Usages of bly
Die see bly kalm.
The sea remains calm.
Sy bel weer, maar die selfoon bly stil; ek hoor net my broer lag.
She calls again, but the cellphone remains silent; I only hear my brother laugh.
Die verdagte bly onbekend.
The suspect remains unknown.
Die verrassing bly geheim.
The surprise remains secret.
Die wysie bly mooi en die ritme bly vinnig.
The melody remains beautiful and the rhythm remains fast.
Sy bly positief.
She remains positive.
Die vrees bly.
The fear remains.
Die volmag bly vertroulik.
The proxy remains confidential.
Die notule bly vertroulik, hetsy die voorsitter dit lees hetsy nie.
The minutes remain confidential, whether the chairperson reads them or not.
Die besluit bly, hetsy die mosie gewysig word hetsy nie.
The decision remains, whether the motion is amended or not.
Die skuld bly hoog.
The debt remains high.
Solank as die tent droog bly, bly die slaapsak warm.
As long as the tent remains dry, the sleeping bag remains warm.
Ons kampeer solank as die natuurreservaat oop bly.
We camp as long as the nature reserve remains open.
Solank as die wind sterk bly, moet ons die kampvuur blus.
As long as the wind remains strong, we must extinguish the campfire.
Hy vra eerder as om stil te bly.
He asks rather than remaining silent.
Die vloer bly skoon sonder dat ons muurverf mors.
The floor stays clean without us spilling wall paint.
Die vloer bly skoon deurdat die dekseil dit beskerm.
The floor stays clean because the drop cloth protects it.
Die plafon bly skoon deurdat ons die rand afplak.
The ceiling stays clean because we mask off the edge.
Ten spyte van die fout bly die betaaltydperk dieselfde.
Despite the mistake, the pay period remains the same.
Ten spyte van die aftrekking bly die netto salaris hoog.
Despite the deduction, the net salary remains high.
Ongeag of sy oortyd werk, bly die betaaldatum dieselfde.
Regardless of whether she works overtime, the payment date remains the same.
Niks bly ewig nie.
Nothing remains forever.
Jy mag die paskamer gebruik solank as dit oop bly.
You may use the changing room as long as it remains open.
Dit bly privaat.
It remains private.
Wat ook al verander, bly die rugsteunkopie beskikbaar.
Whatever changes, the backup copy remains available.
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