English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word gain time
English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
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gain time | ||
(win; profit; accrue) | ||
(acquire; get; obtain; secure; impetrate) | ; | |
(attain; get; reach; arrive at) | ||
🔗 On Guyal’s arm he tottered forward, and with Shierl close at their heels they gained the gallery. | ||
🔗 Finland gained independence from Russia in 1917 and fought two wars against it during World War Two during which it lost some territory. | ||
(win) | ; | |
🔗 True, they gained by the sword a wide empire, but they held it by their genius for administration. | ||
(occasion) | ||
🔗 Many times had Maziran tried to take her. | ||
(period) | ||
(course; length; space; span; duration) | ||
🔗 Then they waited in silence for what seemed a long time. | ||
(epoch) | ||
(instant; moment) | ||
(chance; event; occurrence; opportunity; instance; occasion; case) | ; ; ; | |
(hour) | ||
🔗 Time has taught them no wisdom? | ||
🔗 That doesn’t leave me much time. | ||
🔗 At the exact centre longitude of a time zone, the phenomenon occurs exactly at noon, local time. | ||
(while) | ||
🔗 After some time he felt for his pipe. | ||
🔗 Putin’s war is creating more troubles at the worst possible time. |
English | Afrikaans |
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gain time | ⇆ tyd wen |
gain | ⇆ aanwins; ⇆ baat; ⇆ behaal; ⇆ bereik; ⇆ opdoen; ⇆ profyt; ⇆ verdien; ⇆ verkry; ⇆ verwerf; ⇆ voordeel; ⇆ voordeel trek; ⇆ wen; ⇆ win; ⇆ wins |
time | ⇆ die juiste tydstip kies; ⇆ die maat aangee; ⇆ die tyd bepaal; ⇆ die tyd opneem; ⇆ die tyd reël; ⇆ keer; ⇆ maal; ⇆ maat; ⇆ maat hou; ⇆ regsit; ⇆ skoot; ⇆ slag; ⇆ stel; ⇆ stonde; ⇆ tempo; ⇆ termyn; ⇆ tyd |