| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| oorloop | ⇆ bridge; ⇆ brim; ⇆ bubble over; ⇆ catch‐drain; ⇆ cross; ⇆ crossing; ⇆ desert; ⇆ desertion; ⇆ flow over; ⇆ landing; ⇆ lasher; ⇆ orlop; ⇆ overbrim; ⇆ overflow; ⇆ overspill; ⇆ rat; ⇆ renegade; ⇆ run; ⇆ run over; ⇆ shoot; ⇆ spillage; ⇆ spillway; ⇆ turn one’s coat |
| dis die druppel wat die emmer laat oorloop | ⇆ that’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back |
| dit was die laaste druppel wat die emmer laat oorloop het | ⇆ that was the last straw |
| oorloop van | ⇆ brim with |
| loop | ⇆ go; ⇆ walk; ⇆ channel; ⇆ clear off; ⇆ course; ⇆ currency; ⇆ current; ⇆ discharge; ⇆ hike; ⇆ pad; ⇆ process; ⇆ flight; ⇆ flow; ⇆ trend; ⇆ foot; ⇆ hoof; ⇆ lapse; ⇆ march; ⇆ muzzle; ⇆ promenade; ⇆ run; ⇆ running; ⇆ step; ⇆ stroll; ⇆ tenor; ⇆ tide; ⇆ tramp; ⇆ tread; ⇆ walking |
| oorlooppyp | ⇆ overflow pipe |
| oorlopend | ⇆ effusive |
| oorloper | ⇆ backslider; ⇆ rat; ⇆ turncoat |