diamond oor Xhosa

diamond

/ˈdaɪ(ə)mənd/, /ˈdaɪəmənd/ adjektief, werkwoord, naamwoord

(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

idayimani

A shape such as a square, a circle, a diamond or a cross is assigned for particular batches.
Isimo njengesikwere, isangqa, idayimani okanye umnqamlezo zinikwa imiqulu ethile.

Diamond

eienaam

A female given name of modern usage, from the name of the gem.

voorbeelde

The harder they were pressed the more they compressed, becoming diamond hard in their resistance.
Okukhona ayecinezelwa kokukhona ayesomelela ngakumbi, esiba njengedayimani ukuba lukhuni ekuxhathiseni kwawo.

ON A clear night and observed far away from the lights of any human presence, the heavens look like black velvet with thousands of tiny diamonds sparkling across the expanse.
XA usemaphandleni wondele isibhakabhaka kubusuku obuzolileyo, iinkwenkwezi ziye zibonakale zimenyezela oku kwamatye edayimani athe saa.

Inside was an enormous diamond.
Ngaphakathi kwakukho idayimane enkulu kakhulu.

To this day, the search for diamonds and the search for disciples continue.
Kude kube ngoku, ukukhangelwa kweedayimani nokufunwa kwabafundi kusaqhubeka.

Something Better Than Diamonds
Ndafumana Into Ebhetele Kuneedayimani

People view diamonds as very precious gems.
Abantu bajonga iidayimani njengamatye axabiseke kakhulu.

Like diamonds, all of us have our own distinct qualities.
Njengeedayimani, sonke sineempawu zethu ezikhethekileyo.

Superstitiously, all of them tossed gold rings and diamonds into my first bath, believing that this would help this baby boy become rich and famous.
Bephenjelelwa ziinkolo, bonke baphosa imisesane yegolide namatye anqabileyo kumanzi endandihlanjwa kuwo okwesihlandlo sokuqala, bekholelwa kwelokuba oku kungayinceda le nkwenkwana ibe sisityebi yaye idume.

No obstacle seems to be too great for those seeking gold and diamonds.
Akukho nto ixab’ endleleni kubantu abafun’ igolide nedayimani.

The “precious stones” Paul referred to were not necessarily gems, such as diamonds and rubies.
La ‘matye anqabileyo’ uPawulos wayethetha ngawo ayengelohlobo lwedayimani nerubhi.

PROFILE Worked in diamond mines before coming into the truth.
INGXELO YOBOMI Wayephangela kwimigodi yedayimani ngaphambi kokungena enyanisweni.

Ezekiel was to prophesy among hardhearted and hardheaded people, but God would make his face as determined as their faces, his forehead as hard as a diamond.
UHezekile wayeza kuprofeta phakathi kwabantu ababeneenkani nababeqaqadekile, kodwa uThixo wayeza kubenza ubuso bakhe bube lukhuni njengobuso babo, ibunzi lakhe libe lukhuni njengedayiman.

Some have been caught up in unwise or even phony investment schemes, such as buying diamonds that did not exist, financing hit television programs that quickly fizzled, or supporting real-estate developments that went bankrupt.
Bambi baye babanjiswa ziinkqubo zotyalo-mali ezingebobulumko okanye ezingaqondakaliyo, ezifana nokuthenga iidayimani ezingekhoyo, ukufaka imali kwiinkqubo ezingundaba-mlonyeni zikamabonwakude eziye zakhawuleza zaphelel’ emoyeni, okanye ukuxhasa ishishini lokwakha izindlu eliye latshona.

I also became involved in smuggling diamonds, gold, and bronze.
Kwakhona ndaqalisa ukuba idayimani, igolide nobhedu.

Like a diamond, Jehovah’s earthly organization stands out in many ways.
Njengedayiman, intlangano kaYehova yasemhlabeni ibalasele ngeendlela ezininzi.

I once dreamed of finding literal diamonds, but I found something much better —spiritual riches.
Ndandikade ndiphupha ngokufumana iidayimane zokwenene, kodwa ngoku ndifumene into engaphaya, inyaniso ngoYehova neentsikelelo zokumkhonza.

Like a diamond, harder than flint, I have made your forehead.
Njengedayimani, ndilenze laba lukhuni ngaphezu kwelitye leqhwitha ibunzi lakho.

Hence, it takes one diamond to cut another.
Ngenxa yoko, kusetyenziswa enye idayimani ukusika enye.

Angola: “The dazzling diamond ring effect raised gasps and shouts.
EAngola: “Ukubonakala kokukhanya okufana nokwedayimani kwabahlab’ umxhelo abantu yaye baqalisa ukwenza amayeyeye.

Jehovah promised to help Ezekiel by making his “forehead exactly as hard as their foreheads,” that is, “like a diamond, harder than flint.”
UYehova wathembisa ukumnceda uHezekile ngokwenza ‘ibunzi lakhe libe lukhuni, njengebunzi labo,’ oko kukuthi, ‘libe njengedayimani, elukhuni ngaphezu kweqhwitha.’

(Colossians 3:9, 10) Just as imperfections, such as foreign minerals, have to be removed from a rough diamond to make it a sparkling gem, so attitudes “belonging to the world” need to be discarded in order that our new personality may shine through.—Galatians 4:3.
(Kolose 3:9, 10) Njengokuba izibhidi, ezifana nezimbiwa ezingeyonxalenye yedayimani, zifanele zisuswe kwidayimani engekamenyezeliswa ukuze ibe lilitye elibengezelayo, ngoko ke izimo zengqondo “zehlabathi” zifuna ukulahlwa ukuze ubuntu bethu obutsha bubengezele.—Galati 4:3.

Both the single and double diamond knots are often made on the bight of a rope.
Omabini amaqhina edayimani elinye kwakunye neliphindwe kabini enziwa qho kwirhintyela lentambo.

That led to street fighting, bullying, stealing, smuggling of diamonds, and alcohol and drug abuse.
Ngenxa yoko sasithanda ukulwa, sixhaphaza abanye abantu, sisiba, sithengisa iidayimani, sinxila yaye sitshaya neziyobisi.

However, just as a raw diamond has to be painstakingly cut by a skilled craftsman in order to sparkle, so Albert needed to remove layers of worldliness in order to harmonize his life with God’s righteous standards.
Noko ke, kanye njengokuba ilitye ledayimani lifanele lisikwe ngumntu onobuchule ukuze likhazimle, naye uAlbert kwafuneka aphephe indlela yehlabathi yokuziphatha ukuze ubomi bakhe buvisisane nemilinganiselo kaThixo yobulungisa.

To make a single diamond knot at the end of a rope, whip the rope at a distance from its end equal to four and a half times the circumference of the rope.
Ukwenza iqhina elinye ledayimani ekugqibeleni kwentambo, thandela intambo buqelele kwisiphelo esilingana nesazinge esiphindwe kane nesiqingatha sentambo.