The Dutch word for cave is
grot
Dutch Definition
cave | |
1. grot, hol |
Translations for cave and their definitions
hol | |
1. n-n. A hole, hollow, cavity | |
2. n-n. (nautical) A cargo hold | |
3. n-n. (vulgar) An anus, arsehole; both anatomical senses of butt | |
Je hol zul je zelf moeten schoonmaken. - You'll have to clean up your arse yourself. | |
4. n-n. (by extension) Any other bodily cavity that resembles a hole | |
5. n-n. An artificial opening such as a slit | |
6. n-n. burrow (a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, like a rabbit, used as a dwelling) | |
7. n-n. (figuratively) An unsanitary and/or unpleasant place; shithole | |
8. adj. hollow, having an empty space inside | |
9. n-m. A run, the action running | |
10. n-f. A small height in the landscape, such as | |
11. n-f. a hill (like the Utrecht city wall ruins) | |
12. n-f. a sloping road (as in Rotterdam) | |
13. v. first-person singular present indicative of hollen | |
14. v. imperative of hollen |
grot | © | |
1. n-f. cave, cavern | ||
Twaalf mensen waren omgekomen, nadat ze in een grot verdwaald geraakt waren. - Twelve people had passed away, after they had got lost inside a cave. |
opgepast | |
1. Participle. past participle of oppassen |
ondermijnen | |
1. v. to undermine, subvert, sap |
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