Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word weg
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level‐crossing ; ; railway crossing | ||
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| Afrikaans | English |
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| weg | ⇆ apart; ⇆ away; ⇆ gone; ⇆ gone away; ⇆ mislaid; ⇆ missing; ⇆ off; ⇆ out; ⇆ path; ⇆ road; ⇆ route; ⇆ way |
| die weg baan | ⇆ blaze a trail; ⇆ smooth the way; ⇆ pave the way; ⇆ lead the way |
| die weg baan vir | ⇆ pave the way for |
| die weg voorberei | ⇆ prepare the way |
| die weg wys | ⇆ show the way |
| iemand uit die weg ruim | ⇆ put somebody out of the way |
| jou weg baan | ⇆ carve out a career for oneself; ⇆ force one’s way; ⇆ make one’s way |
| op weg | ⇆ on the road; ⇆ under way |
| sy weg baan | ⇆ fight one’s way; ⇆ win one’s way; ⇆ work one’s way |
| sy weg baan deur | ⇆ thread one’s way through |
| sy weg soek | ⇆ smell one’s way |
| sy weg vind | ⇆ find one’s way |
| uit die weg gaan | ⇆ dodge |
| uit die weg ruim | ⇆ conciliate; ⇆ rectify; ⇆ mop up; ⇆ pop off; ⇆ put out of the way; ⇆ settle |
| ver weg | ⇆ afar off; ⇆ out and away; ⇆ distant; ⇆ far off; ⇆ far away |
| ’n weg baan | ⇆ elbow one’s way; ⇆ needle; ⇆ break a path |
| blindweg | ⇆ at random; ⇆ rashly; ⇆ wild |
| deurweg | ⇆ passage |
| duikweg | ⇆ subway; ⇆ underpass |
| dwarsweg | ⇆ curtly |
| eenwegklep | ⇆ through‐way valve |
| gaandeweg | ⇆ gradually |
| glipweg | ⇆ slipway |
| halfweg | ⇆ halfway; ⇆ mid off |
| halverweë | ⇆ halfway |
| handelsweg | ⇆ trade route |
| heenweg | ⇆ forward journey |
| hoofvervoerweg | ⇆ main haulage |
| hoofweg | ⇆ main road; ⇆ trunk‐road |
| hysweg | ⇆ haulage |
| kruisweg | ⇆ crossway |
| landweg | ⇆ overland route |
| langweg | ⇆ long off |
| lewensweg | ⇆ path of life |
| lugweginfeksie | ⇆ upper respiratory tract infection |
| lugweë | ⇆ bronchial tubes |
| marsweg | ⇆ line of march; ⇆ march route; ⇆ route of march |
| melkweg | ⇆ galaxy |
| omweg | ⇆ bypass; ⇆ compass; ⇆ detour; ⇆ devious way; ⇆ roundabout; ⇆ roundabout way |
| onderweg | ⇆ on the way; ⇆ in transit; ⇆ under way |
| oorweg | ⇆ crossing; ⇆ cross‐road; ⇆ level‐crossing; ⇆ railway crossing |
| oorwegreg | ⇆ way‐leave |
| ryweg | ⇆ driveway; ⇆ roadway |
| seeweg | ⇆ highway |
| seinweg | ⇆ signal‐route |
| smalspoorweg | ⇆ narrow gauge; ⇆ narrow‐gauge railway |
| sonweg | ⇆ ecliptic |
| straatweg | ⇆ causeway; ⇆ causey |
| syweg | ⇆ side‐way |
| tolweg | ⇆ turnpike road |
| uitweg | ⇆ expedient; ⇆ outlet; ⇆ loophole; ⇆ vent |
| verreweg | ⇆ far and away; ⇆ by far; ⇆ by a long chalk; ⇆ much; ⇆ by all odds |
| verweg | ⇆ far afield; ⇆ by a long chalk |
| waterweg | ⇆ waterway |
| wegbelasting | ⇆ road tax |
| wegbêre | ⇆ box; ⇆ lay aside; ⇆ lay in; ⇆ pocket |
| wegbereider | ⇆ forerunner; ⇆ herald; ⇆ pioneer; ⇆ way‐maker |
| wegbly | ⇆ absent; ⇆ abstain; ⇆ hold off; ⇆ non‐appearance; ⇆ non‐attendance |
| wegbring | ⇆ escort; ⇆ see off |
| wegbuig | ⇆ deflect |
| wegbuk | ⇆ duck |
| wegdra | ⇆ bear away; ⇆ carry away |
| wegdrentel | ⇆ shuffle off |
| wegdros | ⇆ abscond; ⇆ desert; ⇆ rat |
| wegdruk | ⇆ push out |
| wegdryf | ⇆ drift; ⇆ drive away; ⇆ float away; ⇆ drift off |
| wegdrywe | ⇆ drift; ⇆ drive away; ⇆ float away; ⇆ drift off |
| wegduik | ⇆ duck; ⇆ jink |
| wegdwaal | ⇆ maverick |
| weggaan | ⇆ departing; ⇆ make one’s exit; ⇆ get off; ⇆ go; ⇆ go away; ⇆ go off; ⇆ leave; ⇆ move off; ⇆ pass; ⇆ retire; ⇆ shift off; ⇆ turn away; ⇆ walk off |
| weggly | ⇆ slip |
| weggooi | ⇆ cast away; ⇆ chuck away; ⇆ discard; ⇆ slough; ⇆ fling aside; ⇆ waste; ⇆ cast forth; ⇆ lose; ⇆ lumber; ⇆ throw onto the scrapheap; ⇆ consign to the scrapheap; ⇆ shoot; ⇆ throw away; ⇆ toss away |
| weggryp | ⇆ snatch away |
| weghol | ⇆ bolt; ⇆ hook it; ⇆ mizzle; ⇆ scamper; ⇆ scamper away; ⇆ scamper off; ⇆ scoot; ⇆ skelp; ⇆ stampede; ⇆ turn tail |
| weghou | ⇆ keep away |
| weginspekteur | ⇆ road‐inspector |
| wegja | ⇆ drive away; ⇆ drum out; ⇆ extrude; ⇆ turn; ⇆ sack; ⇆ scare away; ⇆ send down |
| wegjaag | ⇆ chase away; ⇆ dislodge; ⇆ dispel; ⇆ drive away; ⇆ drum out; ⇆ extrude; ⇆ expel; ⇆ turn; ⇆ sack; ⇆ scare away; ⇆ send down |
| wegkaap | ⇆ filch; ⇆ pilfer; ⇆ purloin |
| wegkap | ⇆ chop away; ⇆ lop away |
| wegkeer | ⇆ divert |
| wegknaag | ⇆ erode; ⇆ gnaw |
| wegknip | ⇆ fillip; ⇆ flick away |
| wegkom | ⇆ come away; ⇆ get away; ⇆ get off |
| wegkrimp | ⇆ dwindle away |
| wegkruip | ⇆ take cover; ⇆ hide; ⇆ hide away; ⇆ hide oneself; ⇆ hiding; ⇆ lie low; ⇆ lurk; ⇆ slip off; ⇆ lie snug; ⇆ stow away |
| wegkry | ⇆ get underway |
| wegkwyn | ⇆ waste away; ⇆ die away; ⇆ dwindle; ⇆ fade away; ⇆ waste; ⇆ languish; ⇆ pine away; ⇆ wither |
| wegkyk | ⇆ freeze out; ⇆ look away; ⇆ look the other way |
| weglaat | ⇆ eliminate; ⇆ leave out; ⇆ omit; ⇆ pretermission; ⇆ suppress |
| weglag | ⇆ laugh away; ⇆ smile away |
| weglei | ⇆ walk off |
| weglok | ⇆ court; ⇆ decoy; ⇆ distract; ⇆ entice away; ⇆ lure; ⇆ lure away |
| weglê | ⇆ lay by; ⇆ scoff; ⇆ shelve |
| wegloop | ⇆ abscond; ⇆ run off; ⇆ decamp; ⇆ desert; ⇆ elope; ⇆ elopement; ⇆ walk away; ⇆ run away; ⇆ make off; ⇆ levant; ⇆ take French leave; ⇆ leg‐bail; ⇆ run; ⇆ stray |
| wegmaai | ⇆ decimate |
| wegmaak | ⇆ dispose of; ⇆ do away with; ⇆ narcotize; ⇆ remove |
| wegmoffel | ⇆ hide; ⇆ pilfer; ⇆ shuffle away |
| wegpak | ⇆ garner; ⇆ lay in; ⇆ store; ⇆ store away; ⇆ stow away; ⇆ warehouse |
| wegpluk | ⇆ whip away |
| wegraak | ⇆ clear; ⇆ disappear; ⇆ fade away; ⇆ maverick; ⇆ vanish; ⇆ welch; ⇆ welsh |
| wegrand | ⇆ feather‐edge |
| wegredeneer | ⇆ explain away; ⇆ gloss; ⇆ reason away |
| wegroei | ⇆ row away |
| wegrol | ⇆ roll away |
| wegroof | ⇆ rob; ⇆ pilfer; ⇆ purloin; ⇆ rifle |
| wegrook | ⇆ smoke away |
| wegruim | ⇆ clear; ⇆ dispel; ⇆ dispose of; ⇆ obviate |
| wegruk | ⇆ flirt; ⇆ snatch; ⇆ snatch away; ⇆ wrench away |
| wegry | ⇆ cart away; ⇆ drive away |
| wegsak | ⇆ sink away; ⇆ subside |
| wegseil | ⇆ sail forth |
| wegsend | ⇆ send away; ⇆ dismiss |
| wegsien | ⇆ see off; ⇆ speed |
| wegsink | ⇆ submerge |
| wegsit | ⇆ lay by; ⇆ doff; ⇆ put away; ⇆ put by; ⇆ put aside; ⇆ save; ⇆ stow |
| wegskop | ⇆ spurn |
| wegskuif | ⇆ edge away; ⇆ sweep; ⇆ shift off |
| wegslaan | ⇆ gobble; ⇆ knock back; ⇆ put away; ⇆ swallow |
| wegsleep | ⇆ enrapture; ⇆ fascinate |
| wegsleur | ⇆ drag away |
| wegslinger | ⇆ hurl away |
| wegslof | ⇆ shuffle away |
| wegsluit | ⇆ encase; ⇆ enshrine; ⇆ lock away; ⇆ lock up; ⇆ shut away |
| wegsluk | ⇆ deglutition; ⇆ dispatch; ⇆ gulp; ⇆ gulp down |
| wegslyt | ⇆ wear away |
| wegsmyt | ⇆ abandon; ⇆ cast aside; ⇆ throw to the dogs; ⇆ fling away; ⇆ hurl away |
| wegsnel | ⇆ hurry away |
| wegsny | ⇆ cut; ⇆ resect; ⇆ pare; ⇆ recess; ⇆ whittle away |
| wegsoen | ⇆ kiss away |
| wegspat | ⇆ scatter |
| wegspoel | ⇆ erode; ⇆ sweep away; ⇆ wash away |
| wegspring | ⇆ balk; ⇆ dart; ⇆ go; ⇆ go off; ⇆ be off; ⇆ ricochet; ⇆ shy; ⇆ start; ⇆ take‐off |
| wegstaan | ⇆ stand clear |
| wegstamp | ⇆ jockey; ⇆ shoulder; ⇆ stump away |
| wegstap | ⇆ walk away; ⇆ walk off |
| wegsteek | ⇆ cache; ⇆ camouflage; ⇆ conceal; ⇆ hide; ⇆ hold up; ⇆ milk retention; ⇆ plant; ⇆ retain; ⇆ retention; ⇆ secrete; ⇆ tuck away |
| wegsterf | ⇆ fade; ⇆ fail; ⇆ swoon |
| wegsterwe | ⇆ fade; ⇆ fail; ⇆ swoon |
| wegstoot | ⇆ dash; ⇆ jockey; ⇆ push away; ⇆ push off; ⇆ shoulder; ⇆ shoulder out; ⇆ thrust away |
| wegstop | ⇆ conceal; ⇆ hide |
| wegstryk | ⇆ march away |
| wegstuif | ⇆ hasten away |
| wegstuur | ⇆ discharge; ⇆ dismiss; ⇆ dispatch; ⇆ pack off; ⇆ sack; ⇆ send; ⇆ send away; ⇆ send off; ⇆ turn away |
| wegswaai | ⇆ swerve |
| wegsweef | ⇆ fleet away |
| wegsyfer | ⇆ eliminate; ⇆ reason away; ⇆ set aside |
| wegteer | ⇆ waste away; ⇆ become emaciated; ⇆ rot |
| wegtrek | ⇆ bear away; ⇆ depart; ⇆ draw off; ⇆ flit; ⇆ leave; ⇆ move; ⇆ take off; ⇆ transmigrate; ⇆ withdraw |
| wegtrippel | ⇆ scurry |
| wegtroon | ⇆ entice away; ⇆ lure away |
| wegvaag | ⇆ fan |
| weëfonds | ⇆ road fund |
| wegval | ⇆ die; ⇆ fall away |
| wegvee | ⇆ brush away; ⇆ sweep; ⇆ flick away; ⇆ sweep away; ⇆ sweep off; ⇆ wipe off |
| wegvlieg | ⇆ flush; ⇆ fly away; ⇆ fly out; ⇆ fly off; ⇆ shy; ⇆ take off; ⇆ take wing |
| wegvloei | ⇆ ebb away |
| wegvlug | ⇆ flee; ⇆ fly; ⇆ fly away; ⇆ turn tail |
| wegvoer | ⇆ abduct; ⇆ carry off; ⇆ carry away; ⇆ cart away; ⇆ kidnap; ⇆ sweep; ⇆ lead away; ⇆ rape |
| wegvreet | ⇆ canker; ⇆ corrode; ⇆ erode |
| wegweer | ⇆ fend |
| wegwerk | ⇆ freeze out |
| wegwys | ⇆ refuse; ⇆ reject |
| wegwyser | ⇆ cicerone; ⇆ finger‐post; ⇆ guide; ⇆ guidepost; ⇆ handbook; ⇆ signpost; ⇆ way‐mark |
| wegyl | ⇆ scud |
| wildweg | ⇆ at random |