charm oor Xhosa

charm

werkwoord, naamwoord

An object, act or words believed to have magic power.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

umtsalane

An icon that is attached to an event and that is viewable in someone's calendar. Depending on the calendar view, a charm may appear next to an event title, or may be the only visual representation of an event on a calendar day.

The word “charming” apparently alludes to the grace and elegant appearance of the mountain goat.
Igama elithi ‘umtsalane’ kuyabonakala ukuba libhekisela kwimbonakalo yobuhle nomkhitha enawo ibhokhwe yasezintabeni.

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Vine, in commenting on this Greek word, says: “In sorcery, the use of drugs, whether simple or potent, was generally accompanied by incantations and appeals to occult powers, with the provision of various charms, amulets, etc., professedly designed to keep the applicant or patient from the attention and power of demons, but actually to impress the applicant with the mysterious resources and powers of the sorcerer.”
Vine, ekugqabazeni ngeli gama lesiGrike, ithi: “Ekukhafuleni, ukusetyenziswa kweziyobisi, enoba zezingenamandla okanye zezinamandla, ngokuqhelekileyo kwakuphelekwa ngamazwi athile okuvumisa nezibongozo kumagunya obugqwirha, nelungiselelo loomabophe abahlukahlukeneyo, amakhubalo, njl., ekuthiwa zicetyelwe ukuba zikhusele onyangwayo okanye umguli ekondelweni nasemandleni eedemon, kodwa eneneni zezokuchukumisa onyangwayo ngemithombo eyimfihlelo namandla kasiyazi.”

There will be shoutings to it: ‘How charming!
Kuya kukhwazwa kulo kuthiwe: ‘Hayi indlela elinomtsalane ngayo!

Inspired prophecies had suggested that the Messiah would speak with ‘charm on his lips,’ using “words of elegance.”
Iziprofeto eziphefumlelweyo zazithe uMesiya wayeya kuthetha ‘ngomtsalane emilebeni yakhe,’ esebenzisa “amazwi amnandi.”

To your head it will give a wreath of charm; a crown of beauty it will bestow upon you.”
Buya kunika intloko yakho isidanga esinomtsalane; buya kukujizeka ngesithsaba sobuhle.”

Democracies promise that all the people may decide for the benefit of all; the reality is that citizens lack both the knowledge and the pure motives necessary to make consistently right decisions for the common good; democracy was described by Plato as “a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.”
Ulawulo-melo luthembisa ukuba bonke abantu bangenza isigqibo ukuze kungenelwe bonke; inyaniso ikukuba abemi abanalwazi yaye abanazintshukumisa zintle zifunekayo ukuze ngamaxesha onke bakwazi ukwenza izigqibo ezilungileyo ukuze kungenelwe bonke; uPlato waluchaza ulawulo-melo ‘njengohlobo lorhulumente olunomtsalane, oneembambano ezahlukahlukeneyo neziphithiphithi nolubenza babe kumgangatho ofanayo abalinganayo baze babe kongalinganiyo abangalinganiyo.’

Now the Philistines too have to learn to their great sorrow that the ark of Jehovah must not be used as a magic charm.
Ngoku namaFilisti amele afunde kabuhlungu ukuba ityeya kaYehova ayimele isetyenziswe njengekhubalo lomlingo.

They fully realize that this earth is God’s symbolic footstool, and they sincerely want to have this mundane sphere brought to a state of charm and beauty deserving of having his feet rest here.
Baqonda ngokupheleleyo ukuba lo mhlaba usisihlalo sokomfuziselo seenyawo zikaThixo, ibe bakufuna ngokwenyaniso ukwenza eli gaqa lomhlaba libe kwimo ebukekayo nentle likufanelekela ukuba iinyawo zakhe zihlale kulo.

(Proverbs 11:16) This verse draws a contrast between the enduring glory that a woman of charm, “a gracious woman,” may obtain and the transitory riches that a tyrant acquires. —An American Translation.
(IMizekeliso 11:16) Le ndinyana ibonisa umahluko phakathi kozuko olungapheliyo ibhinqa elinomtsalane, “umfazi osimilo silungileyo,” elisenokulufumana nobutyebi obukhawuleza buphele obufunyanwa nguzwilakhe.—IBhayibhile yesiXhosa.

Perhaps you have grown up in a culture where the use of amulets and charms is commonplace.
Mhlawumbi ukhulele kwindawo apho ukusetyenziswa kwamakhubalo kuxhaphakileyo khona.

Geoffrey Wheeler, a graduate of the 33rd class of Gilead, recalls: “We looked closely at the babies carried by nursing mothers wanting to get baptized to check for superstitious beads and charms.
UGeoffrey Wheeler, owaphumelela kwiklasi yama-33 yaseGiliyadi, uthi: “Sasihlola neentsana zoomama abafuna ukubhaptizwa ukuba azifakwanga amaso ahambisana neenkolelo okanye amakhubalo kusini na.

I began to get rid of my images, medals, and good-luck charms, even though they were made of gold.
Ndaqalisa ukulahla imifanekiso, iimbasa namakhubalo ethamsanqa nangona ayenziwe ngegolide.

It describes some who exploit people’s trust as “predators” who “use charm and chameleon-like coloration to deceive and manipulate those around them and damage their lives.”
Lichaza abanye abathi bakusebenzise kakubi ukuthenjwa kwabo ngabanye abantu kanye “njengeengcuka ezambeth’ ufele lwegusha.”

Would you consider the Bible to be an amulet, or a good-luck charm, that could protect you from evil?
Ngaba nawe ugqala iBhayibhile njengekhubalo eliza namathamsanqa nelinokukhusela kwimimoya emdaka?

And what of the “lucky” charms and superstitious routines that people use to gain a sense of security and control over random events in life?
Yaye kuthekani ngamakhubalo “ethamsanqa” nezenzo ezisekelwe kwiinkolelo nezenziwa ngabantu ukuze bazive bekhuselekile yaye bekwazi ukulawula izenzo ezenzeka zingalindelwanga ebomini?

“For almost 28 years now, I’ve been the happy husband of a charming wife who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
“Kangangeminyaka ephantse ibe ngama-28 ngoku, bendingumyeni owonwabileyo onomfazi omhle ongomnye wamaNgqina kaYehova.

A walled garden and sunken basin added to the charm of the palace.
Kweli bhotwe kwakukho nesitiya esibiyelweyo kwakunye nechibi.

“A local example,” says Brazilian ecologist Rogério Gribel, “is the sauim-de-coleira (pied bare-faced tamarin, in English),” a small, charming monkey that looks as if it were wearing a white T-shirt.
Isazi ngendalo saseBrazil uRogério Gribel uthi: “Umzekelo walapha yisauim-de-coleira (inkawana enobuso obunemibalabala nobungenaboya, ngesiNgesi),” inkawana ethandekayo onokucinga ukuba inxibe isikipa esimhlophe. UGqr.

Some people view an object or a symbol as a talisman, a charm that protects them magically, but God’s people do not consider his name to be such.
Abanye abantu badla ngokuba nento okanye uphawu abalujonga njengekhubalo elibakhusela ngomlingo, kodwa abantu bakaThixo abajongi igama lakhe ngaloo ndlela.

“Lucky” Charms and Idolatry
Amakhubalo “Ethamsanqa” Nonqulo-zithixo

Many centuries ago a wise king observed: “Charm may be false, and prettiness may be vain; but the woman that fears Jehovah is the one that procures praise for herself.” —Proverbs 31:30.
Kwiinkulungwane ezininzi ezidluleyo, ukumkani osisilumko wathi: “Umtsalane usenokuba yinkohliso, nobuhle busenokuba lilize; kodwa ngumfazi owoyika uYehova oya kudunyiswa.”—IMizekeliso 31:30.

The realities of marriage can thus hit a couple with all the warmth and charm of a slap in the face.
Ngaloo ndlela ubunyaniso bomtshato busenokusibangela sidideke ngendlela emangalisayo isibini esitshatileyo.

CHARMING is not an adjective most of us would use to describe a goat.
IGAMA elithi umtsalane asilogama inkoliso yethu ibiya kulisebenzisa ukuchaza ibhokhwe.

His inspired Word, the Holy Bible, though, is not a magic charm.
Noko ke, iingxaki azithintelwa okanye ziconjululwe nje kukuba neLizwi eliphefumlelweyo, iBhayibhile Engcwele.

One possessing an occult charm is therefore dabbling in spiritism.
Ngoko ke lowo unekhubalo lobugqi uzibandakanya ekusebenzelaneni nemimoya.

He woos her with an impressive display of wealth, prestige, and charm, although she is already in love with a young man.
Ukumkani uyicenga ngobutyebi, isithozela nomtsalane anawo nakuba sele kukho umfana ethandana naye.