English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word rob Peter to pay Paul
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (ante up) | ||
🔗 But he never paid his creditors a penny. | ||
| (salary; wage; wages; remuneration; stipend) | ||
🔗 Have you paid him for it? | ||
| (pay for) | ; | |
🔗 I’ll pay any price in my power if you help him. | ||
🔗 If you do not like it, you need not pay. | ||
| (loot; pillage; plunder; rifle) | ||
| (plunder; loot; kidnap; reave; take) | ||
🔗 For him to be in this condition almost robbed Rand of what courage he had managed to gather. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| rob Peter to pay Paul | ⇆ bo afsny om onder aan te las; ⇆ een gat maak om ’n ander te vul |
| Paul | ⇆ Paulus |
| pay | ⇆ afdoen; ⇆ aflos; ⇆ aflê; ⇆ afreken; ⇆ afreken met; ⇆ beantwoord; ⇆ beloon; ⇆ besoldiging; ⇆ betaal; ⇆ betalend; ⇆ betaling; ⇆ boet; ⇆ die moeite loon; ⇆ gasie; ⇆ loon; ⇆ met teer smeer; ⇆ salarieer; ⇆ salariëring; ⇆ soldy; ⇆ traktement; ⇆ uitkeer; ⇆ vereffen; ⇆ vergeld; ⇆ vergoed; ⇆ voldoen; ⇆ voordelig wees; ⇆ werkloon |
| Peter | ⇆ Petrus; ⇆ Pieter |
| rob | ⇆ besteel; ⇆ plunder; ⇆ rowe; ⇆ steel; ⇆ wegroof |