Results for ek is voor op die wa translation from Afrikaans to English

sy is voor op die wa
she is being too forward or presumptuous

voor op die wa
in front of the wagon - idiom that comes from the past where someone sat on the front of the wagon instead of at back where they were supposed to be. it means not knowing your place, or being a bit arrogant with a suggestion or request. speaking out of place or assuming a position that you don’t actually have.

ek is op pad
where to

ek is op diens,
i'm on duty,

ek is op die punt om te slaap
i am on my way

is voor
is before

maar ek is daar voor in die gat geskiet.
yeah, but i'm the one got shot in the ass for it.

ek is versot op juwele
i adore jewelry.

ek is nou verleë voor julle.
now i'm embarrassed not so high.

ek was bietjie voor op die wa met die lab en die skildery-ontleding
i seemed a bit boastful with the lab and the analysis of the painting.

ek is jammer dat dit op die laste minuut gedoen was.
it's a pleasure

wel, ek is opgestel. ek sal dit tot op die bodem uitspitten.
well, i've been framed, and i'm going to get to the bottom of this.

vyfde wiel aan die wa
english idioms

mcgee, stap in die wa.
oh!

ek is nie die christus nie, maar ek is voor hom uitgestuur.
i am not the christ but i am sent ahead of him.

aangaande die wiele, hulle is voor my ore die ratwerk genoem.
as for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, o wheel.

beste belange van kind voor op te stel.
child paramount importance.

daar lê 'n skroewedraaier agter in die wa.
and there was a screwdriver in the back of the car.

- ja, maar die enigste... die enigste ding wat ek gedoen het was ry, ek het gewag in die wa.
yeah, but all i... all i did was drive, and i waited in the car.

die manne doen toe so: hulle het twee melkkoeie geneem en dié voor die wa gespan en hulle kalwers by die huis agtergehou.
and the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: