Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word Jan
Afrikaans | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
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Afrikaans | English |
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Jan | Jack; John |
Jan en alleman | tagrag and bobtail |
Jan Publiek | the man in the street |
Jan Rap en sy maat | the ragtag and bobtail; canaille; proletariat; hoi polloi; raff; riff‐raff; tagrag and bobtail; Tom, Dick and Harry; all the world and his wife |
Jan Swaap | Simple Simon |
Jan Taks | the exchequer; minister of finance |
liewer bang Jan as dooie Jan | discretion is the better part of valour |
Sint Jan | Midsummer Day |
Dom‐Jan | Simple Simon |
jandooi | drowsy‐head; sluggard |
jan‐in‐die‐sak | duff |