English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word bow
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (arc; arch) | ||
| (curtsy; obeisance) | ||
🔗 Tema, the leathery‐faced head groom, met him at the wide doors with a deep bow, touching his forehead and then his heart. | ||
| (cross‐bow) | ||
cross‐bow (bow) | ||
🔗 Tam dropped down beside him, leaning on one elbow. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| bow | ⇆ beuel; ⇆ boeg; ⇆ boog; ⇆ buig; ⇆ buiging; ⇆ buk; ⇆ dassie; ⇆ drilboor; ⇆ hingsel; ⇆ hom onderwerp; ⇆ laat buig; ⇆ nyg; ⇆ stewe; ⇆ strik; ⇆ strykstok |
| bow and arrow | ⇆ pyl en boog |
| bow down | ⇆ buk; ⇆ gebuk gaan onder; ⇆ neerbuig |
| bow one’s assent | ⇆ met ’n buiging toestem |
| bow stick | ⇆ dakboog |
| have a bowing acquaintance | ⇆ mekaar op ’n afstand ken |
| have many strings to one’s bow | ⇆ baie snare op sy boog hê |
| make a bow | ⇆ ’n strik maak |
| make one’s bow | ⇆ vir die eerste keer optree |
| make one’s bows | ⇆ buigend afskeid neem |
| pull the long bow | ⇆ leuens opdis; ⇆ oordrýf; ⇆ oordrýwe; ⇆ vergroot |
| bow‐anchor | ⇆ boeganker; ⇆ tuianker |
| bow‐compasses | ⇆ boogpasser; ⇆ orillonpasser |
| bow‐frame | ⇆ spansaagraam |
| bow‐handle | ⇆ booghandvatsel |
| bow‐heaviness | ⇆ boegswaarte |
| bow‐heavy | ⇆ boegswaar |
| bowing | ⇆ strykwerk |
| bow‐legged | ⇆ O‐benig; ⇆ hoepelbeen‐; ⇆ met hoepelbene |
| bownet | ⇆ fuik |
| bow‐saw | ⇆ boogsaag; ⇆ draaisaag |
| bowstring | ⇆ boogpees; ⇆ boogsnaar; ⇆ verwurg |
| bowtie | ⇆ stropdas |
| bow‐window | ⇆ boogvenster; ⇆ erker; ⇆ komvenster; ⇆ uitbouvenster |
| cross‐bow | ⇆ kruisboog |
| drill‐bow | ⇆ drilboog |
| elbow | ⇆ bog; ⇆ dring; ⇆ druk; ⇆ elmboog; ⇆ elmboogstuk; ⇆ kniestuk; ⇆ kromming; ⇆ stamp; ⇆ stoot |
| hand‐bow | ⇆ handboog |
| longbow | ⇆ lang boog |
| rainbow | ⇆ reënboog |
| saddle‐bow | ⇆ saalknop |
| spring‐bow | ⇆ boogveer |
| violin‐bow | ⇆ strykstok |