No. 783 in Afrikaans

slaggate

Potholes.

In a sentence

Daar is baie slaggate in die pad na sukses.
There are many pitfalls on the road to success.
Here, "slaggate" refers metaphorically to difficulties, or challenges, one might encounter on a path to achieving success.
Die motor het skade opgedoen nadat dit oor 'n paar slaggate gery het.
The car was damaged after driving over some potholes.
In this example, "slaggate" is used literally to describe physical potholes in a road that caused damages.
Ons moet die slaggate in die plan identifiseer voordat ons voortgaan.
We need to identify the pitfalls in the plan before proceeding.
In this context, "slaggate" metaphorically refers to potential issues or problems within a plan.

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