English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "liniaal" is 'n persoon of 'n instrument wat gebruik word om reguit lyne te meet of te teken. As 'n selfstandige naamwoord kan dit verwys na 'n strook hout, metaal of plastiek met 'n reguit rand wat gebruik word om lengtes te meet of reguit lyne te teken. Dit kan ook verwys na 'n persoon wat mag en beheer het oor 'n bepaalde gebied, staat of land, soos 'n koning, koningin of president. In hierdie konteks word dit dikwels sinoniem gebruik met "leier" of "monarg."

Synonyms

  1. rule

Sentence Examples

  1. Fittingly, his first name, a variant of the name Garrick, meaning spear and ruler, banished the opposition over a four-month period.
  2. These were fervent Brahmins, the bitterest foes of Buddhism, their deities being Vishnu, the solar god, Shiva, the divine impersonation of natural forces, and Brahma, the supreme ruler of priests and legislators.
  3. The river flowed straight as a ruler until the next bend.
  4. But the veiled significance is unmistakably there, for the voyage to Lilliput is merely a revelation of the policy of the English court during the reign of George I the trip to Brobdingnag affords opportunity for picturing an ideal ruler and government the journey to Laputa holds up to contumely the proceedings of the British Royal Society, while the visit to the Houyhnhnms is a rabid satire against humanity.
  5. His admiration for the learned monarch inspired Jake to find out more about the ruler.
  6. Sadly, one could not be a ruler of a kingdom and not use the services Parian provided.
  7. It formed a corridor through which appeared the current ruler.
  8. King Bayard, the ruler of the fairies, was running out of time.
  9. Amenemhat might have been Pharaoh of Egypt but Matthaios was the ruler of her heart, and that position was the most profound of all to Sara.
  10. The person holding it was the supreme ruler for the day and was responsible for happy customers.