sugar oor Xhosa

sugar

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/, /ˈʃʊgə(r)/, /ˈʃʊɡɚ/ werkwoord, naamwoord, tussenwerpsel

(transitive) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

iswekile

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sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink

It is a common misconception that eating a lot of sugar causes diabetes.
Abantu abaninzi bacinga ukuba ukutya iswekile eninzi kwenza abantu babe nesifo seswekile.

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It has to do with . . . how your blood sugar varies with changes in routine.
Kuxhomekeke . . . kuhlobo lwegazi lakho.

People with diabetes can eat sweets, but they must factor their sugar intake into their overall diet plan.
Abantu abanesifo seswekile banokuzitya iilekese, kodwa kufuneka babe ngcathu kwizinto ezineswekile.

All these plants manufacture sugar in their leaves through the process of photosynthesis.
Zonke ezi zityalo zivelisa iswekile kumagqabi azo ngenkqubo yephotosynthesis.

Much of the population is employed in growing and exporting cane sugar and tropical fruit.
Abantu abaninzi basebenza kumasimi eswekile neziqhamo.

Worker ants then milk the aphids of some of their excess sugar, which is called honeydew, or they collect nectar directly from the trees.
Iimbovane ziphinda zizifunxele enye incindi kwimithi yomnga.

Others steal everything—vases, ashtrays, even toilet paper and sugar!
Abanye bayayiba yonke into—iingqayi zeentyatyambo, iitreyi zothuthu lwecuba, kwanamaphepha ezindlu zangasese neswekile!

“A child can become severely lead poisoned (60-80 microgram/ dl) by eating one milligram of lead- paint dust —equivalent to about three granules of sugar— each day during childhood.”
Umntwana usenokuba netyhefu yelothe ngokuqatha (engama-60-80 eemicrogram ngedesilitha nganye) ngokutya imilligram enye yothuli olunepeyinti enelothe —olulingana namagaqa amathathu eswekile— usuku ngalunye ngoxa esemncinane.”

She and I tried to cure him with a local remedy of boiled wine with lots of sugar.
Sazama ukumnyanga ngeyeza lasekuhlaleni elenziwa ngewayini ebilisiweyo yaza yadityaniswa neswekile.

Of course, if you are diabetic, then you may have to forgo sugar and perhaps use a substitute.
Kambe ke, ukuba unesifo seswekile, kusenokufuneka ube ngathi akuyazi iswekile mhlawumbi usebenzise enye into endaweni yayo.

Further refining will convert this raw sugar into the familiar refined white sugar found by many on their meal table.
Xa iphindwa icolwa kakuhle le swekile iba yiswekile emhlophe eqhelekileyo kwabaninzi ebekwa etafileni xa kusityiwa.

‘There were breadcrumbs, apple peels, delicious lumps of porridge and grains of sugar behind the stove ...’ she said.
‘Kwakukhona izimvuthu zesinkwa, amakhasi amahhabhula, izingqumbi ezimnandi zephalishi nezinhlayiya zikashukela ngemuva kwesitofu ...’ kusho yena.

Have your level of blood sugar tested if you are in a high-risk group.
Ukuba uyazazi ukuba usesichengeni yiya kuhlola iswekile esegazini lakho.

“I saw a big bag of sugar in the cupboard at home.”
“Ndibone ingxowa enkulu yeswekile ekhabhathini ekhaya.”

Granted, your feelings might be similar to those of 17-year-old Amber, who says, “No way could I stick to eating whole wheat and low-fat, sugar-free food all the time!”
Kusenokwenzeka ukuba uvakalelwa njengoAmber oneminyaka eli-17 ubudala othi: “Mna andisoze ndihlalel’ ukutyana nengqolowa nokutya okungenamafutha nokungenaswekile!”

Yes, today in most parts of the world, sugar intake has become part of daily life, making sugar production a worldwide industry.
Ewe, namhlanje kwiindawo ezininzi ehlabathini, ukusetyenziswa kweswekile kuye kwaba yinxalenye yobomi bamihla le, nto leyo ebangela ukuveliswa kweswekile kube lishishini elisehlabathini lonke.

Sometimes the family can afford to eat once a day—maize porridge flavored with cassava leaves, salt, and sugar.
Maxa wambi intsapho itya kanye kuphela ngemini—ipapa enongwe ngamagqabi ecassava, kwagalelwa ityuwa, kwaneswekile.

In concert with the pancreas, the liver helps manage blood-sugar levels by storing excess glucose in a form called glycogen.
Ukuze sincedise udakada, isibindi sigcina iswekile esegazini ikumlinganiselo ofanelekileyo ngokuguqula i-glucose eseleyo ibe yi-glycogen size siyigcine.

On the positive side, Jehovah does not give us “sugar pills.”
Kwelinye icala, uYehova akasiniki zipilisi ezingasebenziyo.

Spain already had extensive fields of almonds when the Muslims arrived, but sugar —the other essential ingredient— was missing.
Xa amaSilamsi aqalisa ukufika eSpeyin, abemi balapho babesele benamasimi amakhulu om-amangile—kodwa imarzipan yabo yayingekho switi.

Controlling blood sugar levels is challenging for a diabetic.
Kunzima ngomntu onesifo seswekile ukugcina iswekile ikumlinganiselo ofanelekileyo.

So came into existence two powerful and influential empires, both built on more than just sugar and spice —also on blood!
Ngoko kwavela iindidi ezimbini ezinamandla nezinempembelelo zobukhosi, ezazakhelwe kokungaphezu kweswekile nezinongo —kwanasegazini!

Blackbirding involved recruiting indigenous islanders to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Samoa, Fiji, and Australia.
La makhoboka ayethatyathwa asiwe eSamoa, eFiji naseOstreliya ukuze asebenze kumasimi eswekile nawomqhaphu.

I panicked when I heard the explosions, but soon my anxiety gave way to tears of joy when she returned unhurt and even in possession of a few sugar beets.
Xa ndeva izithonga zokudubula ndaba nexhala, kodwa kungekudala ndalila ngenxa yovuyo xa ndambona ebuya engenzakalanga yaye eze neesugar beets eziliqela.

They convert sugar into acids that attack the tooth enamel, making it porous.
Iguqula iswekile ibe yiasidi ebangela izinyo libe nemigxuma.

PET scans may give false results, however, if patients have eaten within a certain time prior to the scan or if their blood sugar levels, perhaps because of diabetes, are outside the acceptable range.
Noko ke, iPET scan inokuveza iziphumo ezingachananga xa umguli eye watya ngaphambi kokuba axilongwe okanye xa iswekile esegazini lakhe ingalungelelananga, kuba enesifo seswekile.