English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word down
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (downhill; downward; downwards; below) | ||
🔗 She moved down through the garden. | ||
| (swallow) | ||
| (fell) | ; | |
🔗 A large portion of travel routes are blocked by downed trees and power lines. | ||
| (shoot; shoot down; bring down) | ||
🔗 And on Friday, Zelensky said the country’s forces had downed three Russian Su‐34 warplanes. | ||
downhill (down; downward; downwards; below) | ||
| (down; downhill; downwards; below) | ||
🔗 Then, following the stream downward, they discovered no obstacles that might not be easily surmounted. | ||
| (down; downhill; downward; below) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| down | af; afdraand; afdrink; afgaande; dons; donshaartjies; duin; grasbult; laat val; langsaf; melkbaard; mismoedig; na onder toe; neer; neergooi; neerlê; neerslagtig; onderkry; teenslag |
| be down | goedkoper wees |
| be down for | aan die beurt wees vir; op die agenda staan |
| be down on one’s luck | daar sleg aan toe wees; in die moeilikheid wees; teenspoed ly |
| down and out | aan laer wal; verloop |
| down at heel | met halfgeslyte hakke; slordig; toiingrig |
| down country | in die onderveld |
| down in the mouth | bekaf; neerslagtig |
| down tools | staak |
| down to our time | tot op ons tyd |
| down train | afgaande trein |
| down under | aan die ander kant van die wêreld |
| down with … | met … in die bed |
| go down in the world | agteruitgaan |
| have a down on somebody | wrok koester teen iemand |
| let down | in die steek laat; laat sak; teleurstel |
| peach down | perskedons; perskehare |
| up and down | op en af |
| ups and downs | voor‐ en teenspoed; wederwaardighede; wisselvallighede |
| downcast | mismoedig; neerslagtig |
| down‐current | valwind |
| down‐draught | trek na onder; valstroom |
| downfall | instorting; ondergang; reënbui; val |
| down‐hearted | bedruk; bekaf; neerslagtig; terneergeslae |
| downhill | afdraand; afdraans |
| downpipe | aflooppyp; geutpyp; reënwatergeut; reënwaterpyp |
| downpour | stortbui; stortreën |
| downright | gewoonweg; pure; reëlreg; verregaand; verregaande |
| downstairs | benede; benedehuis; benedeverdieping; die trappe af; onder; ondertoe |
| downstream | stroom af |
| downstroke | afhou; afskuiwing; neerhaal |
| downthrow | afhou; afskuiwing |
| downtown | die middestad |
| downtrodden | verdruk; vertrap |
| downward | afwaarts; na ondertoe; nederwaarts; neerwaarts; ondertoe |
| downwards | afwaarts; na ondertoe; nederwaarts; neerwaarts; ondertoe |
| down‐wash | valstroom |
| downwind | saam met die wind; wind af |
| downy | donsagtig; donserig; donsig; heuwelagtig; sag; slim |
| eiderdown | donskombers; eiderdons; veerkombers |
| nest‐down | nesdons |
| powder‐down | donsvere |
| shutdown | sluiting; stopsetting |
| sundown | sonsondergang |
| swansdown | swaandons |
| thistledown | distelwol |
| tumble‐down | bouvallig; vervalle |