punch oor Xhosa

punch

/pʌntʃ/ werkwoord, naamwoord

(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.

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inqindi

He then punched me in the face, splitting my lip.
Wandifak’ inqindi ndaza ndakrazuk’ umlebe.

Punch

eienaam

(UK) Name of a glove puppet who was the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.

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One Christian girl bluntly put it this way: “When a boy tried to grab me, I punched him just as hard as I could, and I ran!”
Enye intombazana engumKristu yakubeka oko ngokuphandle ngale ndlela: “Xa enye inkwenkwe yazama ukundibamba, ndayibetha ngenqindi kakhulu kangangoko ndandinako, ndaza ndabaleka!”

He then punched me in the face, splitting my lip.
Wandifak’ inqindi ndaza ndakrazuk’ umlebe.

“A batterer who has assaulted his wife is no less a criminal than a man who has punched a stranger.”—When Men Batter Women
“Indoda ebetha umfazi wayo iyafana nje nendoda ephosa inqindi kumntu engamaziyo.”—Xa Amadoda Ebetha Amabhinqa

The game ends in a brawl, with more than 100 parents, coaches, and players shouting and throwing punches after an overtime touchdown wins the game.
Ekupheleni kwaloo mdlalo kuvuka ingxabano enkulu, abazali abangaphezu kwe-100, abaqeqeshi, nabadlali bayankqangaza kukhala nenqindi kwalapho emva kokuba elinye iqela lifake inqaku laza lankqenkqeza phambili kuloo mdlalo.

You want a revolver that’s lightweight, with no edges to catch your nails, a dainty revolver that still packs a punch.
Nifuna ivolovolo elula, engenazindawo eziza kubambeka kuyo iinzipho zenu, ivolovolo encinane kodwa enamandla.

Perhaps they reasoned, ‘If words can’t stop this religious fervor, a few punches will.’
Mhlawumbi ayeqiqa ngolu hlobo, ‘Ukuba amazwi akanako ukuyiphelisa le nzondelelo yonqulo, ndiza kuyiphelisa ngentonga.’

They had large cruiser hulls with light armour and a very heavy punch with six 11-inch guns disposed in two turrets.
Sabesikhulu isikhephe sentlola embindini onesixhobo esilula esikhusela izixhobo neyona inzima imitshini yokugqobhoza isithandathu se11 yee-intshi yemipu evezwe kovimba ababini .

Then they began punching and kicking me.
Athi ke aqalisa ukundibetha ngamanqindi nokundikhaba.

She reacted by punching me and running out of her house and into the street screaming and crying.
Landibetha ngenqindi laza laphuma libaleka endlwini laya esitratweni laza lakhala kakhulu.

Punches and dies.
Amanqindi kunye nokufa

“Why are whites always stabbing, shooting and punching one another?”
“Kutheni abantu abamhlophe besoloko behlabana, bedubulana yaye bebethana?”

These are less visible than direct taxes but can still pack an economic punch, especially among the poor.
Le rhafu ayiqondakali kodwa inokuba luxanduva olukhulu ebantwini, ingakumbi kwabo bangamahlwempu.

Counteraggression (using insults, threats, and verbal abuse, throwing a punch, spitting on a harasser) is counterproductive.
Ukulwa (ngokusebenzisa izithuko, izisongelo nokunyelisa, ukudubula inqindi, ukumtshicela lowo ukukhathazayo) kulilize.

They show it on TV all the time —martial arts experts flipping through the air, kicking and punching with the grace of a dancer.
Ngalo lonke ixesha kumabonwakude kuboniswa—iincutshe zobugcisa bokulwa zisenza uqulukubhode emoyeni, zikhaba zize zibethe ngamanqindi oko zikwenza ngokulula njengomdanisi.

Then punch small holes round the edges with a fine bradawl or wire nail.
Ngoko gqobhoza imingxunyana emincinci jikelele ezincamini ngenyatyhobamcaba okanye isikhonkwane socingo.

Would he beat his own body, punch himself in the face, or violently pull his own hair?
Ngaba ibiya kuzibetha, izinqinde ebusweni, okanye ngobundlobongela izitsale iinwele?

Joe recalls his physically abusive father: “He’d start punching me until he’d have me up against the wall.
UJoe ukhumbula indlela uyise awayemxhaphaza ngayo ngokwasemzimbeni xa esithi: “Wayedla ngokundixhimfa de andibethekise edongeni.

Whereas pierced ears may be customary for women in some cultures, some have gone beyond all reasonableness and have had holes punched in their tongues and navels from which they dangle ostentatious jewelry.
Nakuba ukugqobhoza iindlebe kusenokuba kulisiko kumabhinqa ngokwenkqubo yezinye izizwe, bambi bade badlulela ngaphaya kokusengqiqweni ngokugqobhoza imingxuma emalwimini nakwiinkaba zabo abajingisa kuyo izinto ezenziwe ngamatye anqabileyo.

Both of us were called to the office of the head teacher, who asked me what I had done to cause the boy to punch me in the face.
Sobabini sabizelwa kwiofisi kaprinsipali, waza wandibuza ukuba ndenze ntoni le nto ndide ndifakw’ inqindi.

As a result, when Fred Metcalfe was sharing in the field ministry, he was confronted by a mob that punched and kicked him and scattered his Bible literature on the street.
Ngenxa yoko, xa uFred Metcalfe wayekubulungiseleli basentsimini, wadibana nehlokondiba elamnqindayo yaye limkhaba laza laluchithachitha esitratweni olo ncwadi lwakhe lweBhayibhile.

When some took pagan wives, Bible writers Ezra and Nehemiah pulled no punches in condemning their actions.
Xa wambi awo athabatha abafazi abangabahedeni, ababhali beBhayibhile uEzra noNehemiya abazange bashwantshwathe ekuzigwebeni izenzo zawo.

For instance, what are the obvious consequences if a husband loses his temper with his wife to the point that he punches a hole in the wall with his fist?
Ngokomzekelo, ngokuqhelekileyo unokuba yintoni umphumo ukuba indoda icatshukiswa ngumfazi wayo ukusa kwinqanaba lokuba igqobhoze udonga ngenqindi?

Eventually, though, he resorted to kicking, punching, hair pulling, and worse.
Noko ke, ekugqibeleni, wabhenela ekukhabeni, ekubetheni ngamanqindi, ekutsaleni ngeenwele nakwezinye iindlela ezigabadeleyo.

When Western television was demonstrated recently in a remote village in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, one bewildered old man could only ask: “Why are whites always stabbing, shooting and punching one another?”
Xa umabonwakude waseNtshona waboniswayo kutshanje kwidolophana yasemaphandleni eCôte d’Ivoire, eNtshona Afrika, enye indoda esele ikhulile edidekileyo yabuza nje oku: “Kutheni abamhlophe besoloko behlabana, bedubulana kwaye bebethana nje?”

When brawls spilled out of the bar into the street below, the local police chief, a short but very solid man, would wade into the throng with his cigar clamped firmly between his teeth and throw punches left and right to subdue the crowd.
Xa abantu besilwa ebharini baze baphumele esitratweni, umphathi wamapolisa, owayesisiqololwane sendoda, wayengena kweso sicuku sabantu enesiga emlonyeni afike agibisel’ inqindi.