English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word leave much to be desired
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (wish; want; be anxious; be eager; be keen) | ||
🔗 It’s not an altogether pleasant experience for a president accustomed to people agreeing with him, either out of deference or a desire to avoid recrimination. | ||
| (absent oneself; depart; go away; absent oneself from) | ||
🔗 Who saw you leave? | ||
| (allow; let; release) | ||
| (permission; dispensation) | ||
🔗 Then why do you insist on coming with me when I give you leave to return home? | ||
| (exit; go out; alight; emerge; quit; get out) | ; | |
🔗 One of the warriors examined the lock that secured the chain, spoke to his fellows, and then left the hut. | ||
| (spare time; time off; vacation; holiday; leisure) | ||
| (leave behind) | ; | |
🔗 I told you to leave it for me to mend! | ||
| (drive away) | ||
🔗 She has not left the glade. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| leave much to be desired | ⇆ veel te wense oorlaat |
| desire | ⇆ begeer; ⇆ begeerte; ⇆ verlang; ⇆ verlange; ⇆ verlangste; ⇆ versoek; ⇆ wens; ⇆ wil |
| leave | ⇆ afgaan; ⇆ afreis; ⇆ agterlaat; ⇆ laat; ⇆ laat bly; ⇆ laat lê; ⇆ laat oorbly; ⇆ laat staan; ⇆ nalaat; ⇆ ophou; ⇆ skoert; ⇆ stet; ⇆ vergunning; ⇆ verlaat; ⇆ verlof; ⇆ verloftyd; ⇆ vertrek; ⇆ weggaan; ⇆ wegtrek |