prowess oor Afrikaans

prowess

/ˈpɹaʊəs/ naamwoord

Skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

dapperheid

naamwoord

durf

moed

voorbeelde

“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).

In parading their prowess, they often treat classmates and other students unkindly, erroneously thinking that this in itself somehow makes them superior.
Dan is daar jongmense wat weer daarvan hou om bo ander uit te munt op akademiese gebied, in sport of in ander aktiwiteite.

Jehovah fought the judges’ battles for them, and spirit enveloped them as they performed their deeds of prowess.
Jehovah het die rigters se veldslae vir hulle geveg, en die gees het hulle omhul wanneer hulle hulle dapper dade verrig het.

Or does his conversation show that he takes pride in his prowess at hunting or fishing?
Of toon sy gesprekke dat hy trots is op sy jag- of visvangvernuf?

Some people become proud because of their good looks, popularity, musical ability, physical prowess, or exalted position.
Party mense word trots omdat hulle aantreklik, populêr, fisies sterk, goed in musiek is of omdat ander hulle bewonder.

Romans believed that one reason for their military prowess was their worship of all deities.
Die Romeine het geglo dat hulle aanbidding van alle gode een van die redes vir hulle sukses op militêre gebied was.

Their newfound military prowess was used in an ungodly way to force their pagan neighbors to convert at sword point.
Hulle nuutgevonde militêre vaardigheid is op ’n goddelose manier gebruik om hulle heidense bure met die swaard tot bekering te dwing.

He adds: “In some countries such as eighteenth-century Prussia, the elite was based on blood descent and military prowess.”
Hy voeg by: “In sommige lande soos agttiende-eeuse Pruise was die elite op bloedafkoms en militêre bekwaamheid gegrond.”

The medical editor of The Arizona Republic wrote: “When physical prowess is at its lowest ebb, as under anesthesia, or the result of disease or injury, automatic control of bodily functions diminishes accordingly.
Die mediese redakteur van The Arizona Republic het geskryf: “Wanneer ’n mens se liggaamlike vermoë op sy laagste peil is, soos onder narkose, of as gevolg van siekte of besering, neem onwillekeurige beheer oor die liggaamsfunksies dienooreenkomstig af.

Jehovah helped him to conquer the Philistine giant Goliath and supported David as he came to be celebrated in Israel for his military prowess.
Jehovah het hom gehelp om die Filistynse reus Goliat te verslaan en het Dawid ondersteun terwyl hy in Israel beroemd geraak het weens sy krygsvernuf.

“Enamored with their new capacity and convinced by peers that sexual prowess is the way to be a man, many youths become sexual predators” in their adolescence, said Professor Baker.
“Omdat baie jeugdiges bekoor is deur hulle nuwe vermoë en deur hulle portuurs oortuig word dat seksuele prestasie hulle manlikheid kan bewys, word hulle seksjagters” in hulle jeug, het professor Baker gesê.

They are sold as ingredients for traditional Asian medicines, supposedly able to relieve pain and inflammation or to increase a person’s sexual prowess.
Hulle word verkoop as bestanddele vir tradisionele Asiatiese medisyne wat kwansuis pyn en ontsteking kan verlig of ’n mens se seksuele vermoë kan verhoog.

So remarkable were his talents that some claimed that he had sold his soul to the Devil in return for his prowess.
Hy was so besonder talentvol dat sommige beweer het dat hy sy siel aan die Duiwel verkoop het in ruil vir sy vaardigheid.

One obelisk says of a Pharaoh’s military prowess: “His power is like that of Monthu [god of war], the bull that tramples foreign lands and kills rebels.”
Een obelisk sê van ’n Farao se militêre vaardigheid: “Sy krag is soos dié van Monthoe [god van oorlog], die bul wat ander lande vertrap en rebelle doodmaak.”

Some say that these actions are intended to impress females or to warn other males with a show of prowess.
Party sê dat hierdie gedrag bedoel is om die koeie te beïndruk of om ander bulle af te skrik.

5 Fame, good looks, youth, eloquence, musical skills, military prowess, divine favor —David seemed to have it all.
5 Roem, ’n aantreklike voorkoms, jeug, welsprekendheid, musiektalent, krygsvernuf, goddelike guns—dit het gelyk of Dawid dit alles gehad het.

To meet the requirements for being best qualified to govern, more is necessary than just being rich, of noble blood, or capable of military prowess.
Om te voldoen aan die vereistes om die geskikste regeerder te wees, is meer nodig as net rykdom, adellike afkoms of militêre vermoë.

How good is our jumping prowess?
Hoe goed kan ons spring?

Perhaps because of Judah’s military prowess, he was called Maccabee, meaning “hammer.”
Moontlik vanweë Judas se militêre vernuf is hy Makkabeüs genoem, wat “hamer” beteken.

Idols, riches, and military prowess do not save Jerusalem on the day of Jehovah’s judgment
Afgode, rykdom en militêre vermoë het Jerusalem nie gered op die dag van Jehovah se oordeel nie

Does a grasshopper have cause to vaunt its prowess just because it can hop a little farther than other grasshoppers?
Het ’n sprinkaan rede om te spog net omdat hy ’n bietjie verder as ander sprinkane kan spring?

Why couldn’t he just get the sporting prowess and the personality?
Hoekom het hy nie net die sport en die persoonlikheid en die mooiheid gekry nie?

The British magazine The Economist commented: “The human race has never been richer, or better armed with the medical knowledge, technological prowess and intellectual firepower needed to beat poverty.”
Die Britse tydskrif The Economist het gesê: “Die mensdom was nog nooit ryker of beter toegerus met die nodige mediese kennis, tegnologiese vaardigheid en intellektuele vermoë om armoede te oorwin nie.”

6 Some people become proud because of their good looks, popularity, musical ability, physical prowess, or exalted position.
6 Party mense word trots omdat hulle aantreklik, populêr, fisies sterk, goed in musiek is of omdat ander hulle bewonder.

Sexual predators: They seek to demonstrate their sexual prowess by having multiple partners, observes Luther Baker, a professor of family studies and certified sex therapist.
Seksjagters: Hulle probeer hulle seksuele vermoëns bewys deur baie seksmaats te hê, sê Luther Baker, ’n professor in gesinstudies en ’n gesertifiseerde seksterapeut.