Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word tussen die lepel en die mond val die pap op die grond
| Afrikaans | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
🔗 Sy kon nie praat nie, want haar mond was toegeplak. | ||
gruel ; mush ; | ||
🔗 Irene maak soggens pap vir al Kroningspark se 40 kinders voordat hulle skool toe gaan. | ||
| Afrikaans | English |
|---|---|
| tussen die lepel en die mond val die pap op die grond | ⇆ do not halloo till you are out of the wood; ⇆ there’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip |
| lepel | ⇆ spoon; ⇆ jig |
| mond | ⇆ mouth; ⇆ embouchure; ⇆ outlet; ⇆ mouthed |
| pap | ⇆ feeble; ⇆ boneless; ⇆ flat; ⇆ cataplasm; ⇆ porridge; ⇆ poultice; ⇆ flabby; ⇆ flaccid; ⇆ pulp; ⇆ gruel; ⇆ invertebrate; ⇆ listless; ⇆ milk‐and‐water; ⇆ mush; ⇆ nerveless; ⇆ paste; ⇆ pottage; ⇆ slops; ⇆ soft; ⇆ watery; ⇆ weak |