No. 781 in Afrikaans
riool
Sewer.
In a sentence
Die water vloei vinnig deur die riool.
The water flows quickly through the sewer.
Here, 'riool' is used in its literal sense referring to the sewer infrastructure.
Sy verhaal het soos 'n riool van slegte gedagtes geklink.
His story sounded like a sewer of bad thoughts.
In this example, 'riool' is used metaphorically to describe a collection of unpleasant ideas.
Die gemeente het besluit om die ou rioolstelsel te vervang.
The community decided to replace the old sewer system.
'Riool' again refers literally to the sewage system in this context.
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