The Dutch word for to bend is
buigen
Dutch Definition
| bend | |
| 1. buigen, plooien | |
| 2. bocht |
Translations for bend and their definitions
| buigen |  © | |
| 1. v. to bend | ||
| 2. v. to bow | ||
| Hij boog zich weer naar voren. - He leaned forward again. | ||
| bocht | |
| 1. n-f. a bend, curve, inflection, something not straight | |
| 2. n-f. a twist, change | |
| 3. n-f. (topics, Bodies of water) a bight, broad curvature of a coastline, bay | |
| 4. n-m. (now Belgium) junk, rubbish | |
| 5. n-m. junk, booze, moonshine | |
| 6. n-m. (Netherlands) disgusting drink, trash, rubbish | |
| Hij zei dat de bocht die hij ons gaf whiskey was, maar het smaakte er niet naar. - He said that the foul drink he gave us was whiskey, but it didn't taste like it. |
| plooien | |
| 1. v. to pleat, fold | |
| 2. v. to gather wrinkles | |
| 3. n. plural of plooi |
| afbuigen | |
| 1. v. to bend/curve away | |
| 2. v. to branch off |
| draaien | |
| 1. v. To turn, to turn round. | |
| 2. v. To play (a record, CD, song, etc.). | |
| 3. v. To input into a telephone, to call (a phone number). | |
| 4. v. To run or throw (a party). | |
| 5. v. To roll (a cigarette or joint). |
| gaan | © | |
| 1. v. to go, to move from one place to another | ||
| Ik ga naar het strand. - I'm going to the beach. | ||
| Die auto gaat nergens naartoe. - That car isn't going anywhere. | ||
| 2. v. to leave or depart, to move away | ||
| Morgen gaan ze weer. - They're leaving again tomorrow. | ||
| 3. v. to lead (in a direction) | ||
| Deze weg gaat helemaal naar Limburg. - This road goes all the way to Limburg. | ||
| 4. v. to proceed (well or poorly) | ||
| Dat ging goed. - That went well. | ||
| Hoe gaat het? - How is it going? | ||
| Dat gaat niet. - That won't work. | ||
| 5. v. (auxiliary) (Forms the future tense of a verb, similarly to English going to future tense) | ||
| Het gaat toch niet werken. - It is not going to work anyway. | ||
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to start to, begin to, to be going to | ||
| De zon gaat weer schijnen. - The sun is starting to shine again. | ||
| Ik ga slapen. - I'm going to sleep. | ||
| Het gaat zo regenen. - It's going to start raining soon. | ||
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