| Afrikaans | English |
|---|
| skoen | ⇆ bed; ⇆ shoe |
| as die skoen pas, trek hom aan | ⇆ if the cap fits, wear it |
| daar druk die skoen | ⇆ that’s where the shoe pinches |
| die stoute skoene aantrek | ⇆ take one’s courage in both hands; ⇆ nerve oneself; ⇆ summon all one’s courage |
| met lood in sy skoene | ⇆ leaden‐footed |
| sy moed het in sy skoene gesink | ⇆ his courage failed him; ⇆ his courage oozed away |
| blokskoen | ⇆ sabot |
| boegskoen | ⇆ stem‐shoe |
| buitenaatskoen | ⇆ welted shoe |
| dansskoen | ⇆ dancing‐shoe; ⇆ pump |
| gholfskoen | ⇆ golf shoe |
| handskoen | ⇆ glove |
| hofskoen | ⇆ court shoe |
| houtskoen | ⇆ sabot |
| naelskoen | ⇆ spiked shoe |
| oorskoen | ⇆ galosh; ⇆ gumboot; ⇆ overshoe; ⇆ patten |
| remskoen | ⇆ brake; ⇆ drag; ⇆ drag‐shoe; ⇆ stick; ⇆ slipper; ⇆ fogey; ⇆ obscurant; ⇆ obscurantist; ⇆ pull‐back; ⇆ shoe; ⇆ stick‐in‐the‐mud; ⇆ wet blanket; ⇆ wheel‐drag |
| rubberskoen | ⇆ gumboot |
| rygskoen | ⇆ lace‐boot; ⇆ lace‐up boot; ⇆ lace‐shoe |
| satynskoen | ⇆ satin shoe |
| seilskoen | ⇆ canvas shoe |
| skoenfabriek | ⇆ footwear factory |
| skoengespe | ⇆ shoe‐buckle |
| skoenhoring | ⇆ shoehorn; ⇆ shoe‐lift |
| skoenlapper | ⇆ butterfly; ⇆ cobbler |
| skoenleer | ⇆ boot‐leather; ⇆ shoe‐leather |
| skoenlees | ⇆ boot‐last; ⇆ boot‐tree; ⇆ shoe‐last |
| skoenlepel | ⇆ shoehorn |
| skoenmaker | ⇆ bootmaker; ⇆ cobbler; ⇆ shoemaker |
| skoenpoetser | ⇆ shoeblack |
| skoensmeer | ⇆ shoeblacking |
| skoenspyker | ⇆ hobnail; ⇆ shoe‐nail |
| sneeuskoen | ⇆ patten; ⇆ snowshoe |
| strandskoen | ⇆ sand‐shoe |
| tennisskoen | ⇆ tennis shoe |
| toneelskoen | ⇆ sock |
| voetbalskoen | ⇆ football boot |
| vroueskoen | ⇆ lady’s shoe |