prickly pear oor Afrikaans

prickly pear

naamwoord

Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia, or the fruit, often edible, of such a plant.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

turksvy

The cochineal spends its entire life on the pads of the prickly pear cactus.
Die cochenille bring sy hele lewe op die blare van die turksvy deur.

Soortgelyke frases

Prickly Pears
Vykaktus

Erect Prickly Pear
Suurturksvy

voorbeelde

‘May I apply even though I know nothing about prickly pears?’
“Mag ek aansoek doen, al weet ek niks van turksvye nie?”

It has flattened oval stalks that are full of thorns, and it produces prickly pears that taste sweet.
Dit het afgeplatte ovaalvormige stingels vol dorings en dit dra turksvye wat ’n soet smaak het.

‘Why are there so many prickly-pear trees around your house, Johnnie?’
“Hoekom is daar so baie turksvybome rondom jou huis, OuPieta?”

She was grateful that the prickly pears grew close by because she was tired.
Sy is dankbaar die turksvye groei naby, want sy is moeg.

‘Won’t you give me a piece of land, Pa, so I can plant a prickly-pear grove?’
“Wil Pa nie vir my ’n stuk grond gee waarop ek ’n turksvyboord kan plant nie?”

The cochineal spends its entire life on the pads of the prickly pear cactus.
Die cochenille bring sy hele lewe op die blare van die turksvy deur.

Then you wait four or five years until the tree is strong, that’s when it’ll start making prickly pears.’
Dan wag jy so vier of vyf jare tot die boom sterk is, dan sal hy beginte turksvye maak.”

Sort out the house, get the builders in, get expert advice on growing prickly pears on a commercial scale.
Kry die huis gesorteer, laat die bouers kom, kry kundige advies oor die aanplant van kommersiële turksvyboorde.

One day in grade one, when she was Garth, she started making a prickly-pear farm around her make-believe house.
Eendag in sub A, toe sy Gert was, begin sy ’n turksvyplaas maak rondom haar kammahuis.

Cattle fences of volcanic rock and even papipi (fences of prickly pear cactus) proved to be inadequate protection against these strong, fierce, and determined beasts.
Veeheinings van vulkaniese klip en selfs papipi (heinings van turksvybome) kon nie hierdie sterk, wilde en vasbeslote diere uithou nie.

It might surprise you to know that the crimson dye found in some blush and lipstick products comes from the cochineal, a scale insect that feeds on the prickly pear cactus.
Jy sal dalk verbaas wees om te weet dat die karmosynrooi kleurstof in sommige blossers en lipstiffies van die cochenille kom, ’n skildluis wat op die turksvyboom leef.

So every weekend thousands of families go to the mountains, and instead of taking along their own home- prepared food, they buy their meat, lots of tortillas, cheese, vegetables like nopales (tender prickly pear cacti) and watercress.
Elke naweek gaan duisende gesinne dus na die berge toe, en in plaas daarvan om hulle eie tuisgemaakte kos saam te neem, koop hulle hul vleis, baie tortillas, kaas, groente soos nopales (sagte turksvykaktus) en bronkors.