| Afrikaans | English |
|---|
| vlees | ⇆ flesh; ⇆ meat; ⇆ pulp |
| die doring in sy vlees | ⇆ one’s pet aversion |
| jou eie vlees en bloed | ⇆ one’s own flesh and blood |
| ’n doring in die vlees | ⇆ a thorn in one’s flesh |
| vis nòg vlees | ⇆ neither fish nor flesh; ⇆ neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring; ⇆ neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring |
| ontvlees | ⇆ excarnate |
| vervlees | ⇆ carnificate; ⇆ carnify |
| vleesgeworde | ⇆ incarnate |
| vleeskleurig | ⇆ flesh‐coloured |
| vleeslik | ⇆ animal; ⇆ carnal; ⇆ fleshly; ⇆ incarnate; ⇆ sensual |
| vleeswording | ⇆ incarnation; ⇆ reincarnation |