knife oor Xhosa

knife

/naɪf/, /naɪvz/ werkwoord, naamwoord

A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

Imela

tool with a cutting edge or blade

Spade-like knife, with staff handle, used for cutting blubber from whales.
Imela eyakhiwe okomhlakulo esinesiphatho somphini esetyenziswayo.

imela

naamwoord c9;c10

utensil or tool designed for cutting

Although some people use a knife and fork, the traditional way to eat pupusas is with the fingers.
Nangona abanye abantu besebenzisa imela nefolokhwe, eyona ndlela iqhelekileyo yokutya ipupusa kukutya ngesandla.

Knife

voorbeelde

Thirty-three years ago Mary was raped at knife point.
Kwiminyaka engamashumi amathathu anesithathu eyadlulayo uMary wadlwengulwa egrogriswa ngebhoso.

The seaman's knife is a tool and not a weapon; the end of the blade should be rounded, not pointed, and the blade should be sufficiently deep and thick to cut without bending.
Imela yendoda yaselwandle sisixhobo sokusebenza hayi isikhali; isiphelo sebhleyidi yimele singqongwe, ingajoliswa, kwaye ibhleyidi kumele ingene ngokunzulu kwaye ngokubanzi ukuze isike ingagobi.

The Gamma Knife has in some studies proved cost-effective, and there are significantly fewer cases of postoperation infection than with conventional neurosurgery.
Ngokolunye uhlolisiso iGamma Knife iye yangqineka inciphisa iindleko yaye zimbalwa gqitha iingxaki zasemva koqhaqho ezibangeleyo xa ithelekiswa nendlela yoqhaqho eqhelekileyo.

A casino owner in Shinjuku, Tokyo, who operates his business under the cover of a game parlor, said: “A clerk was stabbed with a knife, and robbed of 2 million [yen ($20,000)].
Umnini wendawo yokungcakaza eShinjuku, eTokyo, osithela ngelokuba ishishini lakhe liyindawo nje yokudlala, wathi: “Umabhalana wahlatywa ngemela, waza wakhuthuzwa izigidi ezi-2 [zee-yen (ii-R93 500)].

The seaman's knife is a tool and not a weapon; the end of the blade should be rounded, not pointed, and the blade should be sufficiently deep and thick to cut without bending.
Ibhozo lendoda yaselwandle lisisixhobo hayi isikhali, isigqibelo sephini lokubhenxa singajikeleza kungakhonjwanga iphini kufuneka lityebe ukeze lisike.

(Isaiah 1:6b) Here the prophet refers to three types of injuries: wounds (cuts, such as those inflicted by a sword or a knife), bruises (welts resulting from beating), and fresh stripes (recent, open sores that seem beyond healing).
(Isaya 1:6b) Apha lo mprofeti uthetha ngeentlobo ezintathu zokwenzakala: amanxeba (okusikwa likrele okanye imela), ukugruzuka (ngenxa yokubethwa ude udumbe), nemivilambo emitsha (ezizilonda ezingapholiyo).

Very necessary is a rigger's knife with which to cut the painter.
Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuba nemela ezakusika iintambo.

Money is like a sharp knife.
Imali injengemela ebukhali.

“There were five men around me, one with a knife at my throat and another with one at my back.
“Ndandingqongwe ngamadoda amahlanu, enye ibeke isitshetshe emqaleni wam yaye enye isibeke emqolo.

They might even hurt you with a big stick or a knife.
Basenokukwenzakalisa ngentonga okanye ngemela.

Unlike the Artful Dodger, today’s thieves and muggers, regardless of age, are likely to carry a gun or a knife, and they will use it.
Ngokungafaniyo naloo Mguvela Oyincutshe, amasela nabaphangi banamhlanje, kungakhathaliseki ubudala babo, basenokuphatha umpu okanye imela, yaye baza kuyisebenzisa.

Although the officials inserted a knife into the jars, they hardly ever detected the thin paper, which was pressed close to the sides of the jar.”
Nangona amagosa ayedla ngokuhlaba ngemela kwezi jagi, ayengafane awabone la maphepha kuba ayencanyathiselwe emacaleni ejagi.”

These are adhesive tape, a small watertight flashlight, marlinspike, knife, paper towels, peppermint or other candies, chocolate bars or dextrose and glucose.
Ezi ziteyipu ezincamathelayo, iflash light encinci engangeni-manzi, imartinspike, imela, itawuli zasetafileni, iphephaminti, okanye ezinye iilekese, isilebhu setshokoledi ekanye uhlebe oluthile lweswekile neswekile yediliya.

Armed with a pistol and a knife, we broke into his home and held three men and a woman hostage while we ransacked the house, looking for drugs.
Sixhobe ngompu nemela, saqhekeza ekhayeni lakhe saza saxhomisa amadoda amathathu nebhinqa ngoxa sasigqogqa indlu yakhe, sikhangela iziyobisi.

(Genesis 22:12) Emotional stress no doubt ran high, so it must have taken a great deal of self-control on the part of Abraham to proceed with God’s command to the point of lifting up his knife to slay his beloved son Isaac.
(Genesis 22:12) Ngokungathandabuzekiyo uAbraham wayecinezelekile ngokweemvakalelo, ngoko kumele ukuba kwafuneka abonakalise ukuzeyisa okuncamisileyo ukuze awuphumeze umyalelo kaThixo ukusa kwinqanaba lokuphakamisa isitshetshe ukuba amsike unyana wakhe oyintanda uIsake.

He has a knife, and it looks as if he is going to kill his son.
Uphethe imela, yaye kubonakala ngathi uza kubulala unyana wakhe.

That question cut through the mother like a knife.
Loo mbuzo wamtsho waxheleka unina.

Women are having their purses snatched —many at knife point.
Amabhinqa axhwilelwa izipaji zawo —uninzi luxhonyiswe ngesitshetshe.

An emergency-room physician in a Moscow hospital explained: “For doctors, it’s a given that the New Year’s celebration will mean a slew of injuries ranging from bumps and bruises to knife and bullet wounds, most having been caused by domestic violence, drunken brawls, and car accidents.”
Omnye ugqirha okwicandelo lonyango olungxamisekileyo kwisibhedlele saseMoscow uthi: “Oogqirha bazi mhlophe ukuba, imibhiyozo yoNyaka Omtsha ithetha ukwenzakala kwabantu abaninzi kusuka ekungqubekeni nemikrwelo kuse kumanxeba emela neembumbulu, inkoliso yoko ibangelwa kukulwa kweentsapho, ukunxila neengozi zemoto.”

Spade-like knife, with staff handle, used for cutting blubber from whales.
Imela eyakhiwe okomhlakulo esinesiphatho somphini esetyenziswayo.

The Gamma Knife has also been used to treat small malignant tumors that have well-defined borders as well as some metastatic tumors, which are spread to the brain from cancer in other parts of the body.
Kwakhona iGamma Knife ibisetyenziselwa ukunyanga amathumba amancinane ayingozi abonakalayo kwakunye nanwenwayo, asasazwa ebuchotsheni ngumhlaza okwamanye amalungu.

Knife hacksaw, flat-nose pliers, wire cutters, steel awl, large round file, rat tail file, key saw.
Imela eyisarha-ntsimbi, itanki enempumlo esibaca isixhebo sokushunqula ucingo, inyatyheba yestili ifayile enkulu erente, efayile engumsilu wempuku isarha yesitshixo.

Consider this illustration: In the hands of a skilled chef, a sharp knife is a useful tool.
Cinga ngalo mzekelo: Kwincutshe yompheki, imela ebukhali iluncedo gqitha.

Months later I would suddenly remember him and feel sick, as if a knife were stabbing me deep inside.
Emva kwexesha elide eswelekile ndandikhe ndimkhumbule ndize ndibe buhlungu kube ngathi kukho into endihlabayo ngaphakathi.

To illustrate: A man may design a knife to be used to carve meat.
Ngokomzekelo: Umntu usenokwenza imela yokunqunqa inyama.