English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word swift
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (fast; quick; rapid; speedy; expeditious; prompt) | ||
🔗 Those who were swift enough (and had the Schengen visas that made it possible), jumped into the last planes going to the European Union (EU) in the first days of the war. | ||
| (speedy) | ||
🔗 The swift fall of Izjum was Russia’s worst military defeat since its troops were forced back from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in March. | ||
swiftly (fast; quickly; expeditiously; promptly; rapidly; apace; at speed; at a quick rate) | ; ; | |
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| swift | ⇆ akkedis; ⇆ draairaam; ⇆ geswind; ⇆ gou; ⇆ houthamer; ⇆ rats; ⇆ skoelapper; ⇆ snel; ⇆ toringswaeltjie; ⇆ vinnig; ⇆ vlug; ⇆ windswael; ⇆ windswaeltjie |
| be swift to anger | ⇆ gou kwaad word |
| swift of foot | ⇆ vinnig; ⇆ vlug ter been |
| swift‐footed | ⇆ gou; ⇆ snelvoetig; ⇆ vinnig |
| swift‐handed | ⇆ rats van hande |