recede oor Afrikaans

recede

/ɹɨˈsiːd/ werkwoord

to move back, to move away

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

agteruitboer

agteruitgaan

Recede

voorbeelde

Looked at in this way, the universe would be seen receding or contracting, rather than expanding.
As ’n mens só daarna sou kyk, sou jy sien hoe die heelal kleiner raak of krimp in plaas van uit te dy.

These anchors were found on the receding shores of the Dead Sea, close to where the ancient harbor of En-gedi was once located.
Hierdie ankers is gevind waar die waters van die Dooie See teruggetrek het, naby waar die eertydse hawe van En-Gedi geleë was.

Receding gums
Terugtrekkende tandvleis

Glaciers have been melting, and snowcaps are receding —a process that, according to some scientists, will affect water reserves and provoke serious landslides.
Gletsers smelt en sneeupieke krimp—’n proses wat, volgens party wetenskaplikes, waterreserwes sal raak en tot ernstige grondverskuiwings sal lei.

Poverty had receded —what a far cry from the poor Maori boy of the 1930’s!
Armoede het tot die verlede behoort —wat ’n groot sprong van die arm Maori-seun van die dertigerjare!

In the past 67 years, some glaciers in the Andes Mountains of Peru have receded by 2,800 to 5,000 feet [850 to 1,500 meters], reports El Comercio newspaper of Lima.
In die laaste 67 jaar het die voorpunt van party gletsers in die Andesgebergte van Peru tussen 850 en 1 500 meter teruggeskuif, berig die koerant El Comercio van Lima.

Her receded veins were difficult to find.
Gevolglik was dit moeilik om haar are te vind.

Whether the recent wave of slander launched against them indicates that Russia is receding into another dark period of repression, time will tell.
Die tyd sal leer of die onlangse golf van laster teen hulle aandui dat Rusland weer in ’n donker tyd van onderdrukking terugval.

Calculus, or tartar, is difficult to remove and makes the gums recede
Tandsteen, of tartar, is moeilik om te verwyder en laat die tandvleis terugtrek

The shoreline of the Aral sea has receded up to 60 miles [95 km], leaving boats stranded in the sand
Die Aralmeer se oewer het met tot 95 kilometer teruggetrek, wat bote in die sand gestrand gelaat het

Receding Ice Shelves
Krimpende ysbanke

According to Discover magazine, the circular or elliptic motion of water that exists within all waves is also a factor in the receding water.
Volgens die tydskrif Discover speel die sirkelvormige of elliptiese beweging in water wat in alle golwe voorkom ook ’n groot rol in die afgaande gety.

Some signs of periodontitis may be gum pockets; loose teeth; gaps forming between teeth; bad breath; receding gums, that is, gums that are pulling away from the teeth, giving the teeth a longer appearance; and bleeding gums.
Party tekens van periodontitis is onder andere tandvleissakkies; los tande; gapings wat tussen die tande ontstaan; slegte asem; terugtrekking van die tandvleis, wat die tande langer laat lyk; en bloeiende tandvleis.

I paint receding chins in banal complementary colors
Ek skilder kleiner kenne in banale komplimentêre kleure

Even before the floodwaters began to recede, Christian elders of the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Houston sprang into action.
Selfs voor die vloedwater begin sak het, het Christen- ouer manne van die gemeentes van Jehovah se Getuies in Houston aan die werk gespring.

Amazingly, Muynak, whose population has decreased from more than 30,000 to about 20,000, now lies more than 20 miles [30 km] from the receding Aral!
Dit is verbasend om te sien dat Moejnak, waarvan die bevolking van meer as 30 000 tot ongeveer 20 000 afgeneem het, nou meer as 30 kilometer van die verdwynende Aral af lê!

In his annual report for 1995, the then secretary-general wrote of the receding “spectre of global nuclear cataclysm” as opening the way for “nations to work together towards economic and social progress for the whole of humankind.”
In sy jaarverslag vir 1995 het die destydse sekretaris-generaal geskryf dat die wykende “spookbeeld van ’n wêreldomvattende kernramp” die weg baan vir “nasies om hulle vir ekonomiese en sosiale vooruitgang vir die hele mensdom te beywer”.

And the waters began receding from off the earth, progressively receding; and at the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters were lacking.
En die waters het van die aarde begin terugtrek, geleidelik teruggetrek; en na verloop van honderd-en-vyftig dae het die water afgeneem.

The raft eventually anchors itself on grass or bushes, and the survivors may return to the nest when the waters recede.”
Die vlot anker hom uiteindelik aan gras of bossies, en wanneer die water gesak het, kan die oorlewendes na die nes toe terugkeer.”

As the shoreline slowly receded and disappeared, Jonah may have hoped he was escaping the danger he so dreaded.
Terwyl die kuslyn stadigaan verdwyn het, het Jona moontlik gehoop dat hy weggekom het van die gevaar wat hy so gevrees het.

When the waters of the sea began to recede, a canal was dug so that the boats in Muynak harbor could have access to the open sea.
Toe die meer se water begin terugtrek het, is daar ’n kanaal gegrawe sodat die bote in Moejnak se hawe toegang tot die meer kon hê.

Paralleling the Bible record, some relate that birds were sent out to determine when the water had receded.
En in ooreenstemming met die Bybelverslag vertel party van voëls wat uitgestuur is om vas te stel of die water gesak het.

When tightened, the blocks act as brakes; when lifted, they recede and allow the vanes to turn.
Wanneer dit styfgetrek word, dien die blokke as remme; wanneer dit skiet gegee word, verslap dit en kan die wieke draai.

As the shoreline slowly receded and disappeared, Jonah may have hoped he was escaping the danger he so dreaded.
Terwyl die kuslyn stadigaan verdwyn het, het Jona moontlik gehoop dat hy die gevaar ontvlug het waarvoor hy so bang was.

“Eventually, the water began to recede, and at last we were all in the boat together!
“Later het die water begin daal, en uiteindelik was ons almal saam in die boot!