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Vertalings in die woordeboek Xhosa - Engels

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Kanye njengoko inwebu yesigcawu ibambisa impukane, izigidi zabantu zibanjiswe ziinkolo nobuxoki.
Just as a spiderweb holds fast a fly, millions of people are held fast by superstition and falsehood.

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Enye impukane inombhobho onokuba ziisentimitha ezisibhozo.
One fly has a proboscis measuring almost three inches.

18 Kwaye kuya kwenzeka ngawo loo mhla ukuba iNkosi iya akubethela ikhwelo impukane ekwindawo ekude yaseYiputa, kwanayo inyosi ekuwo umhlaba waseAsiriya.
18 And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

Ngaphantsi komxholo othi “UCamagusho,” uBarbour wayebonise indlela awayevakalelwa ngayo ngale mfundiso, esithi: “Ndithi kunyana wam, okanye komnye wezicaka zam, xa uJames eluma udade wabo, uze ubambe impukane, uyihlabe ngonotaka uze uyibethelele eludongeni, ndiya kumxolela uJames.
Under the heading “The Atonement,” Barbour had illustrated how he felt about the teaching, saying: “I say to my boy, or to one of the servants, when James bites his sister, you catch a fly, stick a pin through its body and impale it to the wall, and I’ll forgive James.

Enye impukane eyathi yahlolisiswa ngokucokisekileyo ziingcaphephe zebhayoloji yayineenkozo zomungu ezili-1200 emzimbeni wayo!
One fly that was carefully examined by biologists had 1,200 grains of pollen on his body!

Impukane iyakwazi ukujika njengeenqwelo moya zokulwa imfazwe kodwa ngomzuzwana nje.
Fruit flies are able to make turns similar to those made by fighter jets but in a fraction of a second.

Impukane inobuchule bokwenza uqulukubhode xa ibhabha ngendlela engenakulinganiswa nazezona nqwelo-moya zikumgangatho ophezulu ezenziwe ngabantu.
A common fly performs aerobatic feats that the most advanced of man’s aircraft cannot duplicate.

Le ntyilalwazi yongezelela isithi xa impukane ibhabha ize ijike ngesiquphe, enoba kungabom okanye ngenxa yomoya obhudla ngamandla, “eli gqudu liye lijijeke.
If, during flight, a fly abruptly turns, whether intentionally or because of a sudden gust of wind, “the stem of the haltere will twist,” states the encyclopedia.

Kanye njengoko inwebu yesigcawu ibambisa impukane, izigidi zabantu zibanjiswe ziinkolo nobuxoki.
Just as a spiderweb holds fast a fly, millions of people are held fast by superstition and falsehood.

Impukane enkulu eveliswe ngokuguqulwa kwemizila yemfuza (ngasentla), ngoxa icekethekile, iseyimpukane
A mutant fruit fly (at top), while malformed, is still a fruit fly

Oku kujijeka kuye kuviwe yimithambo ekweli gqudwana ize ikuthumele engqondweni yona echazela impukane ngento emele iyenze ukuze ibhabhe kakuhle.”
“This twisting is detected by a dense cluster of nerve endings attached to the haltere, and the information is fed to the brain so the fly can take the appropriate action to stay . . . on course.”

Ngexesha elinye yaqaqamba inesandi esikhokelela kukulinganisa impukane ukuphila kwayo.
At the same time he invented a sounding lead fitted with flies to help its descent.

Ndiyafunga ngenene andisayi kuphosisa, kwaye ukuba ndithe ndaphosisa ndiza kutya impukane ihleli!
Cross my heart that I won’t lie, and if I do I’ll eat a fly!

Ndiyafunga ngenene ukuba andisoze ndiphosise, kwaye ukuba ndiyaphosisa ndiza kutya impukane!
Cross my heart that I won’t lie, and if I do I’ll eat a fly!