ivory oor Afrikaans

ivory

/ˈaɪvəri/ adjektief, naamwoord

(uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

ivoor

naamwoord

material

Puppets and geometric shapes of ivory made to fit together were the toys of Roman children.
Romeinse kinders het gespeel met handpoppe en geometriese voorwerpe van ivoor wat gemaak is om inmekaar te pas.

Ivoor

material derived from the tusks and teeth of animals

Puppets and geometric shapes of ivory made to fit together were the toys of Roman children.
Romeinse kinders het gespeel met handpoppe en geometriese voorwerpe van ivoor wat gemaak is om inmekaar te pas.

Ivory

eienaam

A male or female given name

Soortgelyke frases

Ivory Coast
Ivoorkus

Ivory Coast
Ivoorkus

voorbeelde

The ivories are considered as products of Phoenician art, and they were probably used as inlays in the palace furniture of the Israelite kings.
Die ivoorplakette word beskou as produkte van Feniciese kuns, en hulle is waarskynlik gebruik as insetsels in die paleismeubels van die Israelitiese konings.

Like a torrent it will sweep them into exile beyond Damascus, and the ivory-decked houses of their sprawling feasts will be turned to rubble and debris.
Soos ’n stroom sal dit hulle tot anderkant Damaskus in ballingskap voer, en die ivoorversierde huise waarin hulle hulle oordadige feeste hou, sal tot puin en splinters gemaak word.

Leopard pelts, elephant ivory, tiger bones, rhino horns, and turtles are among currently banned commodities.
Luiperdvelle, olifanttande, tierbeendere, renosterhorings en waterskilpaaie is onder die artikels waarop daar tans ’n verbod is.

While some African nations argue that an easing of the ivory ban will help elephant conservation, others passionately believe that a total trade ban is the only measure that will prevent a renewed poaching frenzy.
Hoewel sommige Afrikavolke aanvoer dat ’n verslapping van die ivoorverbod die bewaring van olifante sal bevorder, glo ander vas dat ’n totale verbod die enigste manier is om ’n hernieude vlaag van wilddiefstal te verhoed.

The Assyrians would snatch them from their splendid ivory couches and drag them off into captivity.
Die Assiriërs sou hulle van hulle pragtige ivoorslaapbanke afruk en hulle in gevangenskap wegvoer.

Vegetable Ivory
Plante-ivoor

Part of the ivory was broken off in ancient times, so a few letters are missing or only partially present.
’n Deel van die ivoor het in antieke tye afgebreek, en daarom is ’n paar letters weg of net gedeeltelik sigbaar.

He stands before the mighty king Ahab, perhaps right in his vast palace, with its fabled house of ivory, its rich and exotic decorations and imposing idols.
Nou staan hy voor die magtige koning Agab, moontlik daar in sy ontsaglike paleis met sy beroemde ivoorhuis, sy ryk en eksotiese versiersels en indrukwekkende afgode.

The decision, which followed bitter debate, allows three nations in southern Africa—Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe—conditionally to sell ivory to one country, Japan.
Die besluit, wat ná hewige debatvoering gevolg het, laat drie lande in suidelike Afrika—Botswana, Namibië en Zimbabwe—toe om ivoor voorwaardelik aan een land, Japan, te verkoop.

The use of vegetable ivory is not new but goes back over 100 years.
Die gebruik van plante-ivoor is nie nuut nie, maar kan meer as 100 jaar teruggevoer word.

Interestingly, though the elephants’ ivory tusks continue growing throughout life, they tend to become worn down to stubs —the price paid for the doses of salt.
Dit is interessant dat, hoewel die olifante se ivoortande hulle lewe lank aanhou groei, hulle geneig is om af te slyt tot stompies—die prys wat hulle betaal vir die hoeveelheid sout wat hulle inneem.

Might marketing systems provide loopholes through which poached ivory can enter the legal trade?
Sal bemarkingstelsels dalk skuiwergate voorsien sodat onwettige ivoor die wettige handelsmark kan binnedring?

About the year 1913, Harris left Liberia for the Ivory Coast and began preaching.
Omstreeks 1913 het Harris Liberië verlaat en in die Ivoorkus begin preek.

Only the rich Ashanti, who controlled the flow of gold, ivory, and slaves to the sailing ships waiting at the coast, had the means to obtain it.
Net die ryk Asjanti wat in beheer was van die hoeveelheid goud, ivoor en slawe wat op die seilskepe langs die kaai gelaai is, het die middele gehad om dit te bekom.

(1 Thessalonians 2:13; Acts 19:18-20) More than 2,000 others in the Ivory Coast are working with these young men in helping people to gain freedom from religious captivity.
Meer as 2 000 ander in die Ivoorkus werk saam met hierdie jong mans om mense te help om van godsdiensgevangenskap bevry te word.

The Bible mentions the ‘ivory house’ which Ahab built (1 Kings 22:39) and the ‘beds of ivory,’ symbolizing the life of luxury led in Samaria in the words of reproof of Amos (6:4).”
Die Bybel meld die ‘ivoorhuis’ wat Agab gebou het (1 Kon. 22:39) en die ‘ivoorbeddens’, wat in die teregwysings van Amos (6:4) die weelderige lewe in Samaria simboliseer.”

I was being assigned as branch servant to supervise the preaching work in the Gold Coast, Togoland (now Togo), Ivory Coast (now Côte d’Ivoire), Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), and The Gambia.
Ek is as die takkneg aangestel om toesig te hou oor die predikingswerk in die Goudkus, Togoland (nou Togo), die Ivoorkus (nou Côte d’Ivoire), Bo-Volta (nou Burkina Faso) en Gambië.

Hezekiah himself . . . did send me, later, to Nineveh, my lordly city, together with 30 talents of gold, 800 talents of silver, precious stones, antimony, large cuts of red stone, couches (inlaid) with ivory, nimedu -chairs (inlaid) with ivory, elephant-hides, ebony-wood, boxwood (and) all kinds of valuable treasures, his (own) daughters, concubines, male and female musicians.
Hiskia self . . . het later, na Nineve, my vorstelike stad, aan my gestuur, tesame met 30 talente goud, 800 talente silwer, edelgesteentes, antimoon, groot, geslypte rooi stene, rusbanke met (inlegsels van) ivoor, nimedoe-stoele met (inlegsels van) ivoor, olifantvelle, ebbehout, palmhout (en) allerlei kosbare skatte, sy (eie) dogters, byvroue, manlike en vroulike musici.

Côte d’Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) is a major producer of cocoa beans, which are used to make chocolate.
Côte d’Ivoire (voorheen Ivoorkus) is ’n groot produseerder van kakaobone, wat gebruik word om sjokolade te maak.

Apparently it had the smoothness of ivory and the slenderness of a tower.
Dit het klaarblyklik die gladheid van ivoor en die slankheid van ’n toring gehad.

Unlike tiger bone and rhino horn, ivory is not bound to any myth of pharmaceutical value.
Anders as in die geval van tierbeendere en renosterhoring, word daar geen valse geneeskundige waarde aan ivoor geheg nie.

Tiny cosmetic spoons made of ivory or wood, some carved in the form of girls swimming and various other intricate designs, have also been found in Egypt and at Canaanite sites.
Klein kosmetiese lepeltjies van ivoor of hout, waarvan party in die vorm van meisies wat swem of verskeie ander delikate ontwerpe uitgekerf is, is ook in Egipte en by Kanaänitiese terreine gevind.

Gold, ivory, spices, and slaves—Africa provided them all.
Goud, ivoor, speserye en slawe—Afrika het dit alles voorsien.

Gold jewelry, clothing, furniture, wine, food, pottery, ivory boxes, and even little slabs for grinding eye paint were all carefully placed in Egyptian tombs.
Goue juwele, klere, meubels, wyn, voedsel, erdewerk, ivoorhouers en selfs blokkies waarop oogverf fyngemaal kan word, is versigtig in Egiptiese graftombes geplaas.

“We would not have been able to convince people in America, Canada or Japan to stop buying ivory if we were still selling it,” he replied.
“Ons sou nie mense in Amerika, Kanada of Japan kon oorreed dat hulle nie meer ivoor moet koop as ons dit steeds verkoop nie”, het hy geantwoord.