English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word tongue
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
🔗 The language sounded harsh, unsuited to a human tongue. | ||
| (language) | ||
🔗 “Quick!” he cried in the tongue of the Angles, which the Jutes understood. | ||
| (native language) | ||
🔗 By now Sanskrit was not a mother tongue but a language to be studied and consciously mastered. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| tongue | ⇆ angel; ⇆ die tong gebruik; ⇆ ewenaar; ⇆ klepel; ⇆ naald; ⇆ oor die tong laat gaan; ⇆ praat; ⇆ skoenleertjie; ⇆ spraak; ⇆ taal; ⇆ tong; ⇆ tongetjie; ⇆ uitloper |
| a glib tongue | ⇆ ’n gladde tong |
| an evil tongue | ⇆ ’n lastertong |
| a tongue as keen as a razor | ⇆ ’n tong so skerp soos ’n skeermes |
| find one’s tongue | ⇆ begin praat |
| fraenum of the tongue | ⇆ tongriem |
| give tongue | ⇆ blaf |
| have a long tongue | ⇆ baie praat |
| have a loose tongue | ⇆ loslippig wees |
| have a ready tongue | ⇆ gevat wees; ⇆ nie op sy mond geval wees nie; ⇆ ’n draad vir elke naald hê |
| have something on the tip of one’s tongue | ⇆ iets op die punt van die tong hê |
| hold one’s tongue | ⇆ stilbly; ⇆ sy mond hou |
| it fell from his tongue | ⇆ dit het hom ontglip |
| it is on the tip of my tongue | ⇆ dis op die punt van my tong |
| keep a civil tongue in head | ⇆ beleef bly |
| keep a civil tongue in one’s head | ⇆ beleef bly |
| long tongue | ⇆ lastertong |
| mother‐in‐law’s tongue | ⇆ skoonma‐se‐tong |
| mother tongue | ⇆ moedertaal |
| slanderous tongue | ⇆ skindertong |
| slip of the tongue | ⇆ lapsus linguae; ⇆ misslag; ⇆ onbedagsame woord; ⇆ onbedagte woord; ⇆ verspreking |
| speak with a heavy tongue | ⇆ swaar van tong wees |
| viper’s tongue | ⇆ addertong |
| wag one’s tongue | ⇆ die tong roer; ⇆ losbekkig wees; ⇆ praatsiek wees |
| well‐oiled tongue | ⇆ gladde tong |
| with one’s tongue in one’s cheek | ⇆ spottend |
| double‐tongued | ⇆ dubbeltongig; ⇆ met twee monde |
| foul‐tongued | ⇆ vuilbekkig |
| honey‐tongued | ⇆ glad met die tong; ⇆ salwend; ⇆ welbespraak |
| long‐tongued | ⇆ praatsiek; ⇆ praterig |
| neat’s‐tongue | ⇆ beestong |
| ox‐tongue | ⇆ beestong |
| sharp‐tongued | ⇆ snipperig |
| sheep‐tongue | ⇆ skaaptong |
| shrill‐tongued | ⇆ met skel stem |
| silver‐tongued | ⇆ met welluidende stem; ⇆ welsprekend |
| smooth‐tongued | ⇆ glad van tong; ⇆ vleiend |
| thick‐tongued | ⇆ swaar van tong |
| tongue‐bone | ⇆ tongbeen |
| tongued | ⇆ getong; ⇆ tong‐ |
| tongueless | ⇆ sonder tong; ⇆ spraakloos |
| tonguelet | ⇆ tongetjie |
| tongue‐shaped | ⇆ tongvormig |
| tongue‐tie | ⇆ tongbeklemming |
| tongue‐tied | ⇆ spraakloos |
| tongue‐twister | ⇆ tongknoper |
| tongue‐wagging | ⇆ geklets |
| two‐tongued | ⇆ dubbeltongig; ⇆ vals |