| Afrikaans | English |
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| aarde | ⇆ earth; ⇆ ground; ⇆ soil |
| hemel en aarde beweeg | ⇆ move heaven and earth; ⇆ raise heaven and earth; ⇆ leave no stone unturned |
| in goeie aarde val | ⇆ fall on fertile soil |
| met die aarde kennis maak | ⇆ fall to the ground |
| nog op aarde wees | ⇆ still be alive |
| o aarde! | ⇆ oh my! |
| onder die aarde lê | ⇆ be dead and buried |
| onder die aarde rus | ⇆ sleep in the grave |
| op dees aarde! | ⇆ oh my! |
| swart aarde | ⇆ black soil |
| ter aarde bestel | ⇆ inhume; ⇆ inter; ⇆ bury |
| tussen hemel en aarde | ⇆ in mid‐air |
| aardeling | ⇆ dweller on earth |
| aardeplaat | ⇆ ground‐plate |
| aardepoeier | ⇆ fuller’s earth |
| aardepot | ⇆ earthenware pot |
| aardevas | ⇆ earthbound |
| aardewaarts | ⇆ earthward |
| aardewerk | ⇆ clayware; ⇆ earthenware; ⇆ pottery; ⇆ crockery |
| bitteraarde | ⇆ magnesia |
| bladaarde | ⇆ mulch |
| erdmannetjie | ⇆ ground‐squirrel |
| erdvark | ⇆ aardvark; ⇆ ant‐bear; ⇆ ant‐eater |
| erdwurm | ⇆ lobworm; ⇆ earthworm |
| infusorieë‐aarde | ⇆ kieselguhr |
| kieselaarde | ⇆ silica |
| leiaarde | ⇆ shale |
| porseleinaarde | ⇆ porcelain clay |
| pypaarde | ⇆ pipe‐clay |
| skuimaarde | ⇆ skimmings |
| stuifaarde | ⇆ mould |
| talkaarde | ⇆ French chalk |
| teelaarde | ⇆ humus; ⇆ garden‐mould; ⇆ mould; ⇆ vegetable mould |
| volaarde | ⇆ fuller’s earth |
| vollersaarde | ⇆ fuller’s earth; ⇆ kieselguhr |