English to afrikaans meaning of

As 'n werkwoord kan "dryf" verskeie betekenisse hê:Om op die oppervlak van 'n vloeistof te rus of te beweeg sonder om te sink.Om opgeskort te word in die lug of omhoog gehou word deur dryfkrag.Om stadig te dryf of te beweeg, asof op die oppervlak van 'n vloeistof.Om aandele van 'n maatskappy te koop aan die publiek aan te bied.Om te rangskik (teks of beelde) om 'n aangename of gebalanseerde voorkoms te skep.As 'n selfstandige naamwoord kan "float" verwys na:'n Lewende voorwerp wat gebruik word vir ondersteuning of vervoer op water.'n Daad van dryf, of die toestand van dryf op water.'n Parade, optog of skouspel , tipies met versierde vlotte.'n Bedrag geld wat beskikbaar gestel is vir besteding of belegging, maar nog nie gebruik of toegewyd is nie.'n Soort drankie wat bestaan uit roomys en koeldrankwater. Hierdie is net 'n paar voorbeelde van die verskillende betekenisse van "dryf." Die spesifieke definisie sal afhang van die konteks waarin die woord gebruik word.

Sentence Examples

  1. I lean back and let out a giant sigh that causes bathtub waves and the herbs float around the tub like flotsam after a flood.
  2. I was able to float on a barrel from the ship for most of that next morning.
  3. Her lips, usually red, round, and moist enough to float a buoy, were pale and stretched to a thin line.
  4. Then I had a vague memory of something long and dark with red eyes, just as we saw in the sunset, and something very sweet and very bitter all around me at once and then I seemed sinking into deep green water, and there was a singing in my ears, as I have heard there is to drowning men and then everything seemed passing away from me my soul seemed to go out from my body and float about the air.
  5. What would these divinities think of India, anglicised as it is to-day, with steamers whistling and scudding along the Ganges, frightening the gulls which float upon its surface, the turtles swarming along its banks, and the faithful dwelling upon its borders?
  6. These float, and serve all the purposes of a mere rope on land.
  7. Thus circumstanced, we shall find that we float without difficulty and without exertion.
  8. He rolled over and tried the backstroke, letting himself float as best he could.
  9. A soft, random tune began to float through the air.
  10. The airship would float over them and set them on fire.