English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word one beats the bush and another catches the bird
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (hit; strike; wallop; jab; belabour; belt) | ||
🔗 His promiscuity ended up being his demise however after a husband caught his wife in bed with John XII and beat the pope so badly, that he died three days later from his injuries. | ||
| (curl; froth; stir; whip; whirl; whisk) | ||
| (pulse) | ||
| (defeat; win over; overcome; surmount; vanquish; get the better of) | verslaan | |
🔗 If we can beat you here, we can beat you anywhere. | ||
| (tack; tack about; beat up against the wind) | ||
🔗 He would take the form of a bird and fly down. | ||
🔗 Police say the victim, in her late teens, was dragged into bushes before being raped in a “horrific attack” that occurred in Bromley, south east London. | ||
| (grapple; captivate; grab; seize; trap; apprehend; bag; grasp; snare) | ||
🔗 He catches the helmet, which now has over 20 holes in it, and gives it back to George. | ||
| (hit; strike; attain; encounter; find; run up against; befall; betide; ravage) | ||
| (realize; understand; appreciate; apprehend; comprehend; fathom) | ; | |
| (have; receive; get) | ; | |
| (capture) | ||
🔗 In years of high roe‐deer densities, the wolves still preferred to catch wild boar. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| one beats the bush and another catches the bird | ⇆ die perd wat die are verdien, kry die strooi; ⇆ die perd wat die hawer verdien, kry die strooi |
| beat | ⇆ aanklop; ⇆ aanklots; ⇆ afklop; ⇆ beuk; ⇆ bons; ⇆ déúrsoek; ⇆ jagveld; ⇆ klap; ⇆ klits; ⇆ klop; ⇆ klots; ⇆ kneus; ⇆ laat klink; ⇆ maatslag; ⇆ pak gee; ⇆ patrollie; ⇆ polsslag; ⇆ ritme; ⇆ roer; ⇆ roffel; ⇆ ronde; ⇆ rondgang; ⇆ slaan; ⇆ slag; ⇆ striem; ⇆ strop; ⇆ teen die wind seil; ⇆ tik; ⇆ uitklop; ⇆ uitstof; ⇆ vel; ⇆ wen; ⇆ wiks; ⇆ wyk |
| bird | ⇆ nooi; ⇆ voël |
| bush | ⇆ bos; ⇆ bossie; ⇆ bossing; ⇆ bosveld; ⇆ bus; ⇆ haarbos; ⇆ met struike beplant; ⇆ naafbus; ⇆ ruig groei; ⇆ struik; ⇆ ’n bus insit |
| catch | ⇆ aanwins; ⇆ afkom op; ⇆ beetpak; ⇆ besmetlik wees; ⇆ betrap; ⇆ beurtsang; ⇆ brokstuk; ⇆ buit; ⇆ gewilde ding; ⇆ gewilde persoon; ⇆ greep; ⇆ gryp; ⇆ haak; ⇆ haal; ⇆ inhaal; ⇆ klink; ⇆ knip; ⇆ opvang; ⇆ raak; ⇆ raakslaan; ⇆ snap; ⇆ strikvraag; ⇆ trek; ⇆ vang; ⇆ vanghou; ⇆ vangs; ⇆ vat; ⇆ voordeel |