English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word by
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (at; beside; near; near to; next to; alongside) | ; | |
| (at; on; upon; over; to) | ||
| (according to; along; following; from; after; in accordance with; per) | ; | |
🔗 With a population of 600,000— microscopic by Chinese city standards—Macao doesn’t only rely on tourists from mainland China, with a sizeable chunk of its workforce also crossing the border every day. | ||
| (by means of; on; through; with; via) | ; | |
🔗 It has creeping roots, by which it multiplies very quickly. | ||
| (from; of; on) | ||
🔗 In 58 BC Cyprus was annexed by the Roman Republic. | ||
| (at; beside; with; next to; in the case of; among; on) | ||
| (during; at; for; over) | ; ; | |
by and by (soon; presently; shortly) | ; ; | |
by day (in the daytime; during the day) | ; | |
by night (at night; during the night; nightly) | ||
by no means (in no way; not at all; on no account; not a whit; in the least) | ||
by now (already; yet) | ; ; | |
| (close; near; about; nigh) | ||
🔗 There were several roads nearby, but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks. | ||
thereby (so; such; thus; in that way; that way; as) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| by | ⇆ by; ⇆ deur; ⇆ langs; ⇆ met; ⇆ na; ⇆ naby; ⇆ op; ⇆ per; ⇆ teen; ⇆ tot; ⇆ verby; ⇆ volgens |
| by and by | ⇆ dalkies; ⇆ netnou; ⇆ strakkies |
| by and large | ⇆ in alle opsigte; ⇆ in die algemeen; ⇆ oor die algemeen |
| by chance | ⇆ by toeval; ⇆ toevalligerwyse |
| by cheque | ⇆ per tjek |
| by day | ⇆ bedags; ⇆ in die dag; ⇆ oordag |
| by default | ⇆ by verstek |
| by far | ⇆ verreweg |
| by heart | ⇆ uit die kop; ⇆ van buite |
| by hundreds | ⇆ by die honderd |
| by my watch | ⇆ volgens my horlosie |
| by next week | ⇆ teen aanstaande week |
| by night | ⇆ snags |
| by no means | ⇆ glad nie; ⇆ hoegenaamd nie; ⇆ in geen geval nie; ⇆ volstrek nie |
| by now | ⇆ nou; ⇆ teen hierdie tyd |
| by oneself | ⇆ alleen; ⇆ sonder hulp |
| by rail | ⇆ per spoor; ⇆ per trein |
| by right of birth | ⇆ kragtens geboorte |
| by the name of | ⇆ onder die naam van |
| by the nearest road | ⇆ met die kortste pad |
| by way of | ⇆ by wyse van; ⇆ oor |
| by word of mouth | ⇆ mondeling; ⇆ mondelings |
| by your leave | ⇆ met u verlof |
| hard by | ⇆ naby |
| taken by itself | ⇆ op sigself beskou |
| byplay | ⇆ syspel |
| bystander | ⇆ omstander; ⇆ toeskouer |
| hereby | ⇆ hierby; ⇆ hierdeur; ⇆ hiermee; ⇆ mits dese |
| nearby | ⇆ langsaan; ⇆ naby |
| thereby | ⇆ daardeur; ⇆ op die manier |
| whereby | ⇆ waarby; ⇆ waardeur |