Afrikaans–English dictionary
English translation of the Afrikaans word stil
| Afrikaans | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| ; tacit ; | ||
🔗 Nhlebela is in die kop geskiet nadat hy met sy motor op ’n pad tussen Dundee en Nqutu stilgehou het sodat sy seun ’n plaashek kon oopmaak | ||
| Afrikaans | English |
|---|---|
| stil | ⇆ allay; ⇆ alleviate; ⇆ appease; ⇆ becalm; ⇆ calm; ⇆ clandestine; ⇆ dormant; ⇆ eventless; ⇆ halcyon; ⇆ lay; ⇆ mitigate; ⇆ mum; ⇆ mutely; ⇆ noiseless; ⇆ noiselessly; ⇆ pacific; ⇆ quiet; ⇆ quietly; ⇆ restful; ⇆ retiring; ⇆ secret; ⇆ self‐contained; ⇆ silent; ⇆ slack; ⇆ soothe; ⇆ soundless; ⇆ still; ⇆ tacit; ⇆ taciturn; ⇆ uncommunicative; ⇆ unrepining; ⇆ unresponsive; ⇆ unruffled |
| stil! | ⇆ peace!; ⇆ tut! |
| jou honger stil | ⇆ satisfy one’s hunger |
| stil gaan lewe | ⇆ retire |
| stille vennoot | ⇆ silent partner; ⇆ sleeping partner |
| stille waters, diepe grond | ⇆ still waters run deep |
| stil rolprent | ⇆ silent film |
| botstil | ⇆ motionless; ⇆ stock‐still |
| doodstil | ⇆ deathlike; ⇆ as still as the grave; ⇆ stock‐still |
| dorsstillend | ⇆ thirst‐quenching |
| onstilbaar | ⇆ inappeasable |
| pynstiller | ⇆ painkiller |
| stilbly | ⇆ keep breath to cool porridge; ⇆ keep one’s counsel; ⇆ hold one’s tongue; ⇆ keep silence; ⇆ lie low; ⇆ observe silence; ⇆ pause; ⇆ hold one’s peace; ⇆ quiesce; ⇆ keep quiet; ⇆ save one’s breath; ⇆ remain silent; ⇆ keep silent |
| stilhou | ⇆ blanket; ⇆ hold; ⇆ hush up; ⇆ keep private; ⇆ pull up; ⇆ draw rein; ⇆ smother up; ⇆ stop; ⇆ suppress |
| stillees | ⇆ silent reading |
| stillend | ⇆ soothing |
| stilletjies | ⇆ night‐chair; ⇆ on the sly; ⇆ on the quiet; ⇆ in secrecy; ⇆ in secret; ⇆ secretly; ⇆ silently; ⇆ by stealth; ⇆ surreptitiously; ⇆ underhand |
| stillewe | ⇆ still life |
| stilligheid | ⇆ secrecy |
| stilling | ⇆ allaying; ⇆ alleviation; ⇆ lull; ⇆ pacification; ⇆ quenching |
| stilmaak | ⇆ appease; ⇆ calm; ⇆ gag; ⇆ still; ⇆ hush; ⇆ muzzle; ⇆ pacify; ⇆ quiet; ⇆ quieten; ⇆ silence |
| stilmiddel | ⇆ sedative |
| stilsit | ⇆ sit still |
| stilstaan | ⇆ stand still; ⇆ stop; ⇆ halt; ⇆ pause; ⇆ stagnate; ⇆ stalling; ⇆ stand |
| stilstand | ⇆ abeyance; ⇆ standstill; ⇆ cessation; ⇆ halt; ⇆ inaction; ⇆ lull; ⇆ stagnancy; ⇆ stagnation; ⇆ stand; ⇆ stay; ⇆ stop; ⇆ stoppage; ⇆ stopping |
| stilswye | ⇆ silence |
| stilswyend | ⇆ implicitly; ⇆ by implication; ⇆ dumb; ⇆ implicit; ⇆ tacit; ⇆ quiet |
| stilswyge | ⇆ silence |
| stilswygend | ⇆ dumb; ⇆ tacit; ⇆ by implication; ⇆ implicit; ⇆ implicitly; ⇆ quiet; ⇆ taciturn |
| stilvertoning | ⇆ dumb show |
| tjoepstil | ⇆ very quiet; ⇆ absolutely silent |
| windstil | ⇆ calm |