Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word lê
Afrikaans | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
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🔗 Dit is vir my erg om hier te lê, want ek is gewoond aan die veld | ||
🔗 Brits‐Kolumbië lê aan die weskant van Kanada. | ||
lie down | ||
🔗 Tog waag hy dit nie, en hy gaan lê maar weer. | ||
🔗 Deskundiges wys daarop dat die land meer in sy infrastruktuur en onderwysstelsel moet belê. | ||
🔗 Vanweë sy afgeleë ligging is Koningsberg tydens die oorlog jare lank nie deur lugaanvalle geraak nie. |
Afrikaans | English |
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lê | ⇆ couch; ⇆ lair; ⇆ lay; ⇆ laying; ⇆ lie; ⇆ lie down; ⇆ proneness; ⇆ run |
aan die dag lê | ⇆ display; ⇆ evince; ⇆ show |
as dit aan my lê | ⇆ if I have any say on the matter |
as dit nie aan hom gelê het nie | ⇆ if it hadn’t been for him |
gaan lê | ⇆ go to bed; ⇆ take to one’s bed; ⇆ lie down; ⇆ lodge; ⇆ lull; ⇆ subside |
in puin lê | ⇆ lay in ruins; ⇆ lie in ruins; ⇆ lie in dust |
lê aan | ⇆ epend upon; ⇆ depend upon |
lê na | ⇆ face |
op sterwe lê | ⇆ be dying |
ten grondslag lê aan | ⇆ lie at the root of |
ter ruste lê | ⇆ lay to rest |
aanlê | ⇆ aim; ⇆ apply; ⇆ bait; ⇆ berth; ⇆ build; ⇆ construct; ⇆ lay; ⇆ lay on; ⇆ lay out; ⇆ level; ⇆ plan; ⇆ plant; ⇆ point; ⇆ set out; ⇆ take aim; ⇆ up; ⇆ address; ⇆ moor; ⇆ install; ⇆ set about |
aflê | ⇆ cover; ⇆ discard; ⇆ lay by; ⇆ layer; ⇆ get over; ⇆ give; ⇆ lay; ⇆ lay aside; ⇆ lay out; ⇆ pay; ⇆ take; ⇆ travel; ⇆ traverse; ⇆ lay down; ⇆ part with; ⇆ pass |
agteroorlê | ⇆ recline |
belê | ⇆ call; ⇆ compound; ⇆ convene; ⇆ convoke; ⇆ fund; ⇆ invest; ⇆ overlay; ⇆ place; ⇆ plough back; ⇆ put out; ⇆ trim; ⇆ welt |
blootlê | ⇆ disclose; ⇆ enucleate; ⇆ exhibit; ⇆ expound; ⇆ reveal; ⇆ lay bare; ⇆ lay open; ⇆ open; ⇆ uncase; ⇆ unearth |
brieflêer | ⇆ letter file |
bylê | ⇆ bury; ⇆ compose; ⇆ compromise; ⇆ settle; ⇆ reconcile |
doodlê | ⇆ lie low; ⇆ overlie |
drooglê | ⇆ drain; ⇆ reclaim |
dwarslêer | ⇆ cross‐tie; ⇆ railway sleeper; ⇆ sill; ⇆ sleeper; ⇆ tie |
eierlêend | ⇆ oviparous |
eierlegging | ⇆ oviposition |
gelê | ⇆ laid |
grondlegging | ⇆ foundation |
herlê | ⇆ re‐lay |
inlê | ⇆ bottle; ⇆ canning; ⇆ chase; ⇆ conserve; ⇆ deposit; ⇆ hatch; ⇆ can; ⇆ preserve; ⇆ pickle; ⇆ cure; ⇆ pot; ⇆ marinate; ⇆ lay in; ⇆ layer; ⇆ plant; ⇆ inlay; ⇆ marinade; ⇆ preservation; ⇆ set; ⇆ tinning; ⇆ veneer |
kranslegging | ⇆ laying a wreath |
lamlê | ⇆ paralyse; ⇆ immobilize |
lêaas | ⇆ ledger‐bait |
lêboor | ⇆ ovipositor |
lêbuis | ⇆ egg‐tube |
lêdae | ⇆ days of demurrage |
leeglê | ⇆ snooze |
lêend | ⇆ couchant; ⇆ lying |
lêgeld | ⇆ demurrage; ⇆ dock‐charges; ⇆ dock‐dues; ⇆ pierage |
legkaart | ⇆ puzzle; ⇆ jigsaw puzzle |
legsel | ⇆ eggs laid; ⇆ laying |
legwerk | ⇆ inlaid work |
lêhen | ⇆ laying‐hen; ⇆ layer |
lêhoender | ⇆ layer; ⇆ laying‐hen |
lêkorrels | ⇆ lay‐pellets |
lêkraag | ⇆ turn‐back collar |
lepellê | ⇆ cuddle; ⇆ snuggle; ⇆ lie like spoons |
lêplek | ⇆ bed; ⇆ berth; ⇆ burrow; ⇆ covert; ⇆ den; ⇆ haunt; ⇆ lying; ⇆ lair; ⇆ form; ⇆ lairage; ⇆ lie; ⇆ lodge; ⇆ moorage; ⇆ recess; ⇆ whereabouts; ⇆ whereabout |
liggend | ⇆ decumbent; ⇆ recumbent |
ligging | ⇆ aspect; ⇆ bearing; ⇆ decumbence; ⇆ decumbency; ⇆ exposure; ⇆ position; ⇆ location; ⇆ incumbency; ⇆ lie; ⇆ locality; ⇆ site; ⇆ situation; ⇆ ubiety |
meslêer | ⇆ knife‐rest |
mynlêer | ⇆ miner; ⇆ minelayer |
naasgeleë | ⇆ adjacent; ⇆ contiguous |
neerlê | ⇆ abdicate; ⇆ abide; ⇆ demit; ⇆ deposit; ⇆ down; ⇆ resign; ⇆ lay; ⇆ lay down; ⇆ lodge; ⇆ provide; ⇆ relinquish |
onderlê | ⇆ underlay |
onderlêer | ⇆ ground‐plate; ⇆ underlay |
ooplê | ⇆ expose; ⇆ lay out; ⇆ lay open |
oorlê | ⇆ concert; ⇆ exhibit; ⇆ file; ⇆ forecast; ⇆ lay |
oplê | ⇆ apply; ⇆ assess; ⇆ enjoin; ⇆ impose; ⇆ inflict; ⇆ inlay; ⇆ lay; ⇆ lay on; ⇆ levy; ⇆ saddle |
platlê | ⇆ crush; ⇆ lie flat; ⇆ lie down; ⇆ lie low; ⇆ lodge |
pyplêer | ⇆ pipe‐layer |
rondlê | ⇆ lie about |
teruglê | ⇆ re‐lay |
toelê | ⇆ bring to bear |
uitlê | ⇆ clear up; ⇆ construe; ⇆ demonstrate; ⇆ elucidate; ⇆ explain; ⇆ expound; ⇆ interpret; ⇆ lay out; ⇆ pave; ⇆ read; ⇆ show; ⇆ solve; ⇆ unfold |
vaslê | ⇆ determine; ⇆ fix; ⇆ stall; ⇆ lay out; ⇆ lock up; ⇆ moor; ⇆ pinch; ⇆ steal; ⇆ stipulate |
verlê | ⇆ displace; ⇆ disturb; ⇆ divert; ⇆ misplace; ⇆ strain; ⇆ mislaid; ⇆ mislay |
voorlê | ⇆ await; ⇆ lie in ambush; ⇆ submit; ⇆ state; ⇆ propound; ⇆ hand in; ⇆ present; ⇆ waylay; ⇆ lay; ⇆ lie in wait; ⇆ produce |
weerlê | ⇆ confute; ⇆ contradict; ⇆ controvert; ⇆ counter; ⇆ dispose of; ⇆ disprove; ⇆ oppugn; ⇆ rebut; ⇆ refute |
weglê | ⇆ lay by; ⇆ scoff; ⇆ shelve |