English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word catch hold of
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (grapple; captivate; grab; seize; trap; apprehend; bag; grasp; snare) | ||
🔗 He catches the helmet, which now has over 20 holes in it, and gives it back to George. | ||
| (hit; strike; attain; encounter; find; run up against; befall; betide; ravage) | ||
| (realize; understand; appreciate; apprehend; comprehend; fathom) | ; | |
| (have; receive; get) | ; | |
| (capture) | ||
🔗 In years of high roe‐deer densities, the wolves still preferred to catch wild boar. | ||
| (hang onto; retain; keep; maintain; have) | ||
🔗 He held it at arm’s length. | ||
| (comprise; contain) | ||
🔗 It still held oil. | ||
| (halt; stop; end; obstruct; stem; stay; stall; arrest) | ||
| (occupy; take; engage; fill; involve) | ||
🔗 A successful strike southwards would make Russia’s defence of parts of Cherson it still holds untenable. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| catch hold of | ⇆ aangryp; ⇆ vasgryp |
| catch | ⇆ aanwins; ⇆ afkom op; ⇆ beetpak; ⇆ besmetlik wees; ⇆ betrap; ⇆ beurtsang; ⇆ brokstuk; ⇆ buit; ⇆ gewilde ding; ⇆ gewilde persoon; ⇆ greep; ⇆ gryp; ⇆ haak; ⇆ haal; ⇆ inhaal; ⇆ klink; ⇆ knip; ⇆ opvang; ⇆ raak; ⇆ raakslaan; ⇆ snap; ⇆ strikvraag; ⇆ trek; ⇆ vang; ⇆ vanghou; ⇆ vangs; ⇆ vat; ⇆ voordeel |
| hold | ⇆ aanhou; ⇆ aansien; ⇆ ag; ⇆ behou; ⇆ beklee; ⇆ besighou; ⇆ besit; ⇆ beskou; ⇆ bevat; ⇆ bevrug word; ⇆ boei; ⇆ daar op nahou; ⇆ daarvoor hou; ⇆ deurgaan; ⇆ duur; ⇆ geld; ⇆ geldig wees; ⇆ gevangenis; ⇆ greep; ⇆ handvatsel; ⇆ hou; ⇆ houvas; ⇆ huldig; ⇆ in besit bly van; ⇆ in besit hê; ⇆ inhou; ⇆ inneem; ⇆ invloed; ⇆ mag; ⇆ ophou; ⇆ ruim; ⇆ skuilplek; ⇆ steun; ⇆ stilhou; ⇆ teenhou; ⇆ tronksel; ⇆ van krag bly; ⇆ van mening wees; ⇆ vashou; ⇆ vat; ⇆ verdedig; ⇆ vier; ⇆ volhou |