English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word sky
English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
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(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 |
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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 |