sweet oor Xhosa

sweet

/swiːt/ adjektief, naamwoord, bywoord

Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

isimuncumuncu

Sweet

eienaam, naamwoord

A surname.

voorbeelde

These bananas are delicious —as sweet as ice cream!
Ezi bhanana zinencasa—oku kanye kweice cream!

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.

Thus, we can appreciate what the apostle meant when he said: “To God we are a sweet odor of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the latter ones an odor issuing from death to death, to the former ones an odor issuing from life to life [“a vital fragrance that brings life,” The New English Bible; “the refreshing fragrance of life itself,” Phillips].” —2 Corinthians 2:15, 16.
Ngaloo ndlela, sinokukuqonda oko kwakuthethwa ngumpostile xa wathi: “Kuye uThixo silivumba elimnandi likaKristu, phakathi kwabasindiswayo naphakathi kwabatshabalalayo. Kwabanye silivumba lokufa elisa ekufeni; kwabanye silivumba lobomi elisa ebomini [“ivumba elibalulekileyo eliphilisayo,” The New English Bible; “ivumba elihlaziyayo lobomi ngokwabo,” Phillips].”—2 Korinte 2:15, 16.

His carrots were so sweet and orange that people ate them raw before they got near the pot.
Iminqathe yakhe yayiswiti kakhulu inombala o-orenji kangangokuba abantu babeyitya ikrwada.

Then the people were urged: “Go, eat the fatty things and drink the sweet things, and send portions to the one for whom nothing has been prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord, and do not feel hurt, for the joy of Jehovah is your stronghold.”
Bandula ke abantu babongozwa ngolu hlobo: “Yiyani, nidle amanqatha, nisele izinto ezinencasa, nise isabelo kwabangalungiselelwanga nto; ngokuba le mini ingcwele kwiNkosi yethu. Musani ukuba buhlungu; ngokuba uvuyo lukaYehova ligwiba lenu.”

‘Woe to those putting bad for good, dark for light, bitter for sweet.’ —Isaiah 5:20.
‘Yeha, abathi okubi kulungile, okulungileyo kubi; ubukrakra endaweni yobumnandi.’—Isaya 5:20.

Swiss dairymen have long believed that the sweet sound of the alpenhorn helps to keep cows quiet during milking.
Abafuyi beenkomo zobisi baseSwitzerland bebesoloko bekholelwa ukuba isandi esimyoli seli xilongo senza ezi mazi zingabi ndlongo-ndlongo xa zisengwa.

“It serves us with food, water, clothes, roofing material, glue, medicine, shelter, necklaces, and even sweets for the children.”
“Usinika ukudla, amanzi, iimpahla, izinto zokuxhoma izindlu, iglue, amayeza, ikhusi, iintsimbi zemiqala kwaneelekese zabantwana.”

In the bright midmorning sun, the eldest son begins the cremation procedure by lighting the logs of wood with a torch and pouring a sweet-smelling mixture of spices and incense over his father’s lifeless body.
Ekuhambeni kwentsasa xa ilanga ligqatse kuhle, inkulu yalapho iqalisa isiko lokutshisa umzimba ngokuntumeka umlilo ize igalele isiqholo esixutywe nesiqhumiso kweso sidumbu sikayise.

What made the scroll sweet-tasting to Ezekiel was his attitude toward his commission.
Into eyabangela ukuba loo mqulu ube mnandi kuHezekile sisimo sengqondo awayenaso ngothumo lwakhe.

Later, another brother wrote that “the family is not in a position to receive any sweets” and that “many are ill.”
Kamva, omnye umzalwana wabhala wathi “intsapho ayinakukwazi ukufumana iilekese” yaye “abaninzi bayagula.”

At day’s end, I lead it home, where I feed it raw and cooked sweet potatoes before settling it down for the night in its wooden pen.
Ekupheleni kosuku, ndiya naye ekhaya apho ndifika ndimondle ngebhatata ekrwada ngaphambi kokuba aye kulala kwindlwana yamaplanga.

(Acts 2:1-41) Here was sweet reasonableness at its very best!
(IZenzo 2:1-41) Ungalufumana phi olungaphezu kolu ukuba myoli ulwazelelelo!

Both sweet and bitter water cannot bubble forth from the same fountain.
Umthombo awunako ukuvelisa amanzi amnandi nakrakra kwiliso elinye.

There’s a lot of truth to the words of an old song that said: “Any old place I can hang my hat is home sweet home to me.”
Ayinyaniso kakhulu amazwi engoma yakudala eyathi: “Naphi na apho ndiziva ndisekhaya khona likhaya elanelisayo kum elo.”

The cedars of Lebanon were particularly renowned for the durability, beauty, and sweet fragrance of their wood, not to mention their resistance to attack by insects.
Imisedare yaseLebhanon yayidume ngokomelela, ubuhle, ivumba elimnandi singasathethi ke ngokungaphehli kwawo.

21. (a) How has the message of the little scroll become sweet also to the great crowd?
21. (a) Isigidimi somsongo omncinane sibe nencasa njani kwanakwisihlwele esikhulu?

We likened it to the dessert at the end of a meal —sweet but not the main course.
Sasikufanisa nezimuncumuncu emva kokutya—zimnandi kodwa azikokutya okunesondlo.

In one cemetery a child’s grave marker is inscribed with this forlorn protest: “So small, so sweet, so soon.”
Kwenye indawo ekungcwatyelwa kuyo kwingcwaba lomnye umntwana kukrolwe esi sikhalazo silusizi: “Emncinane kangaka, ethandeka kangaka, ngokukhawuleza kangaka.”

For to God we are a sweet odor of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the latter ones an odor issuing from death to death, to the former ones an odor issuing from life to life.” —2 Corinthians 2:14-16.
Kuba kuThixo silivumba elimnandi likaKristu phakathi kwabo basindiswayo naphakathi kwabo batshabalalayo; kwabo batshabalalayo silivumba lokufa elisa ekufeni, kwabo basindiswayo silivumba lobomi elisa ebomini.’—2 Korinte 2:14-16.

In the second stage, the liquid congeals into an edible sweet gelatin.
Kwinqanaba lesibini, la manzi ayanquma abe lulwelo olumnandi olutyiwayo olubizwa ngokuba yigelatin.

Sweet corn is only a minor crop.
Isweet corn ayixhaphakanga kakhulu.

Rather than being harsh or confrontational, our words are sweet and persuasive.
Kunokuba sibe ngqwabalala okanye sithande ukuxambulisana, intetho yethu iba mnandi yaye ibe yeyobuciko.

“Mealiemeal, sweets, bananas, flour, ice-cream and oil.
“Umgubo wombona, iiswiti, iibhanana, umgubo wengqolowa, iayisikhrimu neoyile.

The Bible explains: “Sweet is the sleep of the one serving, regardless of whether it is little or much that he eats; but the plenty belonging to the rich one is not permitting him to sleep.” —Ecclesiastes 5:12.
IBhayibhile ithi: “Bumnandi ubuthongo bosebenzayo, nokuba incinane, nokuba ininzi into ayidlayo; ke intabalala yesityebi ayisivumeli ukuba silale buthongo.”—INtshumayeli 5:12.