10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRONKVERDRIET»
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dronkverdriet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Wie het dronkverdriet? Wie stry met almal? Wie klaoor alles? Wie het 'n blouoog?
Snyplekke aan sy lyf? En dit alles sonder rede. Wie se oë is rooi en moeg?
30Natuurlik die dronklappe s'n. Hulle watnet nie kanophou drink nie.
Hullewathulle ...
Jan van der Watt/Stephan Joubert, 2002
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Shorelines: A Journey Along the South African Coast
But it wasn't always a case of dronkverdriet (alcoholic melancholy) and hard
times in the local fishing community. Robin Lees wrote the classic on the industry,
called Fishing for Fortunes. She tells of the boom times of the late 1940s, when ...
Chris Marais, Julienne Du Toit, 2006
3
Fabulously 40 and Beyond:women
While there is only a miniscule number of people I would call at Sam with
dronkverdriet and a slightly larger number I could call in the middle of a working
day with a practical emergency like fetching my children if my car's broken down,
a wider ...
Margie Orford, Karin Schimke, 2006
Dippenaar had been dragged home, 'dronkverdriet', by his irritated wife, Martie.
Japie and Miss Kwa Kwa were happy - they'd been watching each other the
entire time, waiting to be alone. It had seemed as if the DJ would never tire of
holding ...
5
The Zombie and the Moon: More Tales from the Shaman's Record
'Ja, blerrie dronkverdriet already,' muttered Attie engelbrecht. 'Ag shame,' said
Alette, peering out from behind her menu, 'the creature's beside itself, man. It's
upset!' The glazen atmosphere was broken and the farmers and their wives ...
6
Franschhoek Memories: Life in the French Valley
Snot and tears, dronkverdriet, manifested themselves, mutterings were heard,
shoves were exchanged, and fists were bunched. For some odd reason, no
progress was being made. People realised that as they took one step forward
and tried ...
7
The Restless Supermarket
I said it was homesickness; the Wessels character insisted it was 'dronkverdriet' (
d(r)3rjkf3:d(r)it). We pleaded for jollier melodies - - 'Loch Lomond' was a favourite
with McAllister, I recall, to restore the geographical balance — but Mevrouw ...
8
Beyond the Stained-Glass Window: One Man's Spiritual Awakening
... of 'steins' consumed, I wondered whether many of these Germans over-
indulged to drown their sorrows of World War 2 memories even after more than
twenty-five years. An apt Afrikaans word came to mind, dronkverdriet (drunk grief)
, ...
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The Two Lamps: A Play in Two Acts ; The Big Shots : a Comedy ...
[Then emphatically, since by now he has completely recovered:] Drunk . . .
maudlin . . . dronkverdriet, yes, dronkverdrietl [Ben pulls his arm away so abruptly
he almost capsizes. ] BEN [as cocky as ever — in a menacing attitude] : What did
you ...
She held a cigarette absently between her fingers, its long ash drooping towards
the full ashtray below. Dronkverdriet. A pair of empty wine bottles stood in front of
her on the table. Maddy 's glass was ringed with crimson copies of her mouth.
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRONKVERDRIET»
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dronkverdriet is used in the context of the following news items.
If women ruled the police there would be no crime
... Mosimane and Julius Malema, ordering Bells rather than his usual single malt, getting dronkverdriet, and wondering where it all went wrong. «Daily Maverick, Jun 12»
