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stywe dop

English translation: stiff drink


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14:49 Dec 18, 2009
Afrikaans to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / poetry
Afrikaans term or phrase: stywe dop
in "Vat vir haar ’n stywe dop.” last line of a verse about an old woman lying in the rain - see my previous questions
Lindsay Edwards
Local time: 23:58
English translation:stiff drink
Explanation:
Strong alcoholic drink
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Annabel Rautenbach
Local time: 23:58
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5 +3stiff drinkAnnabel Rautenbach
5stiff totDewson


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
stiff drink


Explanation:
Strong alcoholic drink

Annabel Rautenbach
Local time: 23:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Johan Venter
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agree  Talitha Wilsnagh
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agree  Bryan Crumpler
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9 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
stiff tot


Explanation:
Alternatively - a stiff tot, as in the expression "dop en dam" (= brandy and water.) This was also the preferred equivalent in the old "tot system" (a fringe benefit favoured by farmers for their labourers in/until the mid-20th century.)

Dewson
South Africa
Local time: 23:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans
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