English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word burn the midnight oil
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (be on fire) | ||
🔗 I saw the burned houses | ||
🔗 The burn later became infected, requiring a second visit. | ||
| (burn down; incinerate) | ||
🔗 Do you really believe they went to all that bother just to burn a few houses? | ||
🔗 The wood is used to make furniture, flooring, and rifle stocks, and oil is pressed from the seeds. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| burn the midnight oil | ⇆ snags laat werk; ⇆ tot diep in die nag studeer; ⇆ tot laat in die nag studeer |
| burn | ⇆ aanbrand; ⇆ blaak; ⇆ blaker; ⇆ brand; ⇆ brandplek; ⇆ brandwond; ⇆ byt; ⇆ gloei; ⇆ seng; ⇆ sterk verlang; ⇆ stroompie; ⇆ verbrand; ⇆ verbrou |
| midnight | ⇆ middernag; ⇆ middernagtelik; ⇆ middernag‐; ⇆ pikdonker; ⇆ pikdonkerheid |
| oil | ⇆ in olie lê; ⇆ olie; ⇆ olie inneem; ⇆ olie word; ⇆ smeer; ⇆ tot oil maak |