Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word greep
| Afrikaans | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| ; ; | ||
🔗 Dit was in die onstuimige tyd toe die ou kommunistiese garde in Augustus 1991 probeer het om ’n staatsgreep uit te voer in reaksie op die destydse president, Michail Gorbačëv, se hervormingsplanne. | ||
| Afrikaans | English |
|---|---|
| greep | ⇆ bite; ⇆ catch; ⇆ cleat; ⇆ clutch; ⇆ grab; ⇆ grapple; ⇆ grasp; ⇆ grip; ⇆ gripe; ⇆ hand; ⇆ handgrip; ⇆ handle; ⇆ hilt; ⇆ hold; ⇆ holdfast; ⇆ holding; ⇆ snatch |
| beengreep | ⇆ leg‐hold |
| duimgreep | ⇆ thumb‐index |
| haakgreep | ⇆ hook‐grip |
| handgreep | ⇆ grasp; ⇆ holding; ⇆ pass |
| kunsgreep | ⇆ contrivance; ⇆ device; ⇆ doubling; ⇆ feat; ⇆ fetch; ⇆ shift; ⇆ trick; ⇆ gimmick; ⇆ kink; ⇆ manoeuvre; ⇆ sleight; ⇆ wile |
| lettergreep | ⇆ syllable |
| sabelgreep | ⇆ sword hilt |
| staatsgreep | ⇆ coup d’état; ⇆ coup; ⇆ putsch |
| teengreep | ⇆ counter‐grip |
| wurggreep | ⇆ stranglehold |