English to afrikaans meaning of

As 'n selfstandige naamwoord verwys "karp" na 'n soort varswatervis wat dikwels vir kos of sport gebruik word. As 'n werkwoord beteken "karp" om herhaaldelik en irriterend te kla of fout te vind met iets.

Sentence Examples

  1. A koi carp lay belly up, twitching on the surface, bloated and rigid.
  2. All he could imagine was fire spitting from her fingertips and cooking him like a carp on her open flames.
  3. Plus he was a rigid perfectionist with as much personality as a dead carp.
  4. Now suppose that next day, one of these eels, or pike, or carp, poisoned at the fourth remove, is served up at your table.