handkerchief oor Xhosa

handkerchief

/ˈhæŋkətʃiːf/, /ˈhæŋkətʃɪf/, /ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf/ naamwoord

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

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A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, nose or hands.

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When the children got home from school, Loy worked with the brothers on the Society’s farm, and Thelma and Sally worked in the laundry folding handkerchiefs.
Xa abantwana bebuyile esikolweni, uLoy wayesebenza nabazalwana kwifama yoMbutho, uThelma noSally babesebenza kwigumbi lokuhlambela iimpahla besonga iitshefu.

At the end, he threw his necktie and his handkerchief to the entranced audience and passed a plate in order to collect ‘voluntary contributions.’”
Ekugqibeleni, wajula iqhina lakhe netshefu yakhe kwabo baphulaphuli babenehlombe waza wadlulisela isitya senkongozelo ukuze baqokolele ‘iminikelo yokuzithandela.’”

Every time they witnessed to someone, they folded a stick into a handkerchief.
Sihlandlo ngasinye beshumayela emntwini, babefaka umcinga etshefini.

Try covering your flash (not lens) with a tissue or handkerchief to eliminate hot spots, or bounce the flash from a white ceiling.
Zama ukuyigquma iflash yakho (kungekhona isilanga) ngephepha eliyacuyacu okanye ngetshefu ukuze uphelise amabala atshileyo okanye kuya kufuneka iflash uyijolise esilingini emhlophe ukuze ukukhanya kwayo kubetheke khona kuze kubuyele kulowo umfotayo.

Green twigs were fastened to their caps, roses were hung in garlands around the canons, orchestras played, housewives waved with handkerchiefs from their windows, and joyful children ran alongside the soldiers.
Amasebe aluhlaza ayehlonywe eminqwazini yawo, iiroses ezenziwe izithsaba zazixhonywe kwiinkanunu, kudlalwa umculo weokhestra, abafazi bejiwuzisa itshefu ezifestileni zabo nabantwana abavuyayo bebaleka ecaleni kwamajoni.

The different national groups spontaneously started singing Kingdom songs a cappella in their different languages and waved their handkerchiefs to one another.
Ngaxeshanye amaqela ezizwe ezahlukahlukeneyo aqalisa ukucula iingoma zoBukumkani ngaphandle kwezixhobo zomculo ngeelwimi zawo ezingafaniyo yaye ephephezelisa iitshefu ebulisana.

On land a man could be given a long jail sentence or transported for life for relatively minor offences - he could be hanged for stealing as little as a handkerchief.
Ngaphandle kolwandle indoda yayinokugwetya ixesha elide isentolongweni okanye ithunyelwe kude ubomi bayo bonke, okanye ixhonywe ngenxa yokuba izinto ezincinci ezifana netshefu.

They immediately responded by waving their handkerchiefs as a farewell.
Bakhawuleza basabela ngokuwangawangisa iitshefu zabo.

As bullets whizzed around me, I slowly raised a white handkerchief.
Njengoko iimbumbulu zazidlula kum, ndaphakamisa itshefu emhlophe.

At the conclusion of the program in both Edinburgh and London, the delegates from various lands waved handkerchiefs to one another and then burst into prolonged applause.
Ekuqukunjelweni kocwangciso e-Edinburgh naseLondon, iindwendwe ezivela kumazwe ahlukeneyo zatshangatshangisa iitshefu zaza zandula ke zatsho ngentswahla yezandla.

“Many of the people are obliged to wear wet handkerchiefs to protect themselves from the strong fumes.”
Abantu abaninzi banyanzelekile ukuba bavale iimpumlo nemilomo ngeetshefu ezimanzi ukuze bazikhusele kwilifu lomsi.”

“We’ll have to shout something horrible to her,” said Zimkhitha’s dad, sobbing into his handkerchief.
“Kufuneka sikhwaze, simazise ngento embi,” watsho utata kaZimkhitha, elilela kwitshefu yakhe.

Of the one held in 1993 in Kiev, Ukraine, a delegate from the United States wrote: “The joyful tears, the beaming eyes, the constant flow of familylike hugs, and the greetings sent across the playing field by groups waving colorful umbrellas and handkerchiefs clearly spoke of theocratic unity.
Ngendibano eyaqhutyelwa eKiev, eUkraine, ngowe-1993 olunye undwendwe lwaseUnited States lwabhala: “Iinyembezi zovuyo, amehlo abonisa uchulumanco, ukuwolana ngamaxesha onke ngokungathi kusentsatsheni, nokubulisana kwamaqela abantu ahleli kumacala ahlukahlukeneyo ebala lemidlalo awangawangisa iiambrela neetshefu ezimibalabala ngokucacileyo bekubonisa umanyano lobuthixo.

When I reached paragraph 11, I had to get my handkerchief because I just cried and cried and could not stop.
Ndathi ndakufika kwisiqendu 11, kwafuneka ndikhuphe itshefu yam kuba ndalila gqitha ibe ndingakwazi kuthula.

A clean, dry handkerchief over a knife blade is useful for drying the points at the end of the process.
Ilaphu elomileyo nelicocekileyo phezulu kwemela lolona lusebenzisekayo ukomisa amanqaku ekupheleni komsebenzi

Death from snakebite is rare, but the following action should be taken immediately: Apply a lightly constricting ligature (a handkerchief or cloth) above the bite, releasing it for one minute in every thirty.
Ukufa ekulunyweni yinyoka kunqabile, kodwa ezizenzo zilandelayo kufuneka zithethwe ngoko nangoko sebenzisa umtya wokuminxa olula wokubopha umthambo (iqhiya yesandla okanye impahla) uyibeke phezu kwendawo elunyiweyo, uyisuse umzuzu omnye qho kwimizuzu engamashumi amathathu.

Brother Rutherford greeted us by waving his handkerchief.
UMzalwan’ uRutherford wasibulisa ewangawangisa izandla ephethe itshefu.

So he walked in front of the coffin wiping his eyes with a handkerchief where everyone could see.
Umfama wobisi wayehamba phambi komkhumbi esosula amehlo akhe ngetshefu kwaye efuna ukubonwa nguye wonke ubani.

The sea of waving arms and handkerchiefs and the tears of joy expressed the deep-seated emotions of Jehovah’s true worshippers.
Ukuwangawangiswa kwezandla, iitshefu neenyembezi zovuyo zazibonisa uthando olwaluphakathi kwabanquli bakaYehova bokwenene.

Handkerchiefs were waved, and hundreds flocked across the field to express personal appreciation for this grand theocratic festival.
Kwakuphephezeliswa iitshefu, aza amakhulu athontelana ukunqumla ibala ukuze avakalise uxabiso lwawo ngokobuqu ngalo msitho uzukileyo wobuthixo.

Sunburn is painful, and you must therefore protect yourself by covering the whole of your skin with clothing or handkerchiefs.
Ukutshiswa lilanga kubuhlungu, kwaye kufuneka uzikhusele ngokugquma ulusu lwakho lonke ngempahla okanye ngechefu.

At the start of the 19th century, Cologne was reputedly one of the three dirtiest cities in the world —Calcutta, Constantinople, and Cologne— for which reason French soldiers stationed there “covered their faces in handkerchiefs soaked in Eau de Cologne to keep at bay the smell of urine that permeated the city.” —Kölner Stadt- Anzeiger.
Ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane ye-19, iCologne yayidume ngokuba sesinye sezixeko ezithathu ezizona zimdaka ehlabathini—iCalcutta, iConstantinople neCologne—yiloo nto eyabangela amajoni aseFransi ayemise apho “azigquma ubuso ngeetshefu awayezifake kwisiqholo esiyiEau de Cologne ezama ukulwa nevumba lomchamo elalibophile kweso sixeko.”—Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.

As the train pulled out of the station, those who came to see them off sang “God Be With You Till We Meet Again,” all the while waving hats and handkerchiefs till the train was out of sight.
Xa uloliwe wayephuma esikhululweni, abo babeze kuthi ndlela-ntle kubo babevuma ingoma ethi “UThixo Abe Nani De Sibonane Kwakhona,” ngalo lonke elo xesha bephephezelisa iminqwazi neetshefu de uloliwe aye kutshonela.

The different national groups spontaneously started singing Kingdom songs in their languages, waving their handkerchiefs.
Amaqela ezizwe aqalisa ukucula iingoma zoBukumkani ngeelwimi zawo, ephephezelisa iitshefu zawo.

He waved his handkerchief, and the children waved back.
Wawangawangisa ngetshefu yakhe, baza nabantwana benza okufanayo.