English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word govern
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (restrain; cover; head; master; be in charge; be in charge of; be at the head of) | ||
| (rule; reign; be in power) | ||
🔗 Pakistan, a nation of 220 million, is notoriously hard to govern. | ||
governance (control; reign; rule; regulation; ruling; ascendancy; ascendance) | ; ; | |
| ; | ||
🔗 Governments aren’t alone in turning the screws on the Russian economy. | ||
| (boss; chief; leader; head; master; prefect) | ||
🔗 Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has warned the long‐term harm to the economy is likely to be greater from a no‐deal Brexit than from the covid‐19 crisis. | ||
| (stadtholder) | ||
🔗 Trump spoke Wednesday to the governors of Georgia, Arizona and Florida. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| govern | ⇆ bedwing; ⇆ beheers; ⇆ bestuur; ⇆ lei; ⇆ regeer |
| governable | ⇆ gedwee; ⇆ regeerbaar |
| governance | ⇆ beheer; ⇆ bestuur; ⇆ gedrag |
| government | ⇆ beheersing; ⇆ bestuur; ⇆ bewind; ⇆ goewerment; ⇆ goewerments‐; ⇆ heerskappy; ⇆ landsregering; ⇆ owerheid; ⇆ regering; ⇆ regerings‐; ⇆ staatsbestuur; ⇆ staatsbewind; ⇆ staats‐ |
| governor | ⇆ baas; ⇆ bestuurder; ⇆ bewindhebber; ⇆ bewindvoerder; ⇆ goewerneur; ⇆ landvoog; ⇆ reëlaar; ⇆ stedehouder |
| misgovern | ⇆ sleg bestuur |