English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word keep a civil tongue in head
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
civil (civilian; non‐military) | ||
| (pate) | ||
🔗 She almost took my head off. | ||
| (direct; guide; manage; steer; conduct; drive; lead; refer; address) | ||
| (govern; restrain; cover; master; be in charge; be in charge of; be at the head of) | ||
🔗 The most obvious recent example is the president’s nomination of Budi Gunawan to head the national police. | ||
| (boss; chief; leader; governor; master; prefect) | ||
🔗 Inflation in Russia could reach between 17% and 20% this year, Aleksej Kudrin, the head of Russia’s audit chamber, said on Wednesday. | ||
| (boss; chief; leader; headman; kingpin) | ||
🔗 Ukrainians have now largely turned their backs on the Russian Orthodox Church whose head patriarch Kirill has backed the invasion. | ||
🔗 The language sounded harsh, unsuited to a human tongue. | ||
| (language) | ||
🔗 “Quick!” he cried in the tongue of the Angles, which the Jutes understood. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| keep a civil tongue in head | ⇆ beleef bly |
| civil | ⇆ beleef; ⇆ beleefd; ⇆ burgerlik; ⇆ burger‐; ⇆ siviel |
| head | ⇆ aantal; ⇆ aanvoer; ⇆ afwend; ⇆ beeldenaar; ⇆ bestuurder; ⇆ bopunt; ⇆ borsbeeld; ⇆ bos; ⇆ bo‐aan staan; ⇆ bron; ⇆ brughoof; ⇆ deksel; ⇆ die hoof bied aan; ⇆ die kop afsny; ⇆ dop; ⇆ eerste wees; ⇆ gerig wees na; ⇆ gewei; ⇆ hoof; ⇆ hoofman; ⇆ kaap; ⇆ kap; ⇆ kapsel; ⇆ knop; ⇆ knot; ⇆ koers vat na; ⇆ kop; ⇆ kop aan maak; ⇆ kophare; ⇆ koppenent; ⇆ krop; ⇆ kruin; ⇆ laat koers neem; ⇆ lei; ⇆ leier; ⇆ met die kop stamp; ⇆ myngang; ⇆ oorsprong; ⇆ oortref; ⇆ optrek; ⇆ posseël; ⇆ prinsipaal; ⇆ room; ⇆ rubriek; ⇆ skuim; ⇆ stoomdruk; ⇆ string; ⇆ struik; ⇆ stuk; ⇆ top; ⇆ trop; ⇆ van ’n opskrif voorsien; ⇆ verstand; ⇆ voorstewe |
| tongue | ⇆ angel; ⇆ die tong gebruik; ⇆ ewenaar; ⇆ klepel; ⇆ naald; ⇆ oor die tong laat gaan; ⇆ praat; ⇆ skoenleertjie; ⇆ spraak; ⇆ taal; ⇆ tong; ⇆ tongetjie; ⇆ uitloper |