English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word you can’t put an old head on young shoulders
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (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. | ||
🔗 Lan was at her shoulder, though he had to look twice to see the man. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| you can’t put an old head on young shoulders | ⇆ verstand kom nie voor die jare nie |
| 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 |
| shoulder | ⇆ blad; ⇆ dra; ⇆ neus; ⇆ ondersteun; ⇆ op die skouer neem; ⇆ padrand; ⇆ skof; ⇆ skouer; ⇆ verdring; ⇆ wegstamp; ⇆ wegstoot |