favourite oor Xhosa

favourite

adjektief, werkwoord, naamwoord

(UK, Canada) Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified.)

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For God has no favourites.” —Romans 2:9-11, The New English Bible.
Kuba kuThixo akukho kukhetha buso.”—Roma 2:8-11.

For astronomer's use (and it was a great favourite among them) the quadrant was engraved with a geometrical square.
Izomsebenzi wengcali zezulu (yayise ithandeka kakhulu phakakhi kwabo) isahlulo esine sesangqa ekrela nesikwere senzululwazi ngonxulumano lwemigca.

“If the near-contemporary historians are to be believed,” reports the same reference work, “his favourite entertainments were cruel and obscene.
Le Encyclopædia ithi, “ukuba banyanisile ababhali mbali bexesha lakhe wayesonwatyiswa zizenzo zenkohlakalo namanyala.

Thirsts quenched, it is time for the next and undoubtedly favourite activity, the mudbath. . . .
Zakuba ziluqabule unxano, ngokungathandabuzekiyo lixesha lomdlalo olandelayo othandekayo, ukudlala eludakeni. . . .

Have you ever tried to find your favourite reef for fishing at night without a depth sounder?
Sowuzamile ukufumana iseyile esongwayo yokuloba iintlanzi ebusuku ngaphandle kobunzulu babenzi bezandi

This gun was a favourite with Watts in his early days as Constructor.
Lo mpu wawuthandwa nguWatts kwiintsuku zakhe zokuqala njengomakhi.

Thoko poured her favourite cereal into a bowl, added some milk and gave it a stir.
UThoko wagalela eyona siriyeli ayithandayo esityeni, wongeza ubisi waze wazamisa.

“I’m cooking her favourite dinner.”
“Ndipheka okona kutya akuthandayo.”

The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier states: “Papua New Guinea’s favourite chew, the betelnut, is killing at least 2,000 people a year and is responsible for many health problems, according to the PNG Medical Society.”
IPapua New Guinea Post-Courier ithi: “Ngokutsho kwePNG Medical Society eyona nto ithanda ukuhlafunwa ngabantu basePapua New Guinea, ibetel nut ibulala ubuncinane abantu abangama-2 000 ngonyaka yaye inegalelo kwiingxaki ezininzi zezempilo.”

This gun was a favourite with Watts in his early days as Constructor.
Lompu wawuthandwa njngewati ngexesha langaphambili.

The Franklin was added as the Canopus and became a great favourite in the service for half a century.
IFranklin yongezwa njenge Canopus neyatsho yajika yayaba yeyona inkulu kuncedo lwesiqingatha senkulungwane.

Neo thought of his great adventure inside the pages of Gogo’s favourite storybook, and he thought of her and Mbali and home.
UNeo wacinga ngamahlandinyuka akhe amangalisayo kumaphepha eyona ncwadi ithandwa nguGogo, waze wacinga ngaye noMbali ekhaya.

“Blue is Mom’s favourite colour.
“Umbala oblowu ngowona uthandwa ngumama.

Encourage them to draw pictures of one or more of their favourite story characters and then to make up a new story featuring these characters.
Bakhuthaze ukuba bazobe imifanekiso yabanye babalinganiswa bebali ababathandayo, ze ke emva koko baqambe ibali elitsha besebenzisa aba balinganiswa.

“The immortality of the soul is one of Plato’s favourite topics.” —Body and Soul in Ancient Philosophy
“Ukungafi komphefumlo yenye yezona mfundiso wayezithanda uPlato.”—Body and Soul in Ancient Philosophy

Play a guessing game together, where you tell everyone the names of objects you can think of that have your favourite colour in or on them.
Dlalani uqashi-qashi nonke, apho uxelela wonke umntu amagama ezinto onokucinga ngazo nezinowona mbala uwuthandayo.

He took her to his favourite tree.
Wahamba naye wamsa kwindawo enomthi awuthanda kakhulu.

In spite of its drawbacks, in fact, it remained a favourite among the more unlettered sailors right through to the eighteenth century.
Inqala yokubuyela emva kwayo, yinto, ishiyeke ithandeka phakathi kwezininzi zabathengisi de kuyona kwinkulungwane yeshumi elinesibhozo.

Which story characters are your children’s favourites?
Ngabaphi abalinganiswa bebali abathandwa ngabantwana bakho?

“Oh no,” cried Mom, “my favourite vase is broken into little bits.”
“Owu-u,” wakhuza uMama, “eyona vazi ndiyithanda kakhulu yaphuke yaziingceba.”

* What is your favourite colour?
* Ngowuphi owona mbala uwuthandayo?

“Red’s my favourite colour,” said Neo, nibbling on a piece of bacon.
“Umbala obomvu ngowona mbala ndiwuthandayo,” watsho uNeo, ekrekretha isiqwengana sebheyikhoni.

Guns fitted to fire forward ('bow chase') or aft ('stern chase') when in pursuit or being pursued. These tended to be medium calibre long guns-most commonly 9pdrs in frigates- with an emphasis on accuracy since there was never likely to more than a pair that could be brought to hear in such situations. Some captains liked longer versions of the quarterdeck calibre, believing this meant greater accuracy and some had favourite guns unofficially acquired or purchased from their own resources; brass guns were sometimes favoured for this purpose.
Imipu efakelwa ukudubula ngaphambili okanye ngemva xa inqanawe ileqa okanye ileqwa.

Let everyone have a turn to describe their favourite colour.
Wonke umntu makafumane ithuba lokuchaza owona mbala awuthandayo.

“Lavender was a favourite flavouring in the cooking of Tudor and Elizabethan England, used as a relish to be served with game, roasted meats, with fruit salads, sprinkled over sweet dishes, or as a sweetmeat in its own right,” says Judyth McLeod in her book Lavender, Sweet Lavender.
“Ilavender yayisisinongo esiphambili ekutyeni kukaTudor noElizabeth baseNgilani, babeyifaka kwinyama yeenyamakazi neqhotsiweyo, beyigalela kwiisaladi zeziqhamo, beyisasaza kwizimuncumuncu okanye bayigalele yodwa enyameni,” utsho njalo uJudyth McLeod kwincwadi yakhe ethi Lavender, Sweet Lavender.