English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word bird
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
🔗 He would take the form of a bird and fly down. | ||
bird song | ||
| (chopper; helicopter) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| bird | ⇆ nooi; ⇆ voël |
| a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | ⇆ een voël in die hand is beter as tien in die lug |
| a little bird had told me | ⇆ ek het ’n voëltjie hoor fluit |
| an old bird is not caught with chaff | ⇆ ’n ou voël laat hom nie met kaf vang nie |
| be given the bird | ⇆ uitgejou wees |
| bird cage | ⇆ voëlhok; ⇆ voëlkooi; ⇆ voëlkou |
| bird droppings | ⇆ voëlkak |
| bird hide | ⇆ voëlskuiling |
| bird of paradise | ⇆ paradysvoël |
| bird of passage | ⇆ trekvoël |
| bird of prey | ⇆ roofvoël |
| bird’s egg | ⇆ voëleier |
| bird’s nest | ⇆ voëlnes; ⇆ voëlnessie |
| birds of a feather | ⇆ voëls van enerse vere |
| birds of a feather flock together | ⇆ soort soek soort |
| bird song | ⇆ voëlgesang |
| cursorical bird | ⇆ loopvoël |
| fine feathers don’t make fine birds | ⇆ al dra ’n aap ’n goue ring, hy is en bly ’n lelike ding |
| fine feathers make fine birds | ⇆ die klere maak die man |
| kill two birds with one stone | ⇆ twee vlieë in een klap slaan |
| locust bird | ⇆ sprinkaanvoël |
| migratory bird | ⇆ trekvoël |
| nestling bird | ⇆ nesvoël |
| non‐migratory bird | ⇆ standvoël |
| one beats the bush and another catches the bird | ⇆ die perd wat die are verdien, kry die strooi; ⇆ die perd wat die hawer verdien, kry die strooi |
| resident bird | ⇆ standvoël |
| swimming bird | ⇆ swemvoël |
| the bird is flown | ⇆ die dader is dood; ⇆ die skelm is skoonveld |
| the early bird catches the worm | ⇆ die môrestond het goud in die mond |
| bird‐bath | ⇆ voëlbak |
| bird‐cherry | ⇆ voëlkersie |
| birdie | ⇆ voëltjie |
| birdlife | ⇆ voëllewe |
| birdlime | ⇆ voëlent; ⇆ voëllym |
| bird‐seed | ⇆ voëlsaad |
| bird’s‐eye | ⇆ ereprys |
| bird‐trap | ⇆ voëlwip |
| birdweed | ⇆ varkgras; ⇆ voëlduisendknoop |
| blackbird | ⇆ merel |
| decoy‐bird | ⇆ lokvoël |
| dicky‐bird | ⇆ tinktinkie |
| gallows‐bird | ⇆ galgaas |
| grass‐bird | ⇆ grasvoël |
| home‐bird | ⇆ huishen |
| honey‐bird | ⇆ heuningvoël |
| humming‐bird | ⇆ kolibrie |
| hurricane‐bird | ⇆ fregatvoël; ⇆ stormvoël |
| kapok‐bird | ⇆ kapokvoëltjie |
| ladybird | ⇆ skilpadjie |
| love‐bird | ⇆ dwergpapegaai; ⇆ parakiet |
| lyre‐bird | ⇆ liervoël |
| mocking‐bird | ⇆ piet‐my‐vrou; ⇆ spotvoël |
| monkey‐bird | ⇆ kakelaar |
| mouse‐bird | ⇆ muisvoël |
| night‐bird | ⇆ nagvoël |
| oof‐bird | ⇆ goudmyn; ⇆ miljoenêr |
| rhino‐bird | ⇆ renostervoël |
| satin‐bird | ⇆ atlasvoël |
| seabird | ⇆ seevoël |
| secretary‐bird | ⇆ sekretarisvoël; ⇆ slangvanger |
| singing‐bird | ⇆ sangvoël |
| song‐bird | ⇆ sangvoël |
| stilt‐bird | ⇆ steltloper |
| storm‐bird | ⇆ stormvoël |
| sugar‐bird | ⇆ jangroentjie; ⇆ suikerbekkie; ⇆ suikervoëltjie |
| tailor‐bird | ⇆ kwê‐kwê |
| tick‐bird | ⇆ bosluisvoël |
| water‐bird | ⇆ watervoël |