English to afrikaans meaning of

Volgens die Oxford English Dictionary is 'n rendier 'n groot takbok van die Arktiese en sub-Arktiese streke, wat tipies groot vertakkende geweie by die mannetjie het en in beide Eurasiƫ en Noord-Amerika voorkom. Hulle word in sommige noordelike streke makgemaak en is 'n belangrike bron van voedsel, klere en vervoer vir mense wat in daardie gebiede woon.

Synonyms

  1. caribou
  2. rangifer tarandus
  3. greenland caribou

Sentence Examples

  1. Cradled between the mountains, through the woodlands of Heidmork, Rune and Kallan trekked along the banks of the Raumelfr that twisted through clusters of birch and patches of reindeer moss.
  2. Before either could voice their objection, she snatched up a strip of salted reindeer and settled herself down beside Rune.
  3. More than nine hundred reindeer surrounded the camp, pulling at the lichen on the ground, honking and grazing, while others lingered at the river for a drink.
  4. The incessant calls of reindeer grunts were as deafening as a hundred wild boar rooting about in the ground, and, with every step of every leg, there was a distinct click.
  5. Reindeer, no fewer than eight hundred, speckled the land, blended with the white tufts of cotton grass.
  6. At the base of the pyre, Rune stood watching giant flames devour the house and bodies of reindeer and cattle as streams of sweat trickled down his bare shoulders.
  7. Curious to see what the ruckus was about, a man emerged from behind the gamme with four reindeer, the sixteen knees all clicking with each step.
  8. The reindeer bolted, making slow progress as the herd of ten hundred all picked a direction to run and promptly went nowhere.
  9. The gamme, the horses, the reindeer, and Finn were far from sight.
  10. Barren tundra grass blanketed the rocky earth in places, giving the illusion that the ground was soft beneath the red tundra willow and reindeer lichen.