English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word sky
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (heaven; welkin) | ||
🔗 Above in the sky shone the stars. | ||
sky‐high | ||
| (horizon) | ||
🔗 Soviet buildings and statues puncture the skyline as a reminder of how this small nation was once ruled by its giant neighbour from Moscow. | ||
🔗 A major fire broke out in a 42‐storey skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Chángshā in Húnán province on Friday. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| sky | ⇆ firmament; ⇆ hemel; ⇆ hoog ophang; ⇆ lug; ⇆ ’n lughou slaan; ⇆ swerk; ⇆ uitspansel |
| drop out of a clear sky | ⇆ soos ’n donderslag uit ’n onbewolkte hemel opdaag |
| fleecy sky | ⇆ lug vol skaapwolkies |
| if the sky falls, we shall catch larks | ⇆ as die hemel val, is ons almal dood |
| if the sky fall, we shall catch larks | ⇆ as die hemel val, is ons almal dood |
| in the sky | ⇆ aan die hemel |
| mackerel sky | ⇆ lug met vlieswolkies bedek |
| snowy sky | ⇆ sneeulug |
| under the open sky | ⇆ onder die blote hemel |
| sky‐blue | ⇆ hemelsblou; ⇆ ultramaryn |
| sky‐clad | ⇆ kaal; ⇆ naak; ⇆ nakend |
| sky‐coloured | ⇆ hemelsblou |
| skyer | ⇆ lughou; ⇆ lugskoot |
| sky‐high | ⇆ hemelhoog; ⇆ toringhoog |
| skylark | ⇆ kaskenades maak; ⇆ leeurik; ⇆ lewerkie; ⇆ luidrugtig baljaar; ⇆ poetse bak; ⇆ streke uithaal |
| skyless | ⇆ bewolk; ⇆ donker |
| skylight | ⇆ bolig; ⇆ daklig; ⇆ dakvenster; ⇆ skeplig |
| skyline | ⇆ gesigseinder; ⇆ horison; ⇆ kim; ⇆ silhoeët |
| sky‐pilot | ⇆ hemelloods; ⇆ predikant |
| skyrocket | ⇆ vuurpyl |
| skyscape | ⇆ luggesig |
| skyscraper | ⇆ toringhuis; ⇆ wolkekrabber |
| sky‐sign | ⇆ lugadvertensie; ⇆ lugteken |
| skyward | ⇆ hemelwaarts |
| skyway | ⇆ luglyn; ⇆ lugroete |
| sky‐writing | ⇆ lugskrif; ⇆ rookskrif |