| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| boei | ⇆ arrest; ⇆ attach; ⇆ attract; ⇆ buoy; ⇆ captivate; ⇆ chain; ⇆ cuff; ⇆ enchain; ⇆ enfetter; ⇆ engross; ⇆ enthral; ⇆ fascinate; ⇆ fetter; ⇆ grip; ⇆ gyve; ⇆ handcuff; ⇆ hold; ⇆ iron; ⇆ manacle; ⇆ pinion; ⇆ reach; ⇆ rivet; ⇆ shackle; ⇆ take; ⇆ trammel; ⇆ vinculum |
| die aandag boei | ⇆ arrest the attention; ⇆ rivet the attention |
| boeiekoning | ⇆ escapist; ⇆ escapologist |
| boeiend | ⇆ absorbing; ⇆ arresting; ⇆ attractive; ⇆ fascinating; ⇆ engrossing; ⇆ gripping; ⇆ fetching |
| brulboei | ⇆ whistling‐buoy |
| handboei | ⇆ bracelet; ⇆ handcuff; ⇆ manacle |
| klankboei | ⇆ sonobuoy |
| ligboei | ⇆ floating light; ⇆ light‐buoy |
| meerboei | ⇆ mooring‐buoy |
| ontboei | ⇆ unchain; ⇆ unfetter |
| puntboei | ⇆ nun‐buoy |
| vasboei | ⇆ handcuff |
| voetboei | ⇆ fetter |
| wrakboei | ⇆ wreck‐buoy |