Afrikaans–English dictionary

suster

woman or girl having the same parents

swaar

having great weight

swael

element

swanger

carrying developing offspring within the body

swangerskap

condition

swartwater

contaminated waste water

swawel

element

sweeftuig

aircraft

sweep

rod or rope

sy

person

sypaadjie

paved footpath

taalkundige

one who studies linguistics

taalwetenskaplike

one who studies linguistics

takbok

animal of the family Cervidae

tamatie

tomato plant

tangens

in trigonometry

tangense

in trigonometry

tee

dried leaves of tea plant

Teheran

capital of Iran

teken

a fact that shows that something exists or may happen

tekenprent

animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon

teleurgesteld

defeated of hope or expectation

tempel

place of worship — see also place of worship

terapie

treatment of disease

tier

The mammal Panthera tigris

tipe

type, race, category

titel

name of a book, etc

toemaak

move (a door)

toep

small computer application

tong

organ

tongval

distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.

toonaard

scale of musical notes

toordery

use of rituals or actions exploiting the supernatural

toorkuns

use of rituals or actions exploiting the supernatural

toring

tall, narrow structure

tot

up to the time of

totdat

up to the time of

trein

line of connected cars or carriages

trekklavier

a small, portable, keyed wind instrument

troeteldier

an animal kept as a companion

tuin

piece of land outside with flowers and plants

tuinvurk

pronged tool

tulp

plant

tussen

of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things)

tweetalig

speaking two languages

tydig

done at the proper time

tydskrif

periodical

u

object pronoun: the person being addressed

uitspraak

way in which words are pronounced

uitsteek

to stick out the tongue

uitveër

thing used to erase something written or drawn

Uitwissing

the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany

uur

time period of sixty minutes

vaandrig

military officer

van

possessive genitive: belonging to

vandag

today (noun)

vannag

during today's nighttime

vark

mammal of family Suidae

vat

round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop

Vatikaan

state — see also Vatican City

Vatikaanstad

state — see also Vatican City

veerkragtig

able to withstand force without cracking; elastic

ventiel

device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid

verder

comparative of far

verdowing

loss of bodily sensation

vergelyking

act of comparing or the state of being compared

Vergilius

Roman writer

verjaarsdag

anniversary

verkleining

(sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume

verkorting

abridged version of a document

verlof

permission to be absent

verloor

cease to have in one's possession or capability

verpleegkundige

person trained to provide care for the sick

verpleegster

person trained to provide care for the sick

verpleër

person trained to provide care for the sick

verras

cause (someone) to feel surprise

verryk

to increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes

versekering

business

versoeter

food additive

verspot

foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom

verstaan

to grasp the meaning of

vertaalster

someone or something that translates meaning from one language to another

vertaler

someone or something that translates meaning from one language to another

vertaling

act of translating between languages

verwyder

to take away

verwysing

academic writing: identification of a source

veselperske

fruit

vet

specialized animal tissue

vinnig

moving or capable of moving with great speed

vissoort

group of plants or animals having similar appearance

vla

sauce

vleiseter

meat-eating animal

vliegtuig

powered aircraft

vlot

flat, floating structure

vlugbal

game

voëlsoort

group of plants or animals having similar appearance

voetganger

somebody walking rather than using a vehicle

volk

community of people

Volkslagting

the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany

volksnaam

familiar, invented given name

volle

complete

volstruis

large flightless bird

voor

at the front

voorgee

to make oneself appear (to do something)

voorspelling

estimation of future condition

voorwaarts

at, near or towards the front of something

vorentoe

at, near or towards the front of something

vos

Vulpes

vou

act of folding

vrede

state of mind

vrou

adult female person

vrug

part of plant

vrugte

part of plant

vuil

morally unclean, obscene or indecent

vurk

pronged tool

waarom

(interrogative) for what reason

waatlemoen

fruit

wang

part of face

wanneer

at what time, as a direct question

wartlemoen

fruit

wat het jy gesê?

request to repeat

wat sê jy?

request to repeat

waterlemoen

fruit

waterstof

lightest chemical element

weduwee

woman whose spouse has died

weermag

military force concerned mainly with ground operations

weeskind

person whose (parent or) parents have died

weier

(transitive) decline (request, demand)

wektor

directed quantity

wen

transitive: achieve victory in

Wene

capital of Austria

wentelbaan

path of one object around another

wêreld

collective/subjective human experience

werk

intransitive: to do a specific task

wes

compass point

wet

body of rules established in a community by its authorities

wetenskap

particular discipline or branch of learning

wetenskaplik

in a scientific manner

wie

what person; object of a verb (accusative)

wieg

move gently back and forth

wiel

a circular device facilitating movement or transportation

woestyn

barren area

woon

have permanent residence

woord

unit of language

woordeboek

publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words

wyn

alcoholic beverage made from grapes — see also port wine, chianti

Zoeloe

member of the Zulu people