English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woord "vingernael" verwys na die harde, plat, deurskynende bedekking aan die einde van 'n vinger, wat die vingerpunt beskerm en help om voorwerpe vas te gryp en te manipuleer. Dit is saamgestel uit keratien, 'n taai proteïen wat ook in hare en ander diere-aanhangsels voorkom.

Sentence Examples

  1. She rammed the file under her fingernail and had herself a moment.
  2. I dug my fingers into the edges and only got a broken fingernail for my trouble.
  3. Sam dug a finger in and scored a massive white line straight down the middle of the wide bonnet with a preternaturally strong fingernail.
  4. I picked over the details, nervously chewing on my index fingernail.
  5. The walls were stained with what appeared to be blood and there were fingernail marks down the one side, portraying as though someone was sucked into the house against their will.
  6. Damn things are stubs, with just a trace of fingernail visible.
  7. Khaly nibbled on a fingernail and squirmed in her chair she wanted to walk over and fix it.
  8. Sergei wondered idly how she had escaped the birthing rooms even as he dragged a razor-sharp fingernail across her belly, spilling the Barghest to the floor.
  9. Reaching in, she pulled the board edge with her fingernail.
  10. Although it was smaller than her fingernail, her awareness of it made it feel more like a large speeder.