Results for voor op die wa translation from Afrikaans to English

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.

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

op die
on the

op die web
on the web

op die plaas
op die plaas

op die selfoon?
on the cellphone?

vyfde wiel aan die wa
english idioms

mcgee, stap in die wa.
oh!

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.

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.

pronk nie voor die koning nie, en staan nie op die plek van die grotes nie.
put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

en hy was op die terugreis en het op sy wa gesit en die profeet jesaja gelees.
was returning, and sitting in his chariot read esaias the prophet.

tel die hoeveelheid kolletjies op die stene voor hulle die grond tref
count the number of dots on dice before they reach the ground

en op die tafel moet jy altyddeur toonbrood voor my aangesig neersit.
and thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

ek het saam met my pa en broer gaan gholf speel. ons was op die elektriese wa en vertrek na die eerste tee.
i went out with my father and brother to play golf. we were on the electric cart and set off to the first tee.

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:

ja, jy cijfertjes mengelmoes is geïnstalleer op die olie platform van cityline, voor die ontplof het.
yeah, your little number jumble was installed on board cityline's oil platform before it exploded.

wat sy solders bou in die waters, wat van die wolke sy wa maak, wat op die vleuels van die wind wandel,
who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

ons het gevind dat fluoorsuur in jou wa, jou handskrif op 'n afrekening lys en jy dna op die plek van die misdaad.
we have hydrofluoric acid in your trunk, your handwriting on a hit list, and your dna at the crime scene.