Afrikaans–English dictionary

English translation of the Afrikaans word saak

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AfrikaansEnglish (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(ding);
🔗 Wêreldwyd is inflasie die grootste bekommernis en die internasionale publiek verwag dat sake selfs gaan vererger.
; ;
🔗 Mazibuko het gesê die polisie en maatskaplike werkers sal die saak ondersoek.
🔗 Die berig sê nie wanneer die saak gehoor sal word nie.
it doesn’t matter
🔗 Rusland se ministerie van buitelandse sake het intussen hulde aan Tatarskij gebring.
(proses);
🔗 Volgens kronieke was daar meer as twintig hofsake waarin mense van heksery beskuldig is.

AfrikaansEnglish
saak⇆ affair; ⇆ business; ⇆ cause; ⇆ concern; ⇆ concernment; ⇆ establishment; ⇆ issue; ⇆ job; ⇆ litigation; ⇆ matter; ⇆ proposition; ⇆ thing
bemoei jou met jou eie sake⇆ mind your own business
die saak is⇆ the fact of the matter is
dis juis die saak⇆ that is just the point
dit maak nie saak nie⇆ that’s immaterial; ⇆ it does not matter; ⇆ never mind; ⇆ it does not signify
gemene saak maak⇆ join hands
gemene saak maak met⇆ make common cause with
in die aard van die saak⇆ in the nature of things
ministerie van buitelandse sake⇆ ministry of foreign affairs; ⇆ department of state; ⇆ foreign office; ⇆ foreign secretary office; ⇆ ministry of foreign office; ⇆ state department
nie jou saak nie⇆ none of your business
nie veel saaks nie⇆ nothing much; ⇆ a one‐horse show; ⇆ not up to much
’n saak aangee⇆ denounce; ⇆ lay information
’n saak begin⇆ open a business
’n saak maak⇆ go to law
’n saak maak teen⇆ bring an action against; ⇆ bring an charge against
’n saak van die grootste aangeleentheid⇆ a matter of the greatest importance
’n saak van dood of lewe⇆ a matter of life and death
saak maak⇆ matter
sake begin⇆ set up in business
sake soos gewoonlik⇆ business as usual
tot die kern van die saak gaan⇆ get down to brass tacks
vir sake⇆ on business
aannemersaak⇆ contractor’s business
daadsaak⇆ fact; ⇆ reality
egskeidingsaak⇆ divorce case
geldsake⇆ financial affairs; ⇆ money matters; ⇆ pecuniary affairs
gewetensaak⇆ case of conscience
hofsaak⇆ action; ⇆ case; ⇆ court case; ⇆ law‐case; ⇆ lawsuit
hoofsaak⇆ gist; ⇆ object matter; ⇆ pivotal question
insake⇆ in the matter of; ⇆ re
liefdesaak⇆ love affair
meubelsaak⇆ furniture firm
onderwyssake⇆ educational matters
posbestellingsaak⇆ mail‐order house
saakgelastigde⇆ chargé d’affaires; ⇆ commissioner; ⇆ representative; ⇆ procurator; ⇆ proctor
saakkundig⇆ businesslike; ⇆ efficient; ⇆ informed; ⇆ workmanlike
saaklik⇆ apposite; ⇆ compendious; ⇆ matter‐of‐fact; ⇆ essential; ⇆ objective; ⇆ hard‐headed; ⇆ pertinent; ⇆ precise; ⇆ relevant; ⇆ succint
saakryk⇆ important; ⇆ matterful
sakekamer⇆ chamber of commerce
sakekennis⇆ knowledge of the trade
sakeman⇆ man of affairs; ⇆ man of business; ⇆ businessman
sakerol⇆ cause list; ⇆ court roll
staatsaak⇆ state affair
staatsake⇆ public affairs; ⇆ affairs of state
strafsaak⇆ criminal case
termynsaak⇆ time‐bargain
tugsaak⇆ disciplinary case
twissaak⇆ disputed case
uitgewersaak⇆ publishing business; ⇆ publishing company
versendingsaak⇆ forwarding agency
versteksaak⇆ default case