English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van "salf" is 'n dik, olierige of vetterige stof wat op die vel toegedien word om 'n wond, uitslag of ander veltoestand te kalmeer of te genees. Dit word tipies gemaak van 'n kombinasie van olies, wasse en ander medisinale of terapeutiese bestanddele, en is ontwerp om mettertyd stadig in die vel geabsorbeer te word vir maksimum doeltreffendheid. Salf word dikwels gebruik as 'n aktuele behandeling vir 'n verskeidenheid velkwale, soos droogheid, inflammasie, jeuk en infeksie.

Synonyms

  1. cream
  2. emollient

Sentence Examples

  1. That the other remaining twelve were far more up to snuff, whereas they were the fly in the ointment amongst them all, he would certainly never give it to them straight, but it was as plain as the nose on their face.
  2. Applying the soothing ointment on her skin brought comfort and she sighed deeply.
  3. When I had got out of danger, I stopped awhile to pick out the arrows that stuck in my hands and face and rubbed on some of the same ointment that was given me at my first arrival, as I have formerly mentioned.
  4. The ointment Sigyn had applied had already worn off.
  5. An ointment of some kind meant to speed the healing process.
  6. You know, the one who had insisted on the application of fairy ointment, thus making it possible for her to see monsters every waking moment.
  7. As soon as we were inside, we got to work on the ointment.
  8. But, before this, they had daubed my face and both my hands with a sort of ointment, very pleasant to the smell, which in a few minutes removed all the smart of their arrows.
  9. You were one of the first who thought people would actually want to read about fairy ointment, and your encouragement was the push I needed to really dive into this story.
  10. I remembered those tales, which mostly involved midwives who were given the ointment to help laboring fairy women.