Kondensmelk VOCAB 2 Flashcards
(213 cards)
1
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besef
A
realise
2
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paar
A
pair or couple
3
Q
voorkoms
A
appearance
4
Q
sowaar
A
[so true] i.e. truly
5
Q
grimering
A
make up
6
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“sy voel vere”
A
“she feels feathers” i.e she couldn’t care less
7
Q
ongelooflik
A
unbelievable
8
Q
maskara
A
mascara (eyelash make up)
9
Q
liggies
A
lightly
10
Q
“net liggies - maar darem”
A
just lightly - but just / still
11
Q
effens
A
slightly
12
Q
oorbodig
A
superfluous / excessive / abundant
13
Q
skietlamp
A
??? some kind of lamp
14
Q
rand
A
ridge / end / edge
15
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“rand van die tente”
A
edge of the tents
16
Q
interessante
A
interesting
17
Q
tak
A
branch / twig
18
Q
grasse
A
grasses
19
Q
dalk
A
maybe / perhaps
20
Q
verdwaalde
A
lost
21
Q
veldblom
A
veld flower
22
Q
hiena
A
hyena
23
Q
gedagte (in gedagte)
A
thought (in thought / in mind)
24
Q
waag
A
dare
25
ligstral
light beam
26
landskap
landscape
27
speel
play
28
witterigs
whitish
29
"vang haar oog"
"catches her eye"
30
nader
nearer
31
kniehoogte
knee high
32
plantjies
little plants
33
yl
haste / hurry
34
rye
row
35
langs
next to
36
voetpad [voet + pad]
foot + path
37
snaaks
funny
38
glad nie
"not at all"
39
voorheen
beforehand
40
opgemerk
noticed
41
skuimkop-blommetjies [skuim + kop + blommetjies
froth + head + flowers (i.e. they look like )
42
verbrand
burt / burned
43
kniel
kneel
44
pluk
picks
45
stele
sets
46
skielik
suddenly
47
heiligskennis [heilig + kennis]
holy knowledge
48
skaam
shy
49
droe
dry
50
blomhofies [blom + hoffies]
flower + little-heads i.e. little flower heds
51
ruik
smells
52
stof
dust
53
soet
sweet / good
54
teleurstelling
disappointment
55
opwel
well up
56
verbeel
imagine
57
sluk
swallow
58
idiotiese
idiotic
59
traan
tear
60
draf
jog / jogs
61
tjank
cry (less formal term than "huil")
62
vreet
eat (animals only) or gorge
63
bulder
roar / roars
64
uitbindige
exceeding / excessive
65
heildronk
toast (as in "cheers")
66
verassing
surprise
67
onkant
unprepared
68
stug
stubborn / stubbornly
69
"lag van oor tot oor"
laugh from ear to ear
70
besef
realise
71
aksentrieke
eccentric
72
onwetend
unwittingly or unknowingly
73
spanning
tension
74
versag
soften or dull
75
prop
cork
76
grap
joke
77
herdoop
re-baptize or rename
78
kompeteer
compete/s
79
behoorlik
properly
80
spreekbeurt [spreek + beurt]
talk + turn i.e. turn to talk
81
langs
next to
82
seekoei
hippoptamus
83
enkele
single
84
"enkele meter"
single meters i.e. very close within few meters
85
telkens
every time
86
gered
saved
87
oerwoudkreet
???
88
weergalm
acho
89
skewe
skew
90
glimlag
smile
91
"lag haar maag uit"
laughs her stomach out i.e. laughs a lot
92
liggaamstaal [liggaam + taal]
body language
93
ontspan
relax
94
moes
should have
95
ernstig
serious
96
reeds
already
97
"tafel gedek"
set the table
98
dophou
keep an eye on
99
stram
stiff / hard
100
styfheid
stiffness
101
skouers
shoulders
102
woordeloos
without words
103
teleurstelling
disappointment
104
hartseer
heartache
105
driftige klap
angry slap or angry bang
106
familietwis
family fight
107
pas
just
108
oorsaak
cause
109
skuldig
guilty
110
eintlik
actually
111
meteens
instantly / immediately
112
oomblik
moment
113
heldere
clear
114
insig
insight
115
waaghalsige
dare-devilish or reckless
116
beindruk
impress
117
gevaarlike
dangerous
118
ontoelaatbare
un-allowable
119
skeefgeloop [skeef + geloop]
[skew walked] i.e. gone wrong
120
huur
hire
121
vannag
this evening
122
vanaand
tonight
123
span
team
124
duikers
divers
125
liggame
bodies
126
"...nie 'n heildronk instel nie"
does not want to make a toast
127
"Divan se stem breek"
Divan's voice trembles
128
"om verskoning vra"
to ask for an apology to be accepted
129
"in gevaar gestel het"
in+ danger + place + did i.e. placed in danger
130
avontuur
adventure
131
jammer
sorry
132
"jammer se voet"
sorry's foot i.e. apology not accepted OR stop apologising
133
eeue
centuries
134
tegniek
technique
135
uitkerf
carve out
136
ervare
experienced
137
gids
guide
138
ontspan
relax
139
nogal
quite
140
trots
proud
141
klong
small coloured Bantu person
142
kreatief
creative
143
"ou swarie"
term of endearment....."old little brother-in-law"
144
oorlewing
survival
145
verlig
relieved
146
glasies
little glasses
147
uithou
offer
148
"sit met 'n lang gesig"
"sit with 'n long face" i.e. is miserable
149
klink
cling AS IN clinging of glasses when you toast to something
150
"wat byt hom?"
"what bites him?" i.e. what's bothering him
151
jaloers
jealous
152
selfvertroue
self-confidence
153
perke
limits
154
vergewe
forgiven
155
opeens
at once
156
held
hero
157
gryp
grabs
158
tafelrangskikking
table decoration
159
bekyk
stares
160
breed
broad or wide
161
belangstellend
with interest OR full of interest
162
durf
dares
163
oorvertel
repeat as in tell it over again
164
huiwer
hesitate
165
snipperig
snappy
166
tussenbeide
in between
167
strot
throat
168
afruk
pull apart
169
algemene
general
170
gespot
teasing
171
red
saves
172
"maak keelskoon"
"makes throat clean" i.e. clears his throat
173
bossie
little bush (refers to the flowers with the white foam-looking heads) (called Tlhogotsweu)
174
gaslamp
gas lamp
175
lesing
reading
176
"begin 'n lesing gee"
begins a reading ...s in telling the future
177
tweedens
secondly
178
eenvoudige
simple
179
sterk
strong
180
medisyne
medicine
181
vertel
tell
182
keuse
choice
183
sangoma-sterkte
sangoma strengths (as in witch doctor powers)
184
vanmiddag
this afternoon
185
bootjie
little boat
186
bang
scared
187
verdwaal
get lost
188
kanale
canals
189
eilande
islands
190
dieselfde
the same
191
blaartjie
little leaf
192
seekoei-ore
hippopotamus ears
193
heeltemal
completley
194
histeries
hysterical
195
"dis lig gestel"
"that's lightly put" as in - to put it mildly
196
toemaar
don't worry
197
moelikheid
trouble
198
roei
rowed / rows
199
kant
side
200
"slaan die boek oop"
"hits the book open" as in - opens the book
201
prentjie
little picture
202
botaniese naam
botanical name
203
selfvoldaan
self-complacent / self-sufficiency
204
boerenaam
boor (as in Afrikaaner) name
205
presies
exactly
206
aangevang
got up to / did / got involved with
207
"nie net terg nie"
not just teasing (terg - tease)
208
stem
voice
209
skerp
sharp
210
verder
further
211
rol
role
212
gemeenskapslewe
communal life
213
eenvoudige
simple
