abrasive oor Xhosa

abrasive

/əˈbreɪsɪv/ adjektief, naamwoord

Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

isikhuhlo

rhabaxa

voorbeelde

Damage to the mainsail by abrasion on the shrouds and spreader ends, on courses off the wind, can be prevented by keeping the boom absolutely immobile.
Umenakalo kwiseyile enkulu ngikurhuzuka kwintambo ezibamba imasti nakwiziphela zespreaders, kwindlela ezingekhe meyeni zinga thinrtelwa ngeku bamba intsika egcinci iseyile ivulekile ingabinakushukuma tu.

It was also believed that sauropods “didn’t have the special kind of teeth needed to grind up abrasive blades.”
Kwakhona kwakukho inkolelo yokuba ezo sauropods “zazingenakukwazi ukucola ingca eyayomelele ngohlobo lwamazinyo azo.”

Even when people are abrasive in their manner, an individual who is long-suffering remains calm. —Gal.
Kwanaxa abantu berhabaxa, umntu ozeka kade umsindo uyaqhubeka ezolile.—Gal.

Unlike the soft and fibrous bath sponge, many sponges are abrasive or rigid.
Ngokungafaniyo nesiponji esithambileyo esihlamba ngaso, iindidi ezininzi zesiponji zirhabaxa kwaye ziqinile.

The composition of the beak —which is made up of chitin, water, and protein— changes in density so gradually from soft to hard that the squid can use its beak without causing any harmful abrasion.
Lo mlomo—wenziwe ngechitin, amanzi neprotini—uthambile kodwa incam yawo iqinile, nto leyo ibangela ukuba isquid singenzakali xa siwusebenzisa.

The work was hard, and at times his hands may have bled from handling the abrasive tent cloth.
Lo msebenzi wawunzima, yaye kusenokwenzeka ukuba maxa wambi izandla zakhe zazisopha kukusikwa ngaloo malaphu arhabaxa eentente.

He may not realize, however, that he tends to be abrasive in his dealings with fellow Christians.
Noko ke, kusenokwenzeka ukuba singqwabalala xa siqhubana namanye amaKristu.

These include: complaints of pain while urinating or defecating, genital infections, abrasions or lesions in the genital area, the sudden onset of bed-wetting, appetite loss or other eating problems, precocious sexual behavior, a sudden fear of such places as school or parts of the house, periods of panic, an extreme fear of undressing, a fear of being alone with a familiar person, and self-mutilation.
Phakathi kwale kukho: ukukhala ngeentlungu ezibakho ngoxa echama okanye xa ezithuma, ukuba nesifo kumalungu esini, ukugruzuka okanye izilonda kwiindawo ezijikeleze amalungu esini, ngequbuliso uqalisa ukuchama xa elele, ukuphelelwa ngumdla wokutya okanye ezinye iingxaki zokudla, ukuziphatha ngokomntu okhulileyo ngokwesini, ngesiquphe uyazoyika iindawo ezinjengesikolo okanye iindawo ezithile endlwini, amathuba okuphaphazela, ukoyika kakhulu ukukhulula, ukoyika ukuhlala yedwa nomntu amqhelileyo nokuzilimaza.

Ali Miserez, a researcher at the same university, imagines “creating a full prosthesis that mimics the chemistry of the beak, so that it matches the elasticity of cartilage on one side and, on the other side,” is made of “a material which is very stiff and abrasion resistant.”
UAli Miserez, ongumphengululi kwakule yunivesithi, unombono “welungu lomzimba elinguzenzele elifana nomlomo wesquid, elithambileyo kwelinye icala,” lize “kwelinye icala liqine ukuze lingonakali xa lisetyenziswa.”

Should not the combination of materials cause abrasion and hurt the squid?’
Bekungamelanga ukuba lo mlomo uqinileyo uyasenzakalisa?’

Some species climb up rough tree trunks, while others burrow into abrasive sand.
Kaloku zikhwela imithi erhabaxa, ezinye zirhubuluza kwisanti enamatye.

Bollards, capstans, drum ends and other holding fittings used with man-made fibre rope should have smooth working surfaces to reduce abrasion and minimise surging of the rope under working conditions.
Intsika ekubotshelelwa kuyo intambo yenqanawa, umatshini wokunyusa i-ankile, ekupheleni komqulu kunye nezinto ezibambayo ezenziwa ngesandla kufuneka zithambe ukunciphisa ukutshisa kwintambo ngendlela esetyenziswa ngayo.

Maud’s husband was an abrasive man with a rough exterior.
Umyeni kaMaud wayeyindoda engqwabalala nerhabaxa.

This should not be painted or polished with abrasives.
Le akukufunekanga ipeyintwe okanye ipolitshwe ngesikhuhlo irhabaxa.

Today almost all the essence is extracted by machines, which use abrasive disks or rollers to grate the rind of whole fruits.
Namhlanje, phantse yonke incindi ikhanywa ngoomatshini abanecwecwe okanye iirola zentsimbi ezincwela onke amaxolo kwesi siqhamo.

Bollards, capstans, drum ends and other holding fittings used with man-made fibre rope should have smooth working surfaces to reduce abrasion and minimise surging of the rope under working conditions.
Iintsika ekubotshelelwa kuzo iintambo zenqanwa, izinto ezijikeleza njenge vili, iziphelo zemiqulu ekusongelwa kuwo ucingo kunye nezinye izixhobo ezifakelweyo ezisetyenziswa nentsontelo yentsinga eyenziwa ngumntu kumele ibe nomgangatho wokusebenzela ompuluswa ukunciphisa ukugruzuka kunye nokunciphisa ukuphuma ngamandla kwentsontelo phantsi kweemeko zokusebenza.

Abrasion
Ukugruzuka/-khuthuka/-khuhleka

Flattening of some of the outer wires by abrasion.
Ukuthi nca kwezinye iingcingo ngaphandle kokugruzuka.

Ric, a traveling minister in East Africa, recalls a brother whose abrasive personality made him hard to get along with.
URic, umveleli ohambahambayo waseMpuma Afrika, ukhumbula umzalwana owayengqwabalala kangangokuba kwakunzima ukusebenzisana naye.

This is because the abrasion gives the flattened wires a bright and polished appearance.
Le nto ingokuba ugruzuko lunika iingcingo ezimtyaba ukukhanya kwaye nembonakalo enqabileyo.

Formerly, I was an abrasive militant with very little sympathy for others’ ideals.
Ndandifudula ndingumntu othanda ukulwa nongahambisani kangako neembono zabanye.

As he does this, he moistens the wire with an abrasive paste.
Njengoko esenza oko, uthambisa isarha ngentlama erhabaxa.

Crushed macadamia-nut shell is so hard that it makes an excellent industrial abrasive.
Iqokobhe lendongomane likamacadamia liqinile kangangokuba naxa sele ligutyiwe linokusetyenziswa ekukhuhleni iindawo eziqinileyo.

When a coin is rubbed on this smooth, slightly abrasive stone, it makes a mark.
Xa ingqekembe iye yakhuhleka kweli litye ligudileyo ishiya imitshitha.