English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word south‐east
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
🔗 After failing to capture a single major Ukrainian city in five weeks of war, Russia says it has shifted its focus to the south‐east, where it has backed separatists since 2014. | ||
south‐east | ||
| (eastward; eastwards) | ||
🔗 Ukrainian reports say Putin’s troops are fleeing east to the Russian border in whatever transport they can find, even taking cars from the civilian population in the areas they had captured since the start of the war in February. | ||
🔗 It is bordered by Togo to the west, by Nigeria to the east and by Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. | ||
🔗 Though Ukrainian officials have been sounding the alarm about new Russian attacks in the east, there is also scepticism on the Ukrainian side about Russian capabilities as those forces currently stand. | ||
🔗 In the south, Russia will likely seek to hold the city of Cherson to control the flow of water to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| south‐east | ⇆ suidoos |
| east | ⇆ oos; ⇆ ooste; ⇆ ooswaarts |
| south | ⇆ in suidelike rigting; ⇆ suide; ⇆ suidwaarts; ⇆ suid‐ |