English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word be down on one’s luck
| 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. | ||
| (windfall) | ||
🔗 I seem to have luck with the dice. | ||
| (destiny; fate; fortune) | ||
| (chance; opportunity) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| be down on one’s luck | ⇆ daar sleg aan toe wees; ⇆ in die moeilikheid wees; ⇆ teenspoed ly |
| down | ⇆ af; ⇆ afdraand; ⇆ afdrink; ⇆ afgaande; ⇆ dons; ⇆ donshaartjies; ⇆ duin; ⇆ grasbult; ⇆ laat val; ⇆ langsaf; ⇆ melkbaard; ⇆ mismoedig; ⇆ na onder toe; ⇆ neer; ⇆ neergooi; ⇆ neerlê; ⇆ neerslagtig; ⇆ onderkry; ⇆ teenslag |
| luck | ⇆ fortuin; ⇆ geluk; ⇆ toeval |