cavern oor Xhosa

cavern

naamwoord, werkwoord

an underground chamber

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

umqolomba

voorbeelde

The cavernous mouth of even a small adult whale shark could easily accommodate a pair of Jonahs.”
Kumlomo onjengomqolomba woyena krebe ukhulileyo umncinane kunokungena ngokulula ooYona ababini.”

In his left hand he held a microscopic wooden cross, wet where it had been sprinkled with allegedly holy water by the monk who had that concession and crouched concealed inside the little cavern, waiting for his prey.”
Kwisandla sakhe sasekhohlo wayephethe umnqamlezo omncinane owenziwe ngomthi, ufumile kwindawo owawufefwe kuyo ngamanzi ekuthiwa angcwele ufefwa yimonki eyayinemvume yokwenjenjalo kwaye ibuthume ngokufihlakeleyo kumqolomba omncinane, ilindele ixhoba layo.”

Before the sea level rose, this geologic phenomenon was a dry subterranean cavern, the roof of which later collapsed.
Ngaphambi kokuba amanzi olwandle anyuke, lo mqolombana ungaphantsi komhlaba wawomile, yaye kamva uphahla lwawo lwadilika.

“A suitable place was found, under the earth, connected to this world by various caverns,” explains author Richard Carlyon.
Umbhali uRichard Carlyon wathi, “Indawo efanelekileyo yafunyanwa, phantsi komhlaba, iqhagamshelana nomhlaba ngemiqolomba.”

Karst is a geological term that describes an irregular region of sinks, caverns and channels caused by groundwater as it seeps and flows through underground rock formations. . . .
Ikarst ligama elisetyenziswa kwizifundo zomhlaba elichaza ummandla ongamahla-ndinyuka obangelwa kukutshona komhlaba, imiqolomba nemijelo ebangelwa ngamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba njengoko esihla yaye engena kulwalwa olungaphantsi komhlaba. . . .

Petrozzi candidly admits: “It is not possible to know for sure whether the grotto was one of the numberless natural caves existing in the neighborhood of Bethlehem, or a cavern used as a stable in an inn.
UPetrozzi uvuma ngokuphandle esithi: “Akunakwaziwa ngokuqinisekileyo enoba lo mqolomba wawungomnye wemiqolomba emininzi elapho kummandla waseBhetelehem, okanye ngumqolomba owawusetyenziswa njengesitali kwindlu yabahambi.

Twenty-five terrified women, seeking refuge in a cavern, were asphyxiated by a fire built at its mouth.”
Ezimele emqolombeni, amabhinqa angama-25, atsarhwa ngumlilo owabaswa ekungeneni kwawo.”

Teams working from each end could have dug a provisional tunnel by altering existing caverns.
Amaqela awayesebenza esuka kumacala ahlukeneyo asenokuba emba itonela elaliza kunceda okwexeshana ngokuguqula imiqolomba eyayikho apho.

The Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, created by a collapsed limestone cavern
IBlue Hole ekwiLighthouse Reef, eyayileka ngokudilika komqolombana wekalika

A fascinating feature of the land is its huge network of caverns, some of which are connected by clear, winding rivers.
Enye yeembalasane zeli lizwe yintlaninge yemiqolomba emikhulu, yaye eminye yayo idityaniswe yimilambo enamajikojiko.