English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word god
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (deity; divinity) | ||
🔗 The others will be welcomed by the gods as heroes worthy of every favour. | ||
🔗 Christians believe that God has actually visited us in human form. | ||
act of God | ||
God’s acre (cemetery; graveyard; churchyard) | ||
| (house of worship; place of worship) | ||
| (semi‐god) | ||
🔗 He is tall and strong, and is proud as a demigod! | ||
🔗 Three goddesses claimed the apple: Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. | ||
semi‐god (demigod) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| God | ⇆ God; ⇆ Opperwese |
| god | ⇆ god |
| act of God | ⇆ Gods wil; ⇆ force majeure; ⇆ natuurramp; ⇆ oormag |
| a sight for the gods | ⇆ ’n kostelike gesig |
| by guess and by God | ⇆ lukraak |
| by the grace of God | ⇆ by die grasie Gods; ⇆ deur Gods genade |
| for God’s sake | ⇆ in hemelsnaam; ⇆ om Gods wil |
| God bless you | ⇆ mag God jou seën |
| God forbid | ⇆ mag God dit verhoed |
| God grant | ⇆ mag God gee |
| God grant it | ⇆ mag God dit gee |
| God of the Covenant | ⇆ Verbondsgod |
| God rest his soul | ⇆ mag sy siel in vrede rus |
| God’s acre | ⇆ kerkhof |
| God speed! | ⇆ God sy met u! |
| God willing | ⇆ as dit die wil van God is; ⇆ met Gods hulp; ⇆ so God wil |
| household gods | ⇆ huisgode |
| house of God | ⇆ godshuis; ⇆ huis van die Here; ⇆ kerk |
| man proposes, God disposes | ⇆ die mens wik, maar God beskik |
| please God | ⇆ as dit God behaag |
| so help me God | ⇆ so waarlik help my God Almagtig |
| take God’s name in vain | ⇆ die naam van God ydel gebruik |
| thank God | ⇆ goddank |
| the god of this world | ⇆ die Duiwel |
| the gods | ⇆ die engelebak |
| the nearer the kirk the farther from God | ⇆ hoe nader aan Rome, hoe slegter Christen |
| tribal god | ⇆ stamgod |
| truce of God | ⇆ Godsvrede |
| under God | ⇆ naas God |
| walk with God | ⇆ godvrugtig lewe; ⇆ met God wandel |
| would to God | ⇆ mag God gee |
| demigod | ⇆ halfgod; ⇆ heros |
| goddess | ⇆ godin |
| god‐fearing | ⇆ godvresend |
| god‐forsaken | ⇆ afgeleë; ⇆ ellendig; ⇆ godverlate |
| godhead | ⇆ godheid |
| godlike | ⇆ goddelik |
| godly | ⇆ godvrugtig; ⇆ vroom |
| godmother | ⇆ doopgetuie; ⇆ getuie; ⇆ peettante |
| godsend | ⇆ buitekansie; ⇆ onverwagte geluk; ⇆ uitkoms; ⇆ uitredding |
| godship | ⇆ goddelikheid; ⇆ godheid |
| godwards | ⇆ godwaarts |
| river‐god | ⇆ riviergod |
| sea‐god | ⇆ seegod |
| semi‐god | ⇆ halfgod |
| sun‐god | ⇆ songod |