Sep 21, 2012 15:38
11 yrs ago
English term
dart
English to Afrikaans
Science
Zoology
Fish - angling
Sentence context: "The shortening and lengthening of the line causes the lure to dart towards the angler as he or she winds in the line".
Proposed translations
(Afrikaans)
3 | spring |
Samuel Murray
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4 -1 | pyl |
Annabel Rautenbach
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Proposed translations
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spring
The idea here is that as you reel in the object, it doesn't approach you in an even motion but in a darting motion (i.e. with jumps). For this reason I'd translate it as "spring" or possibly "skiet".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Baie dankie, Samuel"
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pyl
Dit pyl op hom af
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Samuel Murray
: My impression of "pyl op hom af" is that it implies an even motion, whereas the asker's text implies jerky motion.
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