English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word East
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (eastward; eastwards) | ||
🔗 Ukrainian reports say Putin’s troops are fleeing east to the Russian border in whatever transport they can find, even taking cars from the civilian population in the areas they had captured since the start of the war in February. | ||
🔗 It is bordered by Togo to the west, by Nigeria to the east and by Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. | ||
🔗 Though Ukrainian officials have been sounding the alarm about new Russian attacks in the east, there is also scepticism on the Ukrainian side about Russian capabilities as those forces currently stand. | ||
🔗 The Turkish leader has since risked the wrath of the NATO alliance by buying Russian weapons, and backed attacks on US and European interests in the Middle East. | ||
🔗 A foot of snow has already fallen in parts of eastern Massachusetts. | ||
| (east; eastwards) | ||
🔗 Russian forces were forced to flee the strategic eastern city just five days after Ukrainian forces began a new offensive eastward through the Charkiv region. | ||
| (east; eastward) | ||
north‐east | ||
| (northeastern) | ||
🔗 Last week, four people were killed in north‐east Kenya, with police saying al‐Shabāb was responsible. | ||
🔗 After failing to capture a single major Ukrainian city in five weeks of war, Russia says it has shifted its focus to the south‐east, where it has backed separatists since 2014. | ||
south‐east | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| East | ⇆ Ooste |
| east | ⇆ oos; ⇆ ooste; ⇆ ooswaarts |
| east coast | ⇆ ooskus |
| Far East | ⇆ Verre Ooste |
| Middle East | ⇆ Middel‐Ooste; ⇆ Midde‐Ooste |
| Near East | ⇆ Nabye Ooste |
| Easterling | ⇆ Oosterling |
| easterly | ⇆ oostelik; ⇆ ooswaarts |
| eastern | ⇆ oostelik |
| easting | ⇆ oostelike rigting |
| eastward | ⇆ ooswaarts |
| eastwards | ⇆ ooswaarts |
| north‐east | ⇆ noordoos; ⇆ noordooste |
| south‐east | ⇆ suidoos |