English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word close
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (shut; adjourn) | ; | |
🔗 She closed the door behind her and stood tingling with a sense of isolation from all the rest of the world. | ||
| (near; nearby; about; nigh) | ||
🔗 The Flying U riders had dismounted, and they stood close, listening and watching. | ||
| ; | ||
| (close to; near; about) | ; | |
🔗 They halted before the ruins, close by T’sais, and she could see the faces. | ||
🔗 His remarks come amid a reported large Ukrainian offensive along the southern front and renewed pushes around Bachmut, specifically in the south of the beleaguered city, where Kyiv’s forces are closing in on the settlements of Andrijivka and Kliščijivka. | ||
close in on (surround; encircle; girth) | ||
close to (near; about; close by) | ||
| (almost; nearly; practically; virtually; just about; all but; nigh on) | ; ; ; | |
🔗 Close to 800,000 customers remained without power Saturday evening. | ||
draw to a close (come to an end; end; end up; expire; conclude; finish; draw to an end) | ||
| (attentively; intently) | ||
🔗 Now listen closely. | ||
closure (blockade; freezing) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| close | ⇆ aaneensluit; ⇆ aanmekaarsluit; ⇆ aanneem; ⇆ aanstoot; ⇆ afboek; ⇆ afdig; ⇆ afgesonder; ⇆ afsluit; ⇆ afsper; ⇆ agterhoudend; ⇆ bedompig; ⇆ benoud; ⇆ beslote; ⇆ bondig; ⇆ byna gelyk; ⇆ diep; ⇆ dig; ⇆ diggroei; ⇆ digmaak; ⇆ duf; ⇆ eindig; ⇆ ent; ⇆ geheim; ⇆ geslote; ⇆ gesluit; ⇆ gierig; ⇆ handgemeen raak; ⇆ innig; ⇆ intiem; ⇆ naby; ⇆ noukeurig; ⇆ omheining; ⇆ ooreenkom; ⇆ skerp; ⇆ slot; ⇆ sluit; ⇆ speelterrein; ⇆ swoel; ⇆ toe; ⇆ toegaan; ⇆ toegroei; ⇆ toemaak; ⇆ toesluit; ⇆ tromp‐op; ⇆ vashoudend |
| a close call | ⇆ so ampertjies |
| as close as an oyster | ⇆ so dig soos ’n por |
| at close quarters | ⇆ tromp‐op; ⇆ van naby |
| at the close of day | ⇆ teen die aand |
| at the close of the season | ⇆ aan die ent van die seisoen |
| bring to a close | ⇆ afhandel |
| close a bargain | ⇆ ’n koop sluit |
| close attack | ⇆ stormaanval; ⇆ ’n aanval tromp‐op |
| close billets | ⇆ huisbivakke |
| close friend | ⇆ intieme vriend |
| close one’s days | ⇆ sterwe; ⇆ sy dae afsluit |
| close prisoners | ⇆ strengebewaakte prisoniers |
| close range | ⇆ klein skootafstand; ⇆ kort afstand; ⇆ stormafstand |
| close resemblance | ⇆ groot ooreenkoms |
| closer investigation | ⇆ nader ondersoek |
| close season | ⇆ geslote jag |
| close the ranks | ⇆ aaneensluit; ⇆ aanmekaarsluit; ⇆ die geledere sluit |
| close to | ⇆ by; ⇆ naby; ⇆ naby aan |
| close up | ⇆ sluit; ⇆ toemaak |
| close weather | ⇆ drukkende weer |
| draw to a close | ⇆ na die end toe loop |
| in close order | ⇆ in geslote geledere |
| it was a close shave | ⇆ dit het min geskeel; ⇆ dit het naelskraap gegaan; ⇆ dit was so hittete |
| keep close | ⇆ geheimhou; ⇆ naby bly |
| lie close | ⇆ naby lê |
| run somebody close | ⇆ iemand byna ewenaar; ⇆ op iemand se hakke wees |
| upon closer acquaintance | ⇆ by nader kennis |
| close‐barred | ⇆ toegesluit |
| close‐cropped | ⇆ kortgeknip |
| closed | ⇆ afgeslote; ⇆ geslote; ⇆ toe |
| close‐fisted | ⇆ gierig; ⇆ met gebalde vuiste; ⇆ suinig; ⇆ vrekerig; ⇆ vrekkerig |
| close‐fitting | ⇆ nousluitend |
| close‐grained | ⇆ fyn van draad |
| closely | ⇆ digby; ⇆ innig; ⇆ noukeurig; ⇆ strykelings |
| closeness | ⇆ bedompigheid; ⇆ digtheid; ⇆ dufheid; ⇆ nabyheid; ⇆ noukeurigheid; ⇆ swoelheid; ⇆ teruggetrokkenheid; ⇆ vrekkerigheid |
| close‐stool | ⇆ stilletjie |
| close‐up | ⇆ digbyopname; ⇆ nabyheid; ⇆ vlakby |
| closing | ⇆ aaneensluiting; ⇆ afsluiting; ⇆ einde; ⇆ sluiting; ⇆ sluitings‐ |
| closure | ⇆ debatsluiting; ⇆ klousure; ⇆ slot; ⇆ sluiting; ⇆ sluitingsreg |
| disclose | ⇆ blootlê; ⇆ ontdek; ⇆ onthul; ⇆ openbaar maak; ⇆ uitbring; ⇆ uitpak; ⇆ verraai |
| enclose | ⇆ afperk; ⇆ indam; ⇆ inkamp; ⇆ insluit; ⇆ omhein |
| reclose | ⇆ opnuut opsluit |