English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word an old bird is not caught with chaff
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
🔗 He would take the form of a bird and fly down. | ||
| (grapple; captivate; grab; seize; trap; apprehend; bag; grasp; snare) | ||
🔗 He catches the helmet, which now has over 20 holes in it, and gives it back to George. | ||
| (hit; strike; attain; encounter; find; run up against; befall; betide; ravage) | ||
| (realize; understand; appreciate; apprehend; comprehend; fathom) | ; | |
| (have; receive; get) | ; | |
| (capture) | ||
🔗 In years of high roe‐deer densities, the wolves still preferred to catch wild boar. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| an old bird is not caught with chaff | ⇆ ’n ou voël laat hom nie met kaf vang nie |
| bird | ⇆ nooi; ⇆ voël |
| catch | ⇆ aanwins; ⇆ afkom op; ⇆ beetpak; ⇆ besmetlik wees; ⇆ betrap; ⇆ beurtsang; ⇆ brokstuk; ⇆ buit; ⇆ gewilde ding; ⇆ gewilde persoon; ⇆ greep; ⇆ gryp; ⇆ haak; ⇆ haal; ⇆ inhaal; ⇆ klink; ⇆ knip; ⇆ opvang; ⇆ raak; ⇆ raakslaan; ⇆ snap; ⇆ strikvraag; ⇆ trek; ⇆ vang; ⇆ vanghou; ⇆ vangs; ⇆ vat; ⇆ voordeel |
| chaff | ⇆ gekskeer; ⇆ iets waardeloos; ⇆ kaf; ⇆ pla; ⇆ plaag; ⇆ plae; ⇆ plaery; ⇆ skerts; ⇆ terg; ⇆ terge; ⇆ têre |