English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word run one’s head against a stone wall
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (pate) | ||
🔗 She almost took my head off. | ||
| (direct; guide; manage; steer; conduct; drive; lead; refer; address) | ||
| (govern; restrain; cover; master; be in charge; be in charge of; be at the head of) | ||
🔗 The most obvious recent example is the president’s nomination of Budi Gunawan to head the national police. | ||
| (boss; chief; leader; governor; master; prefect) | ||
🔗 Inflation in Russia could reach between 17% and 20% this year, Aleksej Kudrin, the head of Russia’s audit chamber, said on Wednesday. | ||
| (boss; chief; leader; headman; kingpin) | ||
🔗 Ukrainians have now largely turned their backs on the Russian Orthodox Church whose head patriarch Kirill has backed the invasion. | ||
| (expand; extend; range; reach; stretch; spread) | ||
| (function; operate; work; perform; act) | ||
| (flight) | ||
🔗 Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept. | ||
| (file; line; rank; row; queue; round; sequence; bank; string) | ||
| (flow; stream) | ; | |
🔗 However, the Yellow River, a major river which runs through Lánzhōu, has not been contaminated, Xīnhuá said. | ||
| (flee) | ; | |
🔗 We have to run. | ||
| (lead) | ||
🔗 But now general Gerasimov has to run a real war. | ||
🔗 Talking to him is like talking to a wall. | ||
| (partition) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| run one’s head against a stone wall | ⇆ jou kop teen ’n muur stamp |
| head | ⇆ aantal; ⇆ aanvoer; ⇆ afwend; ⇆ beeldenaar; ⇆ bestuurder; ⇆ bopunt; ⇆ borsbeeld; ⇆ bos; ⇆ bo‐aan staan; ⇆ bron; ⇆ brughoof; ⇆ deksel; ⇆ die hoof bied aan; ⇆ die kop afsny; ⇆ dop; ⇆ eerste wees; ⇆ gerig wees na; ⇆ gewei; ⇆ hoof; ⇆ hoofman; ⇆ kaap; ⇆ kap; ⇆ kapsel; ⇆ knop; ⇆ knot; ⇆ koers vat na; ⇆ kop; ⇆ kop aan maak; ⇆ kophare; ⇆ koppenent; ⇆ krop; ⇆ kruin; ⇆ laat koers neem; ⇆ lei; ⇆ leier; ⇆ met die kop stamp; ⇆ myngang; ⇆ oorsprong; ⇆ oortref; ⇆ optrek; ⇆ posseël; ⇆ prinsipaal; ⇆ room; ⇆ rubriek; ⇆ skuim; ⇆ stoomdruk; ⇆ string; ⇆ struik; ⇆ stuk; ⇆ top; ⇆ trop; ⇆ van ’n opskrif voorsien; ⇆ verstand; ⇆ voorstewe |
| run | ⇆ aanloop; ⇆ aanvraag; ⇆ afloop; ⇆ agtervolg; ⇆ bestorming; ⇆ bestuur; ⇆ deining; ⇆ deurbreék; ⇆ deurbréék; ⇆ draai; ⇆ draf; ⇆ dryf; ⇆ drywe; ⇆ etter; ⇆ geldig wees; ⇆ geloop; ⇆ hardloop; ⇆ hoenderkampie; ⇆ hol; ⇆ hê; ⇆ kampie; ⇆ klim; ⇆ kruip; ⇆ laat loop; ⇆ laat skiet; ⇆ lek; ⇆ loop; ⇆ lopie; ⇆ luggang; ⇆ lê; ⇆ meeding; ⇆ najaag; ⇆ oorloop; ⇆ opstel; ⇆ rye; ⇆ ryg; ⇆ seil; ⇆ skif; ⇆ smelt; ⇆ smokkel; ⇆ steek; ⇆ stoom; ⇆ stoot; ⇆ stroom; ⇆ stryk; ⇆ tipe; ⇆ toeloop; ⇆ toggie; ⇆ trek; ⇆ uitstappie; ⇆ vaar; ⇆ vaart; ⇆ vervloei; ⇆ vervolg; ⇆ vloei; ⇆ vrye toegang; ⇆ wedloop; ⇆ wegloop; ⇆ weiveld |
| wall | ⇆ bemuur; ⇆ muur; ⇆ ommuur; ⇆ wal; ⇆ wand; ⇆ ’n muur bou om |