English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word lie
English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
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(recline) | ||
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall? | ||
(tell a lie) | ||
🔗 Tom, don’t lie to me. | ||
(falsehood) | ||
🔗 But, as we both know, it would be an utter lie. | ||
(be situated; sit) | ||
🔗 As its name suggests, the country lies at the very heart of the African continent, away from major trade routes and population centres, and very far indeed from public attention. | ||
lie down | ||
lie under | ||
lie with (know; sleep with; have sexual intercourse with; have sex with) | ||
tell a lie (lie) | ||
English | Afrikaans |
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lie | ⇆ feint; ⇆ hom bevind; ⇆ in garnisoen lê; ⇆ jok; ⇆ kluitjie; ⇆ lê; ⇆ lêplek; ⇆ leuen; ⇆ lie; ⇆ lieg; ⇆ ligging; ⇆ rus; ⇆ stories vertel; ⇆ toelaatbaar wees |
act a lie | ⇆ kul sonder om iets te sê |
a lie has short wings | ⇆ al is die leuen nog so snel, die waarheid agterhaal dit wel |
barefaced lie | ⇆ skaamtelose leuen |
catch somebody in a lie | ⇆ iemand op ’n leuen betrap |
downright lie | ⇆ onbeskaamde leuen |
give the lie to | ⇆ loënstraf; ⇆ verloën |
give the lie to a story | ⇆ ’n leuen weerlê |
if it lies with me | ⇆ as dit in my vermoë is |
it lies on the surface | ⇆ dit lê voor die hand |
it lies with | ⇆ dit hang af van |
let sleeping dogs lie | ⇆ moenie slapende honde wakker maak nie |
lie about | ⇆ rondlê |
lie at the mercy of | ⇆ afhang van die genade van |
lie at the root of | ⇆ ten grondslag lê aan |
lie back | ⇆ agteroorleun |
lie dead | ⇆ vier stewels in die lug lê |
lie down | ⇆ gaan lê; ⇆ lê; ⇆ neervly; ⇆ platlê |
lie in | ⇆ in die kraam wees |
lie in ambush | ⇆ hom verdek opstel; ⇆ in hinderlaag lê; ⇆ voorlê |
lie in dust | ⇆ bouvallig wees; ⇆ in puin lê |
lie in ruins | ⇆ bouvallig wees; ⇆ in puin lê |
lie in state | ⇆ op ’n praalbed lê |
lie in wait | ⇆ in hinderlaag lê; ⇆ voorlê |
lie like a trooper | ⇆ erger lieg as ’n donkie kan skop; ⇆ lieg soos ’n tandetrekker |
lie low | ⇆ doodlê; ⇆ jou tyd afwag; ⇆ platlê; ⇆ siek wees; ⇆ stilbly; ⇆ sy tyd afwag; ⇆ wegkruip |
lie near one’s heart | ⇆ ’n voorwerp van kommer wees |
lie off | ⇆ voor anker lê naby |
lie open | ⇆ oop en bloot wees |
lie open to | ⇆ blootstaan aan |
lie over | ⇆ bly lê; ⇆ oorbly; ⇆ uitgestel word |
lie somebody out of his money | ⇆ iemand uit sy geld lieg |
lie under | ⇆ gebuk gaan onder |
lie under the charge of | ⇆ beskuldig wees van |
lie up | ⇆ dok; ⇆ in die bed bly; ⇆ uitrus |
lie waste | ⇆ onbewerk lê |
lie with | ⇆ slaap met |
not take something lying down | ⇆ hom iets nie laat aanleun nie |
take something lying down | ⇆ iets gedwee ondergaan |
tell a lie | ⇆ lieg |
tell lies | ⇆ lie |
the lie of the land | ⇆ die toestand van sake; ⇆ hoe die wind waai |
the remedy lies in | ⇆ die redmiddel moet gesoek word in |
white lie | ⇆ leuentjie om bestwil; ⇆ noodleuen |
belie | ⇆ belieg; ⇆ loënstraf; ⇆ weerspreek |
liar | ⇆ leuenaar; ⇆ spekskieter |
lie‐abed | ⇆ laatslaper; ⇆ luilak |
lying | ⇆ leuenagtig; ⇆ leuenagtigheid; ⇆ lieg; ⇆ liegend; ⇆ lêend; ⇆ lêplek; ⇆ vals |
overlie | ⇆ bedek; ⇆ doodlê; ⇆ lê op; ⇆ smoor; ⇆ versmoor |
underlie | ⇆ tot grondslag hê |