water faucet oor Afrikaans

water faucet

naamwoord

a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

waterkraan

voorbeelde

Millions of gallons of water are wasted because of broken water mains and faucets that are left running
Miljoene liter water word vermors as gevolg van stukkende waterpype en krane wat oopgelos word

Few people had water piped to their homes, so one of my chores was to go with a bucket to fetch water from an outside faucet, called a standpipe.
Min mense het waterpypleidings na hulle huise toe gehad; dit was dus een van my take om water met ’n emmer by ’n buitekraan, wat ’n staanpyp genoem word, te gaan haal.

In the same year, dangerous microbes found their way into the water systems of other cities in the United States—Washington, D.C. ; New York City; and Cabool, Missouri—forcing residents to boil the water that came from their faucets.
In dieselfde jaar het gevaarlike mikrobes in die waterstelsels van ander stede in die Verenigde State beland—Washington, DC; New York en Cabool, Missouri—en inwoners is genoodsaak om die water uit hulle krane te kook.

By opening the faucet or by reducing the caliber, or diameter, of the jet of water, you increase the pressure of the water.
Deur die kraan wyer oop te draai of die spuitopening van die tuinslang kleiner te maak, vergroot jy die druk van die water.

If washing your hands requires nothing more than opening a faucet, it may be hard for you to appreciate how much time people who lack running water in their homes spend getting water each day.
As jy maar net ’n kraan hoef oop te draai om jou hande te was, kan dit vir jou moeilik wees om te begryp hoeveel tyd mense, wat nie lopende water in hulle huise het nie, daagliks daaraan bestee om water te kry.