwenaard is onder Noord-Amerikaanse landvoëls” (Book of North American Birds).

Twitchers, avid watchers who vie to record sightings of rare birds, can identify up to 320.
Ywerige voëlkykers, wat meeding om seldsame voëls op te teken, kan tot 320 identifiseer.

Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador) preserves a region of Andean cloud forest that harbors a huge variety of fauna and flora —over 600 different birds and some 4,000 species of plants.
Podocarpus- Nasionale Park (Ecuador) bewaar ’n gebied van die Andes-wolkwoud wat die tuiste is van ’n groot verskeidenheid fauna en flora—meer as 600 verskillende voëls en sowat 4 000 plantsoorte.

The tropic bird, the masked booby, the brown booby, the magnificent frigate bird, and the sooty tern all have breeding colonies on Abrolhos.
Die pylstertseevoël, die brilmalgas, die bruinmalgas, die pragtige roofduiker en die roetsterretjie het almal broeikolonies op Abrolhos.

Brown tree snakes have almost exterminated the forest birds in Guam
Bruin boomslange het die woudvoëls in Guam byna uitgewis

Experts estimate that of the vertebrates native to Germany, “40 percent of all mammals, 75 percent of reptiles, 58 percent of amphibians, 64 percent of freshwater fishes, and 39 percent of birds are endangered species,” reports the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Volgens die Süddeutsche Zeitung raam deskundiges dat van die gewerwelde diere wat inheems aan Duitsland is “40 persent van alle soogdiere, 75 persent reptiele, 58 persent amfibieë, 64 persent varswatervisse en 39 persent voëls bedreigde spesies is”.

Truly, it can be said that these “birds of a feather” add their voice to the “winged birds” that praise the name of Jehovah. —Psalm 148:10, 13.
Daar kan waarlik gesê word dat hierdie “voëls van eenderse vere” Jehovah se naam saam met die ander “gevleuelde voëls” loof.—Psalm 148:10, 13.

“The dull birds were much less attractive to members of the opposite sex,” reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
“Die vaal voëls was minder aantreklik vir lede van die ander geslag”, berig The Sydney Morning Herald.

Though a net fence separates these birds from other animals, their area is large enough for them to run about freely.
Hoewel ’n net hierdie voëls van die ander diere afskei, het hulle genoeg ruimte om vryelik rond te hardloop.

The Bird’s Record
Die voël se verlede

14. (a) How extensive will the slaughter be at that time, and how will the birds and the beasts share in the benefits of Jehovah’s victory?
14. (a) Hoe omvattend sal die slagting dan wees, en hoe sal die voëls en die diere ook baat vind by Jehovah se oorwinning?

The bird is in the sky.
Die voël is in die hemel.

Pollen gets deposited on the feathers of the birds’ forehead and breast.
Stuifmeel sit aan die vere van die voëls se voorkop en bors vas.

We pass a half-submerged tree adorned with some of these birds.
Ons vaar verby ’n boom wat halfpad onder die water is en waarop van hierdie voëls sit.

Our ears sense it as we listen to the sound of a waterfall, the songs of birds, and the voices of dear ones.
Ons ore neem dit waar wanneer ons na die geluid van ’n waterval, die sang van voëls en die stemme van dierbares luister.