Common Dutch Words

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140	plaats	©
1. n-f. place, position
2. n-f. A settlement; a town, city, village, hamlet or the like.
3. n-f. A place, a location in a text.
4. n-f. space, Space, especially free space (e.g. volume, area or storage space on a medium).
Deze extensie neemt veel plaats in beslag. - This extension takes up a lot of space.
141	krijgen
1. v. to get, to receive, to come into possession of (anything ranging from concrete to abstract inputs such as news, gift, punishment, et cetera)
Ze heeft van haar familie een huwelijkskado gekregen. - She received a wedding gift from her family.
Ik weet niet waar hij dat idee heeft gekregen, maar er klopt niets van. - I don't know where he got that idea from, but it's absolutely false.
2. v. to get, to be presented with
Ik heb geprobeerd mijn televisie aan te sluiten, maar ik krijg alleen sneeuw. - I tried to connect up my television, but I only get static.
142	zien	©
1. v. to see
Ik zie jouw kat! - I see your cat!
143	laten	©
1. v. (copulative) to leave, to cause to remain in the same position or state
Ze lieten het zo. - They left it like that.
2. v. (auxiliary) to leave, to allow to remain/continue to
Laat dat daar maar liggen. - Just leave it lying there.
3. v. (auxiliary) to let, to allow to
144	blijven	©
1. v. to stay, to remain
Blijf hier, ik ga kijken. - Stay here, I'm going to have a look.
2. v. (copulative) to stay, to remain, to still be
3. v. (auxiliary) to keep/keep on, to continue to
Wat er ook gebeurt, altijd blijven lachen! - Whatever happens, always keep laughing!
145	via
1. prep. via, through, by way of
2. prep. by (means of); using (a medium).
146	bedrijf
1. n-n. business, economic activity
2. n-n. (formal) profession
3. n-n. company, firm, corporation
En het bedrijf bood me mijn huidige baan in Nederland aan. — And the company offered me my current job in the Netherlands.
4. n-n. (theatre) act, major unit in a theatre piece
147	bijvoorbeeld
1. adv. for example
148	werken	©
1. v. to work, labour
Hij werkt elke dag op het bouwterrein. - He works at the construction site every day.
Na een paar uur werken was het project voltooid. - After a few hours of working, the project was completed.
2. v. to function, work, be in working order
De machine is oud, maar hij werkt nog steeds prima. - The machine is old, but it still functions perfectly.
149	staan	©
1. v. to stand, to be upright
Dus ik stond gisteren in de supermarkt en toen... - So I was standing in supermarket yesterday and then...
2. v. to be, to be placed or located
In Holland staat een huis. - In Holland there is a house.
3. v. (auxiliary) Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of standing, this is vague and is not strictly required or emphasized.
150	nooit	©
1. adv. never
Ik zal nooit dat boek vergeten dat ik als kind las. - I will never forget that book I read as a child.
Hij heeft nooit eerder zo'n vreemd verzoek ontvangen. - He has never received such a strange request before.
We hebben nooit problemen gehad met die machine. - We have never had any issues with that machine.
151	rond	©
1. adj. round, circular
2. adj. finished, completed
3. adv. around, about
4. adv. (postpositional) around (implying motion)
De tuinier liep nog even de tuin rond. — The gardener walked around the garden just for a moment longer.
152	wereld	©
1. n-f. world
De aarde is een prachtige wereld vol diversiteit. - The Earth is a beautiful world full of diversity.
De werelden van wetenschap en kunst kunnen soms samenkomen. - The worlds of science and art can sometimes intersect.
In het kleine wereldje van de mode heersen vaak grote ego's. - In the small world of fashion, big egos often reign.
153	alles	©
1. pron. (indefinite) Everything
154	want	©
1. conj. for, because, as
Hij had haast, want hij dreigde de trein te missen. - He was in a hurry, for he was about to miss the train.
Ze ging vroeg naar bed, want ze was erg moe. - She went to bed early, because she was very tired.
Hij gaf haar bloemen, want hij wilde haar laten glimlachen. - He gave her flowers, as he wanted to make her smile.
2. n-f. A mitten, type of glove in which four fingers get only one section, besides the thumb.
155	binnen	©
1. adv. inside, indoors
Als het regent kun je beter binnen blijven. - When it rains it's better to stay inside.
2. adv. (postpositional) (to) inside, into
Het schip voerde de haven binnen. - The ship sailed into the harbour.
3. prep. inside, within
156	elkaar
1. pron. each other, one another
157	hele
1. adv. Alternative form of heel
2. adj. of heel
3. v. singular present subjunctive of helen
158	bedrijven
1. v. to do, to perform, to carry out
2. v. to commit, perpetrate
3. n. plural of bedrijf
159	wij	©
1. pron. the first-person plural personal pronoun; refers to the speakers

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