thousand oor Afrikaans

thousand

/ˈθaʊznd/, /ˈθaʊ.znd/ Syfer, adjektief, naamwoord

(cardinal) A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10 ³

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

duisend

Syfer

cardinal number 1000

With increasing unemployment, thousands depend on illicit drug sales for an income.
Met al hoe meer wat werkloos is, is duisende van die dwelmhandel afhanklik vir ’n inkomste.

Soortgelyke frases

one thousand
duisend

voorbeelde

On it, thousands of yellow flowers reach 30 feet [10 m] into the air —higher than a three-story building!
Daarop reik duisende geel blomme 10 meter die lug in—hoër as ’n drieverdiepinggebou!

(Isaiah 11:6-9) By studying the Bible with people, Jehovah’s Witnesses each year help many thousands of former ‘wolves’ to make deep-seated, lasting personality changes.
Deur die Bybel met mense te studeer, help Jehovah se Getuies jaarliks derduisende gewese ‘wolwe’ om diepgaande, blywende veranderinge in hulle persoonlikheid aan te bring.

There were merely a few thousand of them located in just a few countries.
Daar was maar net ’n paar duisend van hulle in net ’n paar lande.

9 The psalmist was inspired to equate a thousand years of human existence with a very short time in the experience of the eternal Creator.
9 Die psalmis is geïnspireer om duisend jaar van mensebestaan gelyk te stel met ’n baie kort tydperk in die ewige Skepper se bestaan.

Hence, Paul’s final exhortation to the Corinthians is as appropriate today as it was two thousand years ago: “Consequently, my beloved brothers, become steadfast, unmovable, always having plenty to do in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in connection with the Lord.”—1 Corinthians 15:58.
Paulus se laaste vermaning aan die Korintiërs is dus vandag net so gepas as wat dit tweeduisend jaar gelede was: “Daarom, my geliefde broers, word standvastig, onbeweeglik, terwyl julle altyd volop het om in die werk van die Here te doen, in die wete dat julle arbeid nie tevergeefs is in verband met die Here nie.”—1 Korintiërs 15:58.

2 In the first century, there were many thousands in the Roman provinces of Judea, Samaria, Perea, and Galilee who personally did see and hear Jesus Christ.
2 In die eerste eeu was daar duisende mense in die Romeinse provinsies Judea, Samaria, Perea en Galilea wat Jesus Christus persoonlik gesien en gehoor het.

Early every morning, as thousands of electric motors begin to whir and hundreds of thousands of lights begin to glow, millions of people start threading their way through the crowded underground palaces where some 3,200 subway cars will be alternately opening and closing their doors throughout the day.
Vroeg elke oggend, wanneer duisende elektriese motore begin dreun en honderdduisende ligte aangeskakel word, begin miljoene mense hulle weg deur die stampvol ondergrondse paleise baan waar sowat 3200 moltreine dwarsdeur die dag hulle deure beurtelings sal oop- en toemaak.

Religious tolerance came to an end during the 14th century when thousands of Jewish citizens perished in religious pogroms.
Godsdiensverdraagsaamheid het in die 14de eeu tot ’n einde gekom toe duisende Joodse burgers in godsdienspogroms omgekom het.

19 Such young ones are also doing the bulk of the heavy physical work required to print, bind, and ship thousands of tons of Bible literature each year.
19 Sulke jongmense verrig ook die grootste deel van die swaar hande-arbeid wat nodig is om elke jaar duisende tonne Bybellektuur te druk, te bind en te versend.

Indeed, tens of thousands of families throughout the world have replaced Christmas giving with something better, making it a point to bring their children gifts year- round.
Om die waarheid te sê, tienduisende gesinne oor die hele wêreld het Kersgeskenke met iets beters vervang, en hulle stel hulle dit ten doel om die hele jaar lank vir hulle kinders geskenke te gee.

In 1931 we were among the thousands worldwide who adopted the Bible-based name Jehovah’s Witnesses.
In 1931 was ons onder die duisende wat regoor die aarde die Bybelse naam Jehovah se Getuies aangeneem het (Jesaja 43:10, NW).

A thousand years ago, Vikings took water from peat-moss bogs on their voyages because it stayed fresh for months.
Duisend jaar gelede het Vikings water uit veenmosmoerasse op hulle seereise saamgeneem omdat dit maande lank vars gebly het.

He says to Zion: “The little one himself will become a thousand, and the small one a mighty nation.
Hy sê vir Sion: “Die kleine sal ’n duisend word, en die geringe ’n magtige nasie.

This has been a practice for hundreds—even thousands—of years in some parts of the earth.
Dit is al honderde—selfs duisende—jare lank ’n gebruik in sommige wêrelddele.

Thus as Jesus carried on his ministry, he not only comforted those who listened with faith but also laid a basis for encouraging people for thousands of years to come.
Terwyl Jesus dus sy bediening uitgevoer het, het hy nie net mense vertroos wat met geloof geluister het nie, maar hy het ook ’n grondslag gelê sodat mense duisende jare later nog bemoedig kon word.

Fishing communities have resorted to removing the weed manually, harvesting thousands of tons.
Vissersgemeenskappe het duisende tonne van die onkruid met die hand begin uithaal.

6 If there had been no love affair between the Vatican and the Nazis, the world might have been spared the agony of having scores of millions of soldiers and civilians killed in the war, of six million Jews murdered for being non-Aryan, and —most precious in Jehovah’s sight— of thousands of his Witnesses, both of the anointed and of the “other sheep,” suffering great atrocities, with many Witnesses dying in the Nazi concentration camps. —John 10:10, 16.
6 As daar geen liefdesverhouding tussen die Vatikaan en die Nazi’s was nie, sou die wêreld dalk die pynlike verlies gespaar gewees het van tienmiljoene soldate en burgerlikes wat in die oorlog gedood is, van sesmiljoen Jode wat vermoor is omdat hulle nie-Aries was nie en—die kosbaarste in Jehovah se oë—van duisende van sy Getuies, lede van die gesalfdes sowel as van die “ander skape”, wat groot gruweldade moes verduur, met talle Getuies wat in die Nazikonsentrasiekampe gesterf het.—Johannes 10:10, 16.

Now we have more than 36,000 publishers, and many thousands gather at our various assemblies.
Nou is daar meer as 36 000 verkondigers, en derduisende kom by ons byeenkomste bymekaar.

Furthermore, Jehovah God has forgiven us thousands of times.
Buitendien het Jehovah God ons duisende kere vergewe.

By doing so, Daniel was following the example of thousands of boys and girls who over the centuries have publicly given praise to Jehovah.
Daniel het sodoende die voorbeeld van duisende seuns en meisies gevolg wat Jehovah deur die eeue heen in die openbaar geloof het.

* These books do not merely entertain —they have helped thousands of children develop a solid faith in God.
* Hierdie boeke is nie net vir vermaak nie—hulle het al duisende kinders gehelp om ’n sterk geloof in God op te bou.

Tens of thousands are embracing the counsel at Ecclesiastes 12:1: “Remember, now, your Grand Creator in the days of your young manhood.”
Tienduisende gee gehoor aan die raad in Prediker 12:1: “En dink aan jou Skepper in die dae van jou jonkheid.”

Those words of advice to you younger ones echo those written thousands of years earlier in the Bible book of Ecclesiastes: “Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart do you good in the days of your young manhood [or, womanhood], and walk in the ways of your heart and in the things seen by your eyes.”
Daardie woorde van raad aan julle jongmense kom ooreen met dié wat duisende jare tevore in die Bybelboek Prediker neergeskryf is: “Verbly jou, o jongeling, in jou jeug en laat jou hart jou vrolik maak in die dae van jou jonkheid; en wandel in die weë van jou hart en in die aanskouing van jou oë” (Prediker 11:9a).

The American Hospital Association calls the rapid spread of AIDS a “time bomb” for the nation’s hospitals, as dollar costs will soon reach thousands of millions annually.
Die Amerikaanse Hospitaalvereniging bestempel die vinnige toename van VIGS as ’n “tydbom” vir die land se hospitale, aangesien die koste binnekort duisendmiljoene dollar per jaar sal beloop.

They had become certain that Jesus’ second coming would begin his invisible presence, that a time of world distress was ahead, and that this would be followed by the Thousand Year Reign of Christ that would restore Paradise on earth, with eternal life for obedient humans.
Hulle was oortuig daarvan dat Jesus se onsigbare teenwoordigheid met sy tweede koms sou begin, dat ’n tyd van wêreldnood voorgelê het en dat dit deur die Duisendjarige Heerskappy van Christus gevolg sou word, wat die Paradys op aarde sou herstel en die ewige lewe vir gehoorsame mense sou beteken.