| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| waag | ⇆ adventure; ⇆ chance; ⇆ dare; ⇆ have a fling at; ⇆ hazard; ⇆ presume; ⇆ risk; ⇆ stake; ⇆ take risks; ⇆ venture |
| sy kans waag | ⇆ have a flutter |
| wie nie waag nie, wie nie wen nie | ⇆ faint heart never won fair lady; ⇆ fortune favours the bold; ⇆ nothing venture nothing gain |
| gewaag | ⇆ adventurous; ⇆ bold; ⇆ chanceful; ⇆ chancy; ⇆ dangerous; ⇆ hazardous; ⇆ kittle; ⇆ mention; ⇆ perilous; ⇆ risky; ⇆ risqué; ⇆ speculative; ⇆ thick; ⇆ tricky; ⇆ unsafe; ⇆ venturesome; ⇆ venturous |
| saamwaag | ⇆ pool |
| waaghals | ⇆ adventurer; ⇆ daredevil; ⇆ desperado; ⇆ hotspur; ⇆ playboy; ⇆ risker; ⇆ venturer |
| waagmoed | ⇆ pluck; ⇆ daredevilry |
| waagspel | ⇆ venture |
| waagspeler | ⇆ punter |
| waagstuk | ⇆ adventure; ⇆ enterprise; ⇆ gamble; ⇆ plunge; ⇆ reckless deed; ⇆ risk; ⇆ venture |