partridge oor Afrikaans

partridge

/ˈpɑrtrɪʤ/, /ˈpɑːtrɪʤ/ naamwoord

Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

patrys

(Perdix perdix)A resident bird which occurs in the major part of Europe.

Partridge

Soortgelyke frases

Chukar Partridge
Asiatiese patrys

voorbeelde

Jeremiah wrote: “As the partridge that has gathered together what it has not laid is the one making riches, but not with justice.”
Jeremia het geskryf: “’n Voël wat eiers uitbroei sonder dat hy dit gelê het, is hy wat rykdom verwerf maar nie eerlik nie” (Jeremia 17:11).

When the ground was not yet quite covered, and again near the end of winter, when the snow was melted on my south hillside and about my wood- pile, the partridges came out of the woods morning and evening to feed there.
Toe die grond is nog nie heeltemal bedek is, en weer naby die einde van die winter, wanneer die sneeu was gesmelt op my Suid- heuwel en oor my hout- paal, die patryse gekom van die bos- oggend en aand daar te onderhou.

John Partridge, head of mammals at England’s Bristol Zoo, says that an Asian elephant he worked with for 18 years recognized him when he returned after a three-year break.
John Partridge, hoof van soogdiere by Engeland se Bristol-dieretuin, sê dat ’n Asiatiese olifant met wie hy 18 jaar lank gewerk het, hom herken het toe hy teruggekeer het ná hy drie jaar weg was.

The partridge and the rabbit are still sure to thrive, like true natives of the soil, whatever revolutions occur.
Die patryse en die haas is nog seker om te gedy, soos die ware inboorlinge van die grond, ongeag revolusies plaasvind.

I am glad that the partridge gets fed, at any rate.
Ek is bly dat die patrys kry gevoer, in elk geval.

Whichever side you walk in the woods the partridge bursts away on whirring wings, jarring the snow from the dry leaves and twigs on high, which comes sifting down in the sunbeams like golden dust, for this brave bird is not to be scared by winter.
Watter kant jy wandel in die bos die patrys bars weg op klappende vlerke, botsende van die sneeu van die droë blare en takkies op ́n hoë, wat kom neersif die sonstrale wat soos goue stof, vir hierdie dapper voël is nie om bang te wees deur die winter.

What happened to the partridge!
Wat gebeur het met die fisant!

So, in 1952, when an old man recounted that as a youth he had chased a wounded partridge until it disappeared into a hole in the rock face, where he found some pottery and an ancient oil lamp, a fresh search got under way.
Toe ’n bejaarde man dus in 1952 vertel het dat hy as kind ’n gewonde patrys gejaag het totdat dit in ’n gat in die rotswand verdwyn het, waar hy ’n klompie erdewerk en ’n ou olielamp gekry het, is daar opnuut begin soek.

Our woods teem with them both, and around every swamp may be seen the partridge or rabbit walk, beset with twiggy fences and horse- hair snares, which some cow- boy tends. & gt;
Ons bos val sy saam met hulle twee beslis, en om elke moeras kan gesien word die patryse of. konyn loop, omring met Twiggy heinings en perd- hare strikke, waarvan sommige koei- seun geneig is. & gt;

( Lepus, levipes, light- foot, some think. ) What is a country without rabbits and partridges?
( Lepus, levipes, lig- voet, sommige dink. ) Wat is ́n land sonder konyne en patryse?

* Edward Partridge was to serve as a bishop unto the Church, D&C 41:9.
* Edward Partridge moes as ‘n biskop dien vir die Kerk, L&V 41:9.

One explanation of the origin of the word “hooligan” states: “A man called Patrick Hooligan, who walked to and fro among his fellow-men, robbing them and occasionally bashing them.” —A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, by Eric Partridge.
Een verklaring van die oorsprong van die woord “hooligan” is: “’n Man met die naam Patrick Hooligan, wat heen en weer tussen mense geloop en hulle beroof en partykeer geslaan het.”—A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, deur Eric Partridge.

It is hardly as if you had seen a wild creature when a rabbit or a partridge bursts away, only a natural one, as much to be expected as rustling leaves.
Dit is amper asof jy ́n wilde dier gesien het toe ́ n haas of ́n patrys bars weg, net ́n natuurlike, so veel om te verwag kan word as die ritselende blare.

Sometimes I heard the foxes as they ranged over the snow- crust, in moonlight nights, in search of a partridge or other game, barking raggedly and demoniacally like forest dogs, as if laboring with some anxiety, or seeking expression, struggling for light and to be dogs outright and run freely in the streets; for if we take the ages into our account, may there not be a civilization going on among brutes as well as men?
Soms het ek gehoor van die jakkalse as hulle gewissel oor die sneeu- kors, in maanlig nagte, op soek na ́n patrys of ander speletjie, blaf raggedly en demoniacally soos bos honde, asof enjin swaar kry met ́n paar angs, of soek uitdrukking, sukkel vir lig en honde blatante en hardloop vryelik in die strate, want as ons die ouderdomme in ons rekening, kan daar nie ́n die beskawing gaan onder wreedaards sowel as mans?

Do you know how to catch a partridge?
Weet jy nog hoe ons'n fisant bekruip?