English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word hold one’s own
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (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. | ||
| (possess; be possessed of; be in possession of) | ||
🔗 By 1650, the Dutch owned 16,000 merchant ships. | ||
| (personal; proper; very) | ||
🔗 If he saw a thousand ghosts with his own eyes, he would not be afraid. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| hold one’s own | ⇆ jou man staan; ⇆ staande bly; ⇆ vasstaan |
| 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 |
| own | ⇆ besit; ⇆ eie; ⇆ eien; ⇆ erken; ⇆ toegee |