No. 393 in Afrikaans
centurion
A centurion is a commander of a hundred soldiers in the ancient Roman army.
In a sentence
Die Romeinse centurion het sy troepe georganiseer.
The Roman centurion organized his troops.
Here, 'centurion' is used in its historical context, referring to an officer in the Roman army.
In die dorp Centurion het ons tyd spandeer om die winkels te verken.
In the town of Centurion, we spent time exploring the shops.
In this context, 'Centurion' is a proper noun, referring to a specific location in South Africa.
As rugbyspeler was hy bekend as die centurion omdat hy honderd drieë aangeteken het.
As a rugby player, he was known as the centurion because he scored one hundred tries.
Here, 'centurion' is metaphorically used to signify someone who has achieved one hundred of something, in this case, tries in rugby.
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