English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "kokon" is 'n beskermende bedekking wat 'n ruspe of 'n ander insek om homself draai voordat dit in 'n papie of krismis verander, of 'n soortgelyke beskermende bedekking wat 'n ander dier of voorwerp om homself skep. Die woord "kokon" kan ook metafories gebruik word om te verwys na 'n veilige of afgesonderde plek of omgewing waar iemand kan ontwikkel of groei, of 'n toestand van geïsoleer wees van die buitewêreld.

Sentence Examples

  1. If I could pluck them from out of their cocoon of safety, surrounded by their assorted personal bodyguards and henchmen, even the wizard Vamont of Mons would be forced to restrain himself and allow the prisoner exchange to be completed.
  2. We exist in our own little cocoon, wrapping ourselves in the mystique of a splendid aura.
  3. He wrapped the cloaks around them and held her tightly in their little cocoon, continuing to trail his fingers along her satiny skin.
  4. When she was with him, she felt like a butterfly, finally released from its cocoon to fly away into the bright new day, free to be who she was and embrace the feelings he stirred within her.
  5. In the cocoon of my car, I watch water droplets trace paths down the passenger-side window.
  6. The tenderness in his gaze wrapped around her like a cocoon, offering comfort and understanding.
  7. I pushed the blankets aside, only because I would have drawn attention walking down the streets of Hawthorne wrapped in a cocoon of wool.
  8. The woman vanished with the cocoon, and the sight that remained was the astonished look of the dragon lord.
  9. She pulled the quilt tighter, a cocoon from the chill seeping through the doorway.
  10. He quickly cut a piece of rope, tugged the burned edge of the Aztec comforter back into place and began winding the rope around and around them, binding the entire thing like a cocoon.