Engels–Afrikaanse woordeboek
Afrikaanse vertaling van die Engelse woord man
| Engels | Afrikaans (onregstreeks vertaal) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (human being; human) | ; | |
🔗 What sort of men were they who tended these fires? | ||
| (fellow; male; bloke) | ||
a man (one; they; you; people; we; a fellow) | ; ; | |
man of science (scientist; scholar; boffin) | ||
| (slave; bondsman) | ||
| (slave; bondman) | ||
| (merchant) | ||
| (president; moderator; chair) | ||
🔗 Then, around 2 o’clock in the afternoon, the president received word that chairman Máo Zédōng desired to meet with him. | ||
clergyman (minister; priest) | ; | |
clergyman (cleric; churchman) | ||
conman (swindler) | ||
crewman | ||
| (Hollander) | ||
🔗 In South Africa, the Dutch settled the Cape Colony in 1652. | ||
| (Sassenach) | ||
fireman (firefighter) | ||
| (shooter) | ||
🔗 Police said the gunman, who was shot dead, was an employee who had reportedly just been fired. | ||
| (boss; chief; leader; head; kingpin) | ||
🔗 “Take them away,” ordered the headman, “and confine them safely in a hut.” | ||
| (abetter; accessory; accomplice) | ||
🔗 Have you got any idea how many anonymous henchmen I’ve killed over the years? | ||
man‐servant (servant; attendant) | ||
| (favourite) | ||
🔗 Governor Sitnikov is Vladimir Putin’s placeman in his home region, so he’s hardly a rebel or fearless teller of uncomfortable truths. | ||
policeman (cop; officer; police officer) | ||
Scotchman (Scot; Scotsman) | ||
Scotsman (Scot) | ||
spaceman (astronaut; cosmonaut) | ||
| (spokesperson) | ||
🔗 No one else in the group was affected, the spokesman said. | ||
| (hand; labourer; operative; worker; working man) | ||
🔗 Workmen put up flood barriers and help businesses in York this morning as people in the city try to defend their properties from the water. | ||
| Engels | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| man | bediende; beman; beset; eggenoot; keersy; man; manlik; mans‐; mansmens; mens; mensekind; moed inpraat; persoon; skepsel; soldaat; stuk |
| aircraft man | lugwerktuigkundige |
| as one man | almal; almal sonder uitsondering; soos een man |
| baker’s man | bakkerskneg |
| be man enough to | mans genoeg wees om |
| be one’s own man | jou eie baas wees |
| best man | bruidsjonker; leijonker; strooijonker |
| confidence man | bedrieër; verneuker |
| East Indiaman | Oos‐Indiëvaarder |
| emergency man | noodhulp |
| family man | huislike man; huisvader |
| fancy man | minnaar |
| fellow man | ewenaaste; naaste |
| flying man | vlieënier; vlieër |
| I’m your man | ek neem jou aanbod aan |
| javelin man | speerdraer; spiesdraer |
| key man | sleutelman |
| labouring man | arbeider |
| lace man | kantverkoper; kantwerker |
| ladies’ man | damesvriend; meisiesgek |
| leading man | man wat die hoofrol vertolk; voorman |
| like master like man | so die heer, so die kneg |
| man about town | ligmis; losbol; slenteraar |
| man and wife | man en vrou |
| man of action | man van die daad |
| man of family | <iemand van goeie familie> |
| man of letters | geleerde; letterkundige |
| man of straw | man van toet; strooipop |
| man of the world | man van die wêreld |
| man oneself | hom verman; moed vat |
| man proposes, God disposes | die mens wik, maar God beskik |
| man’s hand | manshand |
| man’s height | manshoogte |
| man’s shirt | manshemp |
| man’s trousers | mansbroek |
| man to man | van aangesig tot aangesig |
| men’s residence | manstehuis |
| merchant man | handelskip; handelsvaartuig; koopvaardyskip |
| no man’s land | niemandsland |
| orderly man | ordonnans |
| party man | partyaanhanger |
| per man | per kop |
| play the man | hom soos ’n man gedra |
| resurrection man | lykdief |
| so many men, so many minds | soveel hoofde, soveel sinne |
| the child is the father to the man | soos die plantjie gebuig is, sal die boom groei |
| the man in the street | Jan Publiek; die gewone man; die groot publiek |
| to a man | tot die laaste man |
| to the last man | almal; tot die laaste man toe |
| airman | lugvaarder; vlieënier; vlieër |
| alderman | raadsheer; skepen |
| anchorman | ankeraanbieder |
| bargeman | skipper; skuitvoerder; vragskipper |
| batman | agterryer; lyfbediende |
| batsman | kolwer; slaner |
| bogeyman | gô; kinderverskrikker |
| bondman | slaaf |
| bondsman | slaaf |
| bookman | letterkundige |
| businessman | handelaar; sakeman |
| cabman | huurkoetsier; taxibestuurder; taxidrywer |
| cavalryman | kavalleris |
| chairman | voorsitter |
| chessman | skaakstuk |
| clansman | stamgenoot |
| clergyman | geestelike; predikant |
| cliffsman | bergklimmer |
| clothes‐man | klerekoper |
| clubman | klublid |
| coachman | koetsier |
| coastguardsman | kuswag |
| colour‐man | verfhandelaar |
| congressman | kongreslid |
| countryman | boer; landbewoner; landgenoot |
| cracksman | inbreker |
| craftsman | ambagsman; vakman |
| cragsman | rotsklimmer |
| crewman | bemanningslid |
| dairyman | melkboer; melkverkoper |
| dalesman | dalbewoner |
| danger‐man | rooivlagdraer; waarskuwer |
| draughtsman | damskyf; ontwerper; sketstekenaar |
| drayman | koetsier; sleper |
| dustman | asryer |
| Dutchman | Afrikaner; Hollander; Nederlander; mynheer |
| Englishman | Engelsman; Rooinek |
| ferryman | pontman; pontwagter |
| fieldsman | vanger; veldwerker |
| fireman | brandweerman; stoker |
| fisherman | hengelaar; visser; visterman |
| flagman | baanwagter; seinman; vlaghouer; vlagseiner |
| flyman | huurkoetsier; toneelkneg |
| foreman | baas; fabrieksopsigter; kneg; mandoor; opsigter; ploegbaas; spanbaas; voorman; voorsitter |
| forgeman | smeder; vuurwerker |
| freeman | ereburger; vryburger; vrye |
| Frenchman | Fransman |
| freshman | eerstejaarstudent; groene; groentjie; noviet; nuweling |
| frogman | paddaman |
| frontiersman | grensbewoner |
| gas‐man | gasfabrikant |
| gentleman | fatsoenlike man; heer; witman |
| gigman | platburgerlike persoon |
| gleeman | minstreel; sanger |
| G‐man | <Amerikaanse geheime speurder> |
| goodman | gesinshoof |
| gownsman | akademieburger |
| groomsman | strooijonker |
| ground‐man | baanwagter; opsigter |
| groundsman | grondopsigter; opsigter; vliegterreinwerker |
| guardsman | gardeoffisier |
| gunman | gewapende rover; rampokker; skieter; vuurder |
| gutter‐man | straatsmous |
| handyman | algemene werksman; faktotum; handlanger; janregmaak; nutsman; slimjan |
| hangman | beul; laksman |
| hardwareman | handelaar in ysterware |
| headman | hoofman; kaptein; opperhoof |
| headsman | beul; laksman; skerpregter |
| helmsman | roerganger |
| henchman | agterryer; dienaar; handlanger; lyfjong; trawant; volgeling |
| herdsman | veewagter |
| highway‐man | struikrower |
| hillman | bergbewoner |
| hodman | handlanger; opperman; penlekker; voorman |
| horseman | perderuiter |
| huntsman | jagopsigter; jagter |
| husbandman | boer; landbouer |
| iceman | baanveër; roomysmaker; ysloper |
| Indiaman | Indiëvaarder; Oos‐Indiëvaarder |
| infantryman | infanteris; voetganger |
| Irishman | Ier |
| journeyman | dagloner; handlanger; handwerkgesel; huurling; vakman; werksman |
| kinsman | bloedverwant; familielid; nabestaande; naverwant; stamverwant |
| landsman | landrot |
| laundry‐man | bleiker; wasserywerker |
| layman | leek; oningewyde |
| leadsman | dieploder; loder; peiler |
| liegeman | leenman; vasal; volgeling |
| lighterman | ligterman |
| linesman | baanwagter; grensregter; liniesoldaat; lynopsigter; lynwagter; lynwerker; vlagman |
| linkman | fakkeldraer |
| liveryman | lid van ’n gilde; livreibediende |
| load‐man | loods |
| locksman | sluiswagter |
| logman | houtkapper |
| longshoreman | dokwerker; sjouer |
| lumberman | houtkapper |
| madman | gek; kranksinnige; waansinnige |
| magazine‐man | magasynwerker |
| man‐ape | mensaap |
| man‐at‐arms | krygsman; soldaat |
| man‐eater | byter; menseter; mensvreter; mensvreterleeu |
| manful | dapper; manhaftig; manmoedig; moedig |
| manhole | inklimgat; inspeksiegat; kykput; mangat; werkgat |
| manhood | dapperheid; manlike bevolking; manlike jaren; manlike staat; manlikheid; menslikheid; moed |
| man‐hour | manuur |
| mankind | adamsgeslag; die manne; die mense; mensdom; mensheid |
| manlike | manlik; mannetjiesagtig; soos ’n man |
| manly | kloek; manmoedig; moedig |
| man‐milliner | verwyfde man; vrouehoedemaker |
| manned | beman |
| mannish | lomp; managtig; mannetjiesagtig |
| manpower | arbeidskragte; leërsterkte; mannekrag; strydkragte; werkkragte |
| man‐rope | valreep |
| man‐servant | bediende; dienskneg; kneg |
| manslaughter | doodslag; manslag |
| manslayer | moordenaar |
| man‐stealing | menseroof |
| mantrap | val; voetangel |
| Manxman | Maneilander |
| marksman | fynskut; skerpskutter; skutter |
| mealman | meelhandelaar |
| medicine‐man | toordokter |
| menfolk | mans; mansmense |
| merman | meerman |
| middleman | agent; middelman; tussenhandelaar; tussenpersoon |
| midshipman | adelbors; seekadet; vlagjonker |
| militiaman | landweerman; milisiën |
| milkman | melkboer; melkjong; melkverkoper |
| motorman | bestuurder; trembestuurder |
| nightwatchman | nagwagter; nagwaker |
| nurseryman | blomkweker; boomkweker |
| oarsman | roeier |
| oilman | oliehandelaar |
| old‐clothes‐man | ouklerekoper |
| one‐man | eenmans‐; eenpersoons‐ |
| packman | smous |
| penman | skoonskrywer |
| pieman | koekiesverkoper |
| pikeman | piekdraer; tolman |
| pitman | koppelstang; mynwerker |
| placeman | baantjiehouer; boetie |
| plainsman | vlaktebewoner |
| platen‐man | degeldrukker |
| ploughman | ploeër |
| pointsman | verkeerswagter; wisselwagter |
| policeman | diender; konstabel; polisiebeampte |
| postman | briewebesteller; posbode |
| pressman | joernalis; koerantskrywer; persman |
| prizeman | pryswenner; pryswinner |
| property‐man | toneelbaas |
| pumpman | pompwerker |
| puntman | eendejagter |
| puppet‐man | marionetspeler |
| quarryman | klipbreker; steengroefwerker |
| raftsman | vlotter |
| ragman | voddekoper |
| railwayman | spoorbeampte |
| reman | opnuut beman |
| remittance‐man | <banneling wat net van toegestuurde geld leef> |
| rifleman | skerpskutter; skut; skutter |
| ring‐man | beroepswedder |
| roadman | padmaker |
| rodman | visvanger |
| ropeman | touwerker |
| roundsman | rondbringer |
| sailorman | matroos |
| schoolman | opvoedkundige; skoolse geleerde |
| Scotchman | Skot |
| Scotsman | Skot |
| seedsman | saadhandelaar |
| serving‐man | dienskneg |
| shoreman | kusbewoner |
| sickleman | maaier |
| signalman | seiner; seingewer; seinwagter; vlagman |
| snowman | sneeumens; sneeupop |
| spokesman | woordvoerder |
| sportsman | sportman |
| statesman | staatkundige; staatsman |
| stockman | veeboer |
| subman | minderwaardige mens |
| superman | oppermens; übermensch |
| switch‐man | wisselwagter |
| timberman | houtwerker |
| tinman | blikslaer; tingieter |
| tollman | tolgaarder |
| torpedoman | torpedis |
| townsman | dorpenaar; stadsbewoner; stedeling |
| toyman | verkoper van speelgoed |
| tradesman | koopman; werksman; winkelier |
| trencherman | goeie eter |
| tribesman | stamgenoot |
| turf‐man | liefhebber van renbaansport |
| underman | ondergeskikte; te swak beman |
| unman | ontman; ontmoedig; van manskappe beroof; verwyf maak |
| utility‐man | figurant; handlanger |
| vestryman | kerkraadslid |
| warehouseman | pakhuiskneg |
| watchman | wag; wagter |
| Welshman | Wallieser |
| whaleman | walvisvaarder |
| wherryman | veerman |
| wireman | draadmonteur |
| woodman | boswagter; houtkapper |
| woodsman | bosbewoner |
| workman | werkman |
| yachtsman | jageienaar |