| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| tronk | ⇆ bagnio; ⇆ bastille; ⇆ calaboose; ⇆ choky; ⇆ clink; ⇆ cooler; ⇆ dungeon; ⇆ gaol; ⇆ limbo; ⇆ prison; ⇆ quod; ⇆ ward |
| in die tronk gooi | ⇆ imprison; ⇆ incarcerate; ⇆ throw into prison |
| in die tronk smyt | ⇆ clap into prison; ⇆ throw into prison |
| uit die tronk breek | ⇆ break out of prison |
| hulptronk | ⇆ lock‐up |
| plaastronk | ⇆ farm gaol |
| tronkbewaarder | ⇆ gaoler; ⇆ prison warder; ⇆ turnkey |
| tronkbinneplaas | ⇆ prison yard |
| tronkboef | ⇆ gaol‐bird |
| tronkbreker | ⇆ prison breaker |
| tronkskip | ⇆ hulk |
| tronkstraf | ⇆ imprisonment; ⇆ lagging |
| tronktralies | ⇆ prison bars |
| tronkwa | ⇆ black Maria; ⇆ prison‐van |