misdeed oor Afrikaans

misdeed

/mɪsˈdiːd/ naamwoord

That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

misdaad

naamwoord

voorbeelde

For example, if a parent has said that a certain misdeed would result in a particular consequence, a teenager might test the boundaries to see if the parent will follow through.
As ’n ouer byvoorbeeld gesê het dat ’n sekere oortreding ’n sekere gevolg sal hê, sal ’n tiener dalk die perke oorskry om te kyk of die ouer sal doen wat hy of sy gesê het.

“The church in itself cannot be held responsible for the misdeeds of its members who have acted against evangelical law,” he claimed.
“Die kerk kan nie op sigself verantwoordelik gehou word vir die wandade van sy lidmate wat in stryd met die evangeliese wet opgetree het nie”, het hy gesê.

People may be anxious about past misdeeds, the future, or finances.
Mense is dalk angstig oor vorige oortredings, die toekoms of hulle finansies.

18 There were evidently times when the apostle Paul was distressed over past misdeeds.
18 Daar was tye toe die apostel Paulus skuldig gevoel het oor foute wat hy in die verlede gemaak het.

The apostle John did not view this and other misdeeds lightly but warned: “If I come, I will call to remembrance his works.”
Die apostel Johannes het dit en ander oortredings glad nie lig opgeneem nie, maar gewaarsku: “As ek kom, sal ek hom herinner aan die werke wat hy doen” (3 Johannes 9, 10).

The first-century Christians suffered, not for any misdeeds, but for being who they were
Die eerste-eeuse Christene het gely, nie omdat hulle verkeerde dinge gedoen het nie, maar vir wie hulle was

(Romans 2:15) Still, the thought of revealing your misdeeds to your parents isn’t a pleasant one.
Jou gewete pla jou dalk selfs (Romeine 2:15). Maar jy wil jou ouers dalk nie vertel van die dinge wat jy verkeerd doen nie.

In a similar vein, The Times reported: “The truth about Bishop Casey’s disgrace is not that his misdeed was exceptional, but that cheating on celibacy is neither new nor rare.”
The Times het in soortgelyke trant berig: “Die waarheid omtrent biskop Casey se skande is nie dat sy wandaad uitsonderlik was nie, maar dat ontrouheid aan die selibaat nie iets nuuts of iets buitengewoons is nie.”

His deliberate misdeed played into the Serpent’s hands.
Sy moedswillige wandaad het die Slang se planne bevorder.

The Jewish exiles needed to return to Jehovah by repenting of misdeeds that had resulted in their Babylonian captivity and the foretold 70-year desolation of their homeland.
Die Joodse bannelinge moes tot Jehovah terugkeer deur berou te hê oor die wandade wat aanleiding gegee het tot hulle Babiloniese gevangenskap en hulle geboorteland se voorspelde verlatenheid van 70 jaar.

“In ancient China, . . . signs in the sky as well as natural disasters were thought to mirror the deeds and misdeeds of the Emperor and his government.” —The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy.
“In antieke China . . . het hulle gemeen dat tekens in die hemel asook natuurrampe die dade en wandade van die Keiser en sy regering weerspieël.”—The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy.

To some, God is a harsh judge, bent on punishing people for their misdeeds.
Vir party is God soos ’n kwaai regter wat net daarop uit is om mense vir hulle sondes te straf.

Once these men who were incarcerated for committing misdeeds enter the path of the light of God’s Word, they experience the true freedom that Jesus promised when he said: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”—John 8:32; Psalm 119:105.
Wanneer hierdie mans wat opgesluit is omdat hulle misdade gepleeg het eers die weg van die lig van God se Woord betree, ervaar hulle die ware vryheid wat Jesus belowe het toe hy gesê het: “Julle sal die waarheid ken, en die waarheid sal julle vrymaak.”—Johannes 8:32; Psalm 119:105.

There were evidently times when the apostle Paul was distressed over past misdeeds.
Daar was tye toe die apostel Paulus skuldig gevoel het oor foute wat hy in die verlede gemaak het.

(Matthew 13:30, 39) The long list of crimes and misdeeds perpetrated in the name of religion, whether claiming to be Christian or not, prompts the question, Is it realistic to expect true reform from Christendom?
Die lang lys misdade en wandade wat in die naam van godsdiens gepleeg is, of hulle nou beweer dat hulle Christene is of nie, laat die vraag ontstaan: Is dit realisties om ware hervorming van die Christendom te verwag?

In Italy, for example, in 1946 a decree declared an amnesty to over 200,000 citizens “guilty of participating, in more or less relevant ways, in the misdeeds of the Fascist regime,” said the newspaper La Repubblica.
In Italië het ’n wetlike bepaling in 1946 byvoorbeeld amnestie aan meer as 200 000 burgers verleen “wat direk of indirek medepligtig was aan die misdade van die Fascistiese regime”, het die koerant La Repubblica gesê.

52:3-11, 27) Indeed, the Bible shows that Israel’s collective guilt was so great that three, four, or possibly more generations were affected by the misdeeds of their forefathers, just as Exodus 20:5 states.
Ja, die Bybel toon dat Israel se gesamentlike skuld so groot was dat drie, vier of moontlik meer geslagte geraak is deur die oortredings van hulle voorvaders, net soos Eksodus 20:5 sê.

Peter pointed out that they were suffering, not for committing any misdeeds, but for being who they were.
Petrus het daarop gewys dat hulle gely het, nie omdat hulle verkeerde dinge gedoen het nie, maar vir wie hulle was.