English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "kleurling" wissel na gelang van die konteks waarin dit gebruik word. Hier is 'n paar moontlike definisies:Byvoeglike naamwoord: met 'n spesifieke tint of skakering. Voorbeeld: "Sy het 'n helderkleurige rok na die partytjie gedra."Byvoeglike naamwoord: met 'n ander velkleur as wit. Voorbeeld: "Sy behoort aan 'n gemeenskap van bruin mense in Suid-Afrika."Byvoeglike naamwoord: deurdrenk van 'n sekere kwaliteit of eienskap. Voorbeeld: "Sy skryfwerk word altyd gekleur deur sy persoonlike ervarings."Selfstandige naamwoord (argaïes): 'n persoon van gemengde rasse-afkoms, veral een van Afrika- en Europese afkoms. Hierdie gebruik word nou in baie dele van die wêreld as aanstootlik en verouderd beskou.Dit is belangrik om daarop te let dat die term "kleurling" 'n sensitiewe onderwerp kan wees, aangesien dit histories op 'n diskriminerende manier gebruik is om mense op grond van hul ras te klassifiseer. Daarom word dit oor die algemeen aanbeveel om meer spesifieke en neutrale terme te gebruik wanneer na mense se rasse-identiteite verwys word.

Synonyms

  1. colored
  2. colorful

Sentence Examples

  1. Tarkyn looked around carefully and spotted a small torn piece of brightly coloured fabric caught in the low branches of a spiky bush - definitely not from woodfolk clothing.
  2. The smell of beeswax polish, the richly coloured walls and oil paintings, the feeling of never belonging.
  3. Agnes was staring out of the window at the bright coloured lights on the quayside, when the Chief Inspector spoke to her.
  4. There was a flicker of movement on the other side of the coloured glass, as if a huge spider was crawling across it.
  5. Mammoth fur rugs and garish demon skins lined the floor and a total of four roaring fires danced in their hearths, each a different coloured inferno.
  6. Upon the car, which was drawn by four richly caparisoned zebus, stood a hideous statue with four arms, the body coloured a dull red, with haggard eyes, dishevelled hair, protruding tongue, and lips tinted with betel.
  7. Richard produced some coloured ribbons and passed them to Elizabeth.
  8. The swollen sun was making its lazy dip towards the horizon, and its golden face held a blush that coloured the world.
  9. On this were sure to be seated quite a group of home-coming peasants, the Cszeks with their white, and the Slovaks with their coloured, sheepskins, the latter carrying lance-fashion their long staves, with axe at end.
  10. The head, which resembled a bust or figure of a Roman emperor, and was coloured like bronze, was hollow throughout, as was the table, into which it was fitted so exactly that no trace of the joining was visible.