Engels–Afrikaanse woordeboek
Afrikaanse vertaling van die Engelse woord get hold of the wrong end of the stick
| Engels | Afrikaans (onregstreeks vertaal) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (finish; terminate; conclude; bring to an end; put the kibosh on; put an end to; have finished) | ||
| (come to an end; end up; expire; conclude; finish; draw to a close; draw to an end) | ||
🔗 When will this end? | ||
| (ending; conclusion; finish; termination) | ||
🔗 The open brace is matched by a closing brace at the end of the programme. | ||
| (aim; goal; purpose; target; butt; intent; objective; destination; object) | ; | |
🔗 To attain his end it was necessary that I be destroyed. | ||
| (halt; stop; hold; obstruct; stem; stay; stall; arrest) | ||
| (boundary; frontier; border; perimeter) | ||
| (cease; stop; quit; leave off) | ||
| (stop; discontinue; halt; lift; prorogue; quell; staunch; cease; abate) | ||
| (baton; cane; staff) | ||
| (pick; stab; sting; pierce; prick; puncture; pique; jab; poke; goad; prickle) | ||
| (incorrect) | ||
🔗 You have applied to the wrong ship. | ||
| (bad; miserable; nasty; poor) | ||
| Engels | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| get hold of the wrong end of the stick | ⇆ iets aan die verkeerde ent beet kry |
| end | ⇆ aan ’n ent kom; ⇆ afloop; ⇆ beëindig; ⇆ doel; ⇆ einde; ⇆ eindig; ⇆ eindpunt; ⇆ ent; ⇆ entjie; ⇆ oogmerk; ⇆ ophou met; ⇆ punt; ⇆ puntjie; ⇆ slot; ⇆ uiteinde; ⇆ uitloop |
| stick | ⇆ aanhou; ⇆ aanplak; ⇆ keu; ⇆ kierie; ⇆ klewe; ⇆ kolf; ⇆ lat; ⇆ mas; ⇆ remskoen; ⇆ steek; ⇆ stok; ⇆ stronk; ⇆ strykstok; ⇆ stut; ⇆ sukkelaar; ⇆ trou bly; ⇆ vasplak; ⇆ vassit; ⇆ verdra; ⇆ wandelstok |
| wrong | ⇆ abuis; ⇆ foutief; ⇆ kwaad; ⇆ kwaad doen; ⇆ mis; ⇆ nie in die haak nie; ⇆ nie in orde nie; ⇆ onbillik behandel; ⇆ ongelyk; ⇆ onjuis; ⇆ onreg; ⇆ onreg aandoen; ⇆ oortreding; ⇆ te kort doen; ⇆ verkeerd; ⇆ verongelyk; ⇆ veronreg |