Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word skelm
| Afrikaans | English |
|---|---|
| skelm | ⇆ astute; ⇆ caitiff; ⇆ cony‐catcher; ⇆ crook; ⇆ cunning; ⇆ dodger; ⇆ furtive; ⇆ furtively; ⇆ Greek; ⇆ imp; ⇆ knave; ⇆ light‐fingered; ⇆ lurcher; ⇆ obreptitiously; ⇆ on the quiet; ⇆ on the sly; ⇆ rapscallion; ⇆ rascal; ⇆ rogue; ⇆ scamp; ⇆ scaramouch; ⇆ scoundrel; ⇆ sly; ⇆ swindler; ⇆ tortuous; ⇆ unfair; ⇆ urchin; ⇆ varlet; ⇆ varmint; ⇆ vulpine |
| aartsskelm | ⇆ arrant rogue |
| skelmagtig | ⇆ knavish; ⇆ rascally |
| skelmroman | ⇆ picaresque novel |
| skelmstreek | ⇆ rig; ⇆ trick |
| skelmstuk | ⇆ do; ⇆ plant; ⇆ swindle |