Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word kat
| Afrikaans | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| ; | ||
🔗 ’n Johannesburgse kat het ’n uur en 45 minute lank in ’n outomatiese wasmasjien getuimel—en dit sonder ernstige nagevolge oorleef. | ||
🔗 Hulle is vinnige swemmers en jag veral vis en seekat. | ||
| Afrikaans | English |
|---|---|
| kat | ⇆ cat; ⇆ flight; ⇆ pussy; ⇆ termagant |
| die kat die bel aanbind | ⇆ bell the cat |
| die kat uit die boom kyk | ⇆ wait to see which way the cat jumps; ⇆ sit on the fence; ⇆ play for safety; ⇆ play a waiting game |
| ’n kat in die sak koop | ⇆ buy a pig in a poke |
| Persiese kat | ⇆ Persian cat |
| soos kat en hond wees | ⇆ be at loggerheads |
| soveel van iets weet as ’n kat van saffraan | ⇆ know absolutely nothing of something |
| vlieënde kat | ⇆ flying lemur |
| wanneer die kat weg is, is die muis baas | ⇆ when the cat is away the mice will play |
| katagtig | ⇆ catlike; ⇆ feline |
| kater | ⇆ hangover; ⇆ tom; ⇆ tom cat |
| katjie | ⇆ catkin; ⇆ catling; ⇆ kitten; ⇆ kit; ⇆ kitty; ⇆ pussy |
| katmusiek | ⇆ caterwauling |
| katnaels | ⇆ gaillardia |
| katoog | ⇆ cat’s‐eye; ⇆ periwinkle |
| katpoot | ⇆ cat’s‐paw |
| katstert | ⇆ lythrum; ⇆ prince’s feather; ⇆ willowherb |
| kattebak | ⇆ dicky; ⇆ dicky‐seat; ⇆ rumble; ⇆ rumble seat |
| kattegejank | ⇆ catcall; ⇆ caterwauling |
| kattekroeg | ⇆ milk‐bar |
| kattekruid | ⇆ catmint; ⇆ catnip |
| kattekwaad | ⇆ mischief; ⇆ naughtiness; ⇆ tricks |
| kattemoord | ⇆ felicide |
| katterig | ⇆ cattish; ⇆ catty; ⇆ chippy; ⇆ ratty |
| katuil | ⇆ wood‐owl |
| katwilger | ⇆ osier |
| katwyfie | ⇆ she‐cat |
| mannetjiekat | ⇆ tom; ⇆ tom cat |
| muskeljaatkat | ⇆ genet |
| panterkat | ⇆ ocelot |
| rooikat | ⇆ caracal; ⇆ lynx; ⇆ serval |
| seekat | ⇆ catfish; ⇆ cuttle‐fish; ⇆ octopus; ⇆ poulp; ⇆ sepia; ⇆ squid |
| siwetkat | ⇆ civet; ⇆ civet cat |
| tierkat | ⇆ margay; ⇆ tiger‐cat |
| wildekat | ⇆ catamountain; ⇆ wlld cat |
| wyfiekat | ⇆ she‐cat |