Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word hoof
| Afrikaans | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
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🔗 Die hoof van SpaceX en Tesa het beleggers in April verras met sy aankondiging dat hy Twitter wil koop. | ||
🔗 In 1957 is ’n hoofkantoor, Qantas House, in Sydney geopen. | ||
editor | ||
🔗 Die geskiedkundige Marco Jorio fungeer as hoofredakteur. | ||
| ; metropolis | ||
🔗 Die hoofstad en grootste stad is Praag. | ||
🔗 As jy ’n roman lees, lees elke dag ’n hoofstuk of deel van ’n hoofstuk. | ||
| ; decapitate | ||
🔗 Sy is vinnig skuldig bevind op aanklagte van verraad, owerspel en bloedskande en op 19 Mei onthoof. | ||
headmaster | ||
🔗 Een van die video’s is glo in ’n skoolhoof se kantoor gemaak. | ||
| Afrikaans | English |
|---|---|
| hoof | centre; chief; chieftain; don; head; heading; headline; headmaster; manager; manageress; principal; rector; senior; warden |
| aan die hoof van | at the head of |
| die hoof bied | front; meet |
| die hoof bied aan | bear up against; cope; front; head; make head against |
| die hoof hoog hou | hold up one’s head |
| die hoof in die skoot lê | submit |
| dit die hoof bied | brave it out |
| na die hoof styg | flush |
| ’n prys op iemand se hoof stel | put a price on somebody’s head |
| oor die hoof sien | bypass; eliminate; overlook |
| soveel hoofde, soveel sinne | so many heads, so many minds; so many men, so many minds |
| sy hoof breek | cudgel one’s brains; rack one’s brain |
| sy hoof breek oor | rack one’s brain over |
| uit die hoof | without book; mentally; from memory |
| uit die hoof ken | know by heart |
| uit die hoof leer | commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize |
| uit die hoof sit | dismiss |
| uit hoofde van | by reason of; in respect of |
| afdelingshoof | departmental head |
| brandweerhoof | fire‐master |
| briewehoof | letterhead; letter‐heading |
| dikhoofdig | thick‐headed |
| doodshoof | death’s‐head; skull |
| driehoofdig | triceps; triple‐headed |
| duisendhoofdig | thousand‐headed |
| eenhoofdig | monarchic; monarchical; monocephalous |
| gesinshoof | goodman; householder; master |
| groothoofdig | megacephalic |
| hardhoofdig | stubborn; obstinate |
| hawehoof | breakwater; jetty; bulwark; jetty‐head; mole; pier; quay |
| heethoof | hothead; spitfire |
| heethoofdig | red‐brained; hot‐headed; passionate |
| hoofaanvoerder | commander‐in‐chief |
| hoofaar | cephalic vein |
| hoofadvokaat | senior counsel |
| hoofaksyns | poll‐excise |
| hoofamptenaar | head official |
| hoofargument | main point |
| hoofartikel | leading article; editorial |
| hoofas | major axis; primary shaft |
| hoofbedekking | headgear; covering for the head; head‐dress |
| hoofbelasting | capitation; poll‐tax |
| hoofbesering | head injury |
| hoofbestanddeel | groundwork; staple |
| hoofbestuur | head‐office |
| hoofbestuurder | general manager; chief director |
| hoofbladsy | front page |
| hoofbout | kingbolt |
| hoofbrandweerpyp | fire main |
| hoofbrekings | brain‐racking |
| hoofbron | headspring |
| hoofdek | main deck |
| hoofdeksel | hood; headgear |
| hoofdraagvlak | main plane |
| hoofdryfas | main shaft |
| hoofertsliggaam | mother lode |
| hooffiguur | dominant figure; star |
| hoofgebou | main building |
| hoofgedagte | leading idea |
| hoofgeld | head‐money |
| hoofgereg | main dish; main course |
| hoofgetal | cardinal number |
| hoofgrootboek | main ledger |
| hoofidee | motif |
| hoofingang | main entrance |
| hoofkabel | main |
| hoofkanonnier | master gunner |
| hoofkantoor | centre; head‐office; headquarters |
| hoofkaptein | paramount chief |
| hoofkarakter | main character |
| hoofkelner | chief steward; head‐waiter |
| hoofkenmerk | main feature |
| hoofkerk | minster |
| hoofklerk | chief clerk; senior clerk |
| hoofklok | master clock |
| hoofkok | chef |
| hoofkonstabel | head constable |
| hooflading | primary charge |
| hooflaer | main bearings |
| hooflêer | main girder |
| hoofleiding | main; power‐main |
| hoofleier | chief leader; main line; trunk line |
| hoofletter | capital; capital letter; cock‐up |
| hooflyn | trunk; main line; trunk line; trunk‐route |
| hoofmaal | dinner |
| hoofmag | main force; main body |
| hoofman | centurion; head; headman |
| hoofmatrone | chief matron |
| hoofmeester | major‐domo |
| hoofmotief | mainspring |
| hoofoffisier | field‐officer; superior officer |
| hoofonderwyser | principal; headmaster |
| hoofoorsaak | main cause |
| hoofpersoon | hero; protagonist |
| hoofproduk | staple |
| hoofpunt | gravamen |
| hoofpyn | headache; cephalalgia |
| hoofpyp | main; main pipe |
| hoofrat | leader |
| hoofredakteur | editor‐in‐chief |
| hoofrede | main reason |
| hoofregter | chief justice |
| hoofrekene | mental arithmetic |
| hoofrekening | general account |
| hoofroete | trunk route; trunk‐route |
| hoofrol | chief rôle; lead |
| hoofsaak | gist; object matter; pivotal question |
| hoofsentrale | central exchange |
| hoofsetel | headquarters |
| hoofsin | principal sentence |
| hoofskag | main shaft |
| hoofskakelaar | main switch; master switch |
| hoofskap | principalship |
| hoofskottel | staple |
| hoofslagaar | main artery; cephalic vein |
| hoofsom | capital; capital fund; principal |
| hoofsonde | mortal sin; deadly sin |
| hoofspil | main spindle |
| hoofstad | capital; metropolis |
| hoofstasie | head station |
| hoofstraat | main street |
| hoofstuk | chapter |
| hooftema | burden; leitmotif; master theme |
| hooftoevoerleiding | supply‐mains |
| hooftonnel | main drive |
| hooftooisel | coif; head‐dress; headgear; tire |
| hooftrek | feature; principal trait; salient feature |
| hoofuitspraak | leading judgement |
| hoofvaar | top sire |
| hoofvak | major subject |
| hoofvennoot | senior partner |
| hoofverdagte | main suspect |
| hoofverdeelpyp | distributing‐main |
| hoofverkeerspad | trunk‐road |
| hoofverpleegster | sister; sister in charge; ward‐sister |
| hoofvervoerweg | main haulage |
| hoofvlieër | master pilot |
| hoofvorm | main feature |
| hoofwant | main rigging |
| hoofwaterpyp | water main |
| hoofweg | main road; trunk‐road |
| hoofwerk | head‐work |
| ketterhoof | heresiarch |
| kleinhoofdig | microcephalic; microcephalous |
| kolomhoof | column‐heading |
| laaihoof | cargo hatchway |
| landingshoof | jetty; pier |
| langhoofdig | long‐headed; macrocephalic |
| leeghoofdig | empty; empty‐headed; rattlebrained; vacant |
| lighoofdig | dizzy; light‐headed |
| onderhoof | vice‐principal |
| onthoof | behead; decapitate; decollate; guillotine |
| opperhoof | chief; chieftain; headman; paramount chief; supreme head |
| padhoof | roadhead |
| skildhoof | chief |
| skoolhoof | headmaster |
| skynhoof | figurehead |
| staatshoof | head of state |
| stamhoof | tribal chief |
| strottehoof | larynx |
| styfhoofdig | headstrong; opinionated; opinionative |
| suilhoof | capital |
| swaarhoofdig | despondent; gloomy; pessimistic |
| swakhoofdig | feeble‐minded; weak‐brained; weak‐headed |
| traphoof | stair‐head |
| veelhoofdig | many‐headed; multicipal |
| voorhoof | forehead; front |
| wandelhoof | pier |
| warhoof | scatter‐brain |
| waterhoof | hydrocephalus; water on the brain |
| ylhoofdig | delirious; empty‐headed; feather‐brained; light‐headed; rattleheaded; rattlepated |