Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word mag
| Afrikaans | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (kan) | ; | |
🔗 Dan mog hulle dit nie drink nie. | ||
| (vermoë) | ||
🔗 Hy is gebore en het gelewe, gesterf en weer opgestaan deur die mag van die Heilige Gees. | ||
| (moondheid) | ||
| ; | ||
🔗 Tensy die lugmag binne agt maande minstens R 800 miljoen van die regering kry, gaan sy vegvliegtuie en helikopters wat weens ’n begrotingstekort nie operasioneel is nie, nooit weer vlieg nie. | ||
| (troepe) | ||
| ; impotent ; powerless | ||
🔗 Die Rus is momenteel magteloos van vrees. | ||
| ; | ||
🔗 Ná die oorlog is Vargas deur die Brasiliaanse weermag as president ontslaan. | ||
| Afrikaans | English |
|---|---|
| mag | ⇆ authority; ⇆ can; ⇆ command; ⇆ control; ⇆ dint; ⇆ force; ⇆ grasp; ⇆ grip; ⇆ hold; ⇆ leverage; ⇆ may; ⇆ might; ⇆ must; ⇆ potency; ⇆ power; ⇆ powerfulness; ⇆ puissance; ⇆ restraint |
| die mag in hande kry | ⇆ come into power |
| eendrag maak mag | ⇆ union is strength; ⇆ united we stand, divided we fall |
| iemand in jou mag hê | ⇆ have somebody on the hip |
| in sy mag | ⇆ in one’s power |
| kennis is mag | ⇆ knowledge is power |
| mag God dit verhoed | ⇆ heaven forbid; ⇆ God forbid |
| mag God gee | ⇆ would to God; ⇆ God grant |
| mag God jou seën | ⇆ God bless you |
| mag hê oor | ⇆ have a hold upon; ⇆ have power over |
| mag is reg | ⇆ might is right |
| met krag en mag | ⇆ by main force; ⇆ with might and main |
| militêre mag | ⇆ military force |
| nie by magte nie om | ⇆ not in a position to |
| wêreldlike mag | ⇆ secular power |
| wetgewende mag | ⇆ constitutive power; ⇆ legislative power; ⇆ legislature |
| bemagtig | ⇆ conquer; ⇆ possess; ⇆ seize; ⇆ take |
| burgermag | ⇆ armed civilians; ⇆ militia |
| derdemagswortel | ⇆ cube root; ⇆ third root |
| eerstemagsvergelyking | ⇆ linear equation |
| hoofmag | ⇆ main force; ⇆ main body |
| krygsmag | ⇆ armament; ⇆ army; ⇆ military force |
| landmag | ⇆ land‐forces; ⇆ land‐force |
| lugmag | ⇆ air force |
| maggeër | ⇆ principal |
| magpunt | ⇆ power |
| magsaanwyser | ⇆ exponent |
| magsmisbruik | ⇆ misfeasance; ⇆ abuse of power |
| magspreuk | ⇆ conclusive argument; ⇆ silencer |
| magstryd | ⇆ power struggle |
| magsverheffing | ⇆ involution |
| magswoord | ⇆ clincher |
| magte | ⇆ forces |
| magteloos | ⇆ powerless; ⇆ helpless; ⇆ impotent; ⇆ impuissant |
| magtig | ⇆ accredit; ⇆ authorize; ⇆ commanding; ⇆ crikey; ⇆ depute; ⇆ empower; ⇆ mightily; ⇆ mighty; ⇆ potent; ⇆ powerful; ⇆ privilege; ⇆ puissant; ⇆ rich; ⇆ strong |
| milisiemag | ⇆ militia force |
| onmag | ⇆ faintness; ⇆ incompetence; ⇆ impotence; ⇆ incompetency |
| oormag | ⇆ act of God; ⇆ odds; ⇆ numerical superiority; ⇆ predominance; ⇆ prepotence; ⇆ prepotency; ⇆ supremacy |
| oppermag | ⇆ imperium; ⇆ sovereignty; ⇆ supremacy |
| polisiemag | ⇆ constabulary; ⇆ police force; ⇆ posse |
| regsmag | ⇆ legal authority |
| seemag | ⇆ navy; ⇆ naval force; ⇆ sea power |
| skeepsmag | ⇆ shipping |
| staatsmag | ⇆ state |
| taakmag | ⇆ task force |
| toormag | ⇆ glamour |
| verdedigingsmag | ⇆ defence force; ⇆ militia |
| volmag | ⇆ authority; ⇆ authorization; ⇆ breve; ⇆ letter of attorney; ⇆ brief; ⇆ delegation; ⇆ warrant; ⇆ mandate; ⇆ plenary powers; ⇆ power of attorney; ⇆ procuration; ⇆ proxy; ⇆ warrant of attorney; ⇆ warranty |
| weermag | ⇆ defence force; ⇆ forces |