sheet (EN)

Selfstandige naamwoord, werkwoord

Selfstandige naamwoord “sheet”

1. vel
   Teken in om die vertalings van voorbeeldsinne en enkeltaal definisies van elke woord te sien.

   Please hand out these sheets of paper to the class.
2. laken
   She washed the sheets and hung them out to dry.
3. plaat
   The mechanic used a sheet of metal to repair the car.
4. laag
   The lake was covered with a thin sheet of ice.
5. gordyn (van reën of sneeu)
   The rain was coming down in sheets, soaking everyone outside.
6. seil (nauties: 'n tou wat gebruik word om 'n seil se hoek tot die wind te beheer)
   He pulled on the sheet to adjust the sail.
7. baan (vir curling)
   The teams stepped onto the curling sheet for their match.
8. plaat (van rots of ys)
   Scientists studied the ice sheet covering Greenland.

werkwoord “sheet”

1. stort
   The rain sheeted down, flooding the streets.
2. toemaak (met 'n laken)
   They sheeted the furniture before painting the walls.
3. vorm (in plate)
   The factory sheets metal into thin panels.
4. (seevaart) om 'n seil met 'n skoot (tou) te verstel
   The crew sheeted the sails to navigate the wind.