| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| druppel | ⇆ bead; ⇆ blob; ⇆ drop; ⇆ globule; ⇆ gout; ⇆ minim; ⇆ trickle |
| dis die druppel wat die emmer laat oorloop | ⇆ that’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back |
| dit was die laaste druppel wat die emmer laat oorloop het | ⇆ that was the last straw |
| soos twee druppels water | ⇆ as like as two peas |
| afdruppel | ⇆ trickle down |
| bloeddruppel | ⇆ gout |
| borsdruppels | ⇆ cough mixture |
| doudruppel | ⇆ dew‐drop |
| druppelaar | ⇆ dropper |
| druppelflessie | ⇆ dropping‐bottle |
| druppelstop | ⇆ drop‐stopper |
| druppeltjie | ⇆ driblet; ⇆ droplet |
| gedruppel | ⇆ dribble; ⇆ trickle |
| indruppel | ⇆ instil |
| neusdruppels | ⇆ nose drops |
| oogdruppels | ⇆ eyedrops |
| oordruppels | ⇆ ear‐drops |
| reënboogdruppel | ⇆ viscara |
| reëndruppel | ⇆ raindrop |
| staaldruppels | ⇆ chalybeate drops |
| waterdruppel | ⇆ water‐drop |