rat oor Xhosa

rat

/ˈræt/, /ræt/ werkwoord, naamwoord

(zoology) Any of about 56 different species of small, omnivorous rodents belonging to the genus Rattus .

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ibuzi

rodent

For example, the Maori brought dogs across the Pacific and perhaps the kiore (or Polynesian rat), which was used as food.
Ngokomzekelo, abantu ekuthiwa ngamaMaori beza nezinja bevela phesheya kwePasifiki, mhlawumbi kunye nempuku eyayikukutya kwawo ikiore (okanye ibuzi lasePolynesia).

Rat

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The first of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

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Uncollected garbage attracts rats, flies, and cockroaches.
Inkunkuma engathuthwayo itsala iimpuku, iimpukane namaphela.

One morning Swamp Rat stuck his head through the reeds on the bank of the river.
Ngenye intsasa iBuzi loMgxobhozo lalivele ngentloko ezingcongolweni ezaziseludongeni lomlambo.

When 15 towns in Samar, Philippines, suffered a massive rat infestation, a government source blamed it on deforestation in the region.
Xa iidolophu ezili-15 zaseSamar, kwiiPhilippines, zahlaselwa ziimpuku, urhulumente wathi unobangela woko kukutshatyalaliswa kwamahlathi aloo ngingqi.

The bacterium that causes Lyme disease may have come to North America a hundred years ago with rats or livestock on ships from Europe.
Kusenokwenzeka ukuba intsholongwane ebangela i-Lyme disease yayivela kuMntla Merika kumakhulu eminyaka ngaphambi kwelo xesha yaye kuqikelelwa ukuba yeza neempuku okanye izilwanyana ezazihamba ngeenqanawa ezivela eYurophu.

And we complain about the daily grind, about the rat race.
Kwaye siyakhalaza ngenxa yozengezenge olukruqulayo lwezinto esizenza mihla le, okanye ukusoloko sixhabashile.

“Rats, mice, and cockroaches came free with the house,” recalls Brother Carbonneau.
UMzalwan’ uCarbonneau ukhumbula oku: “Kuloo ndlu kwakudakasa amabuzi, iimpuku namaphela.

The following morning, however, we discovered with horror that a big rat had drowned in the barrel and had come up to the surface.”
Noko ke, kwintsasa elandelayo sothuka sakufumanisa ukuba kukho impuku enkulu eyayirhaxwe apho emphandeni yaye yayindanda ngaphezulu.”

Open sewers, piles of uncollected garbage, filthy communal toilets, disease-carrying rats, cockroaches, and flies have become common sights.”
Ukugqabhuka kwemibhobho yamanzi amdaka, inkunkuma efumbileyo, izindlu zangasese zikawonke wonke ezinyhukunyhuku, iimpuku ezithwele izifo, amaphela neempukane zinyakazela apho.”

There seems to be no end to the forces ready to pounce upon and lay waste to humanity —killer robots, monsters of all sorts, aliens, zombies, ghosts, dragons, apes, birds, mutant rats, and giant wasps.
La mabali athetha ngezinto ezihlasela zize zitshabalalise bonke abantu—iirobhothi ezibulalayo, amagongqongqo ahlukahlukeneyo, izidalwa ezivela kummandla ongaphandle komhlaba, njalo njalo.

Other creatures include badgers, bats, bobcats, coyotes, kit foxes, kangaroo rats, mountain lions, porcupines, rabbit, skunks, wild burros, lizards, snakes, and desert tortoises.
Apha kukho neembila, amalulwane, iingqawa, iingcuka, iimpungutye, iimpuku, izingwe, iincanda, imivundla; intenetya, amaqaqa, iimbongolo zasendle, amacikilishe, iinyoka nofudo.

cried Swamp Rat.
lakhala latsho iBuzi loMgxobhozo.

“It is quite clear that you have no sympathy in your nature,” said Swamp Rat.
“Kucace mpela ukuba ungumntu ongenalo usizi” latsho iBuzi loMgxobhozo.

I know nothing about being a parent,” said Swamp Rat.
Andazi nto kwaphela ngokuba ngumzali,” latsho iBuzi loMgxobhozo.

She keeps the house clean to avoid problems with rats, mice, and insects.
Ugcina indlu icocekile ukuze kungabikho zimpuku nazinambuzane.

“I saw lots of rats,” says a youth named David who sniffed glue at age 14.
UDavid oselula owaqalisa ukufunxa iglu eneminyaka eli-14 ubudala uthi: “Ndabona iimpuku ezininzi.

For instance, some sailors told Geert that the heaps of grain they had unloaded for starving Ethiopians were still lying there months later when they called again, only by then the grain was rotten and infested with rats.
Ngokomzekelo, abanye oomatiloshe baxelela uGeert ukuba izixa zokutya okuziinkozo ababekothule kweso sikhululo nokwakuthunyelelwe abantu abalambayo base-Ethiopia kwakusahleli apho kwiinyanga kamva xa baphinda baya kwelo zibuko, ngelo xesha kwakubolile yaye kuzele ziimpuku.

Then there are certain mole rats that feed on bulbous roots of plants belonging to the orchid, lily, and iris families.
Kukwakho neentuku ezithile ezitya iingcambu zesityalo zohlobo lweorchid, ilily kunye neiris.

RAT'S TAIL.
UMSILA WEMPUKU.

interrupted Swamp Rat.
laphazamisa ngelitshoyo iBuzi loMgxobhozo.

A dished, circular piece of metal made in two parts and fitted closely on hawsers and lines to prevent rats boarding or leaving a ship while at a dock or wharf. The concave side is placed toward the shore to prevent boarding, and the guard is reversed to prevent rats leaving the ship.
Isijungqu sesinyithi esijikelezayo esenziwe saziindawo ezimbini nezifakelwe ngokuthe nca kwiintambo ezinkulu ukuthintela ukukhwela kweempuku okanye zishiye inqanawe ngelixa isedokisini.

The Harvard Medical School Mental Health Letter argues: “It is extremely unlikely that prenatal hormones influence . . . human sexuality in the same direct way they organize reflexes involved in the mating behavior of rats.”
IThe Harvard Medical School Mental Health Letter ithi: “Akunakwenzeka ngokupheleleyo ukuba iincindi zamadlala ngaphambi kokuzalwa ziphembelele . . . iimpawu zesini zomntu ngendlela efanayo naleyo eziyiphembelela ngayo imikhwa ebandakanyekileyo kwiintlobano zesini zamabuzi.”

This same critic was asked how she would answer those who put forth the argument: If a rat has to die to save a baby’s life, it’s worth it.
Lo mhlalutyi ukwamnye wabuzwa indlela ebeya kubaphendula ngayo abo baphikisa ngokuthi: Ukuba ibuzi limele life ukuze kusindiswe ubomi bosana, malife ke.

Rats from the ships scurried to join the local rodent population.
Iimpuku ezisuka kwezi nqanawa zaphinziza zaya kudibana neempuku zalapho.

“Well, really,” said Swamp Rat angrily, “I think you should have told me that before you began.
“Ngenene,” latsho iBuzi loMgxobhozo linomsindo, “ubufanele ukuba undixelele phambi kokuba uqale.

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.