English to afrikaans meaning of

As 'n selfstandige naamwoord verwys "grease" tipies na 'n dik olierige of vetterige stof, wat dikwels gebruik word vir smeer of kook. As 'n werkwoord beteken "om te smeer" om vet aan te smeer of te smeer, of om van vet te voorsien vir smeer.Hier is 'n paar spesifieke woordeboekdefinisies van die woord "smeer":selfstandige naamwoord: 'n dik olierige stof, veral een wat as 'n smeermiddel gebruik word.selfstandige naamwoord: dierlike vet wat in kook gebruik word of geproduseer word.selfstandige naamwoord: die gesmelte of gesmelte vet van diere, veral wanneer hulle in 'n sagte toestand is.werkwoord: om met ghries te smeer of te smeer.werkwoord: om 'n oppervlakbedekking van ghries op (iets) aan te smeer. werkwoord: om (iemand) met 'n koeël of ander projektiel dood te maak. (slang)Let daarop dat "vet" ook metafories gebruik kan word om na omkopery of onwettige wins te verwys, soos in "smeer die wiele van burokrasie."

Sentence Examples

  1. Mary leaned close, seemingly unaware he smelled of sweat and grease, and listened as he read aloud.
  2. After completing the cleaning, the excess solvent and dissolved grease had been thrown down the local outhouse.
  3. He downs his wrench and offers his hand, then emits a short laugh as he looks at the grime and the grease and pulls it back.
  4. While enclosed from the elements, it had taken Christie a few days of elbow grease to get rid of all the spiders that had sought its shelter.
  5. A good disguise is not just the donning of different apparel and wearing the powder and grease of an actor.
  6. As the very detailed article explained, evidently someone had been using gasoline to clean grease off some car parts.
  7. We inspected the grease stains and red marks as he held out a fist.
  8. I wrinkle my nose at the smell of the petrol, oil and grease, fumes that have no doubt penetrated every atom of the place.
  9. He was seated by the fire, doublet unbuttoned, streaks of grease gracing his shirt front.
  10. Harry investigated the little holes in the speaker end of the phone, the holes were clotted with grease and grime.