English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word hold one’s tongue
| 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. | ||
🔗 The language sounded harsh, unsuited to a human tongue. | ||
| (language) | ||
🔗 “Quick!” he cried in the tongue of the Angles, which the Jutes understood. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| hold one’s tongue | ⇆ stilbly; ⇆ sy mond hou |
| 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 |
| tongue | ⇆ angel; ⇆ die tong gebruik; ⇆ ewenaar; ⇆ klepel; ⇆ naald; ⇆ oor die tong laat gaan; ⇆ praat; ⇆ skoenleertjie; ⇆ spraak; ⇆ taal; ⇆ tong; ⇆ tongetjie; ⇆ uitloper |