The Dutch word for to cut is
snijden
Dutch Definition
| cut | |
| 1. snijden | |
| 2. snee |
Translations for cut and their definitions
| knippen | |
| 1. v. to cut with scissors | |
| 2. v. to cut (remove an item and place it in memory for later use) | |
| 3. v. to make a pinching movement, especially with one's eyelids; thus, to blink | |
| 4. v. to snap one's fingers | |
| 5. n. plural of knip |
| spijbelen | |
| 1. v. to play truant, to cut class, to skip class, (UK) to bunk |
| kappen | |
| 1. v. to chop, as with an axe | |
| 2. v. to cut down, fell (e.g. a tree) | |
| 3. v. to cut hair and model it | |
| 4. v. (figuratively, intransitive) (in kappen op ...) to criticize | |
| 5. v. (colloquial intransitive) to cease, give up, stop | |
| 6. v. (slang) to talk; notably | |
| 7. v. to plead | |
| 8. v. to speak (a) slang | |
| 9. v. To fit (someone) with a (fabric) hood, cap etc. | |
| 10. v. To trick (someone), play a prank on ... | |
| 11. v. To dress, fit with a hairstyle or headdress | |
| 12. v. To cover (something) with a (heavy) hood, casing etc. | |
| 13. v. to young, notably have piglets | |
| 14. n. plural of kap |
| stuk |  © | |
| 1. n-n. A piece, part, share (of a whole). | ||
| Ik snij deze peer in vier stukken. - I’m cutting this pear in four pieces. | ||
| 2. n-n. A theatrical piece, play, skit. | ||
| 3. n-n. A document (especially official). | ||
| 4. n-n. (board games) A playing piece. | ||
| 5. n-n. (chess) A piece, one of the playing pieces in chess usually excluding pawns. | ||
| 6. n-n. (colloquial) A hottie, babe, attractive person (of any gender). | ||
| 7. n-n. A piece, one , an item (of a thing, kind, ware; often untranslated in English) | ||
| Zijn de peren vers? Geef me daar dan vier stuks van. - Are the pears fresh? Then give me four of them. | ||
| 8. adj. broken, rendered useless; out of order. | ||
| gesneden | |
| 1. Participle. past participle of snijden | |
| 2. adj. castrated, castrate | |
| De schaapshond was een gesneden reu. - The sheepdog was a castrated dog. |
| schudden | © | |
| 1. v. to shake, to tremble, to waver | ||
| 2. v. to shuffle (cards) | ||
| 3. v. to nod as in to express disagreement | ||
| snijden | © | |
| 1. v. to cut | ||
| Ze is aan het snijden in een appel. - She is cutting an apple. | ||
| Hij sneed de groenten voor het diner. - He cut the vegetables for dinner. | ||
| Pas op dat je jezelf niet snijdt met dat mes. - Be careful not to cut yourself with that knife. | ||
| 2. v. to cut off (in traffic) | ||
| Hij sneed een andere auto af tijdens het rijden. - He cut off another car while driving. | ||
| Ze werd afgesneden door een roekeloze bestuurder. - She was cut off by a reckless driver. | ||
| slijpen | |
| 1. v. to sharpen | |
| 2. v. to grind (a lens e.g.) |
| geslepen | |
| 1. Participle. past participle of slijpen |
| scheiden | |
| 1. v. to separate | |
| 2. v. to divorce |
| verdelen | |
| 1. v. to divide | |
| 2. v. to distribute |
| snee | |
| 1. n-f. cut (an opening resulting from cutting) | |
| 2. n-f. slice (a piece cut off from a whole) | |
| 3. n-f. (now dialectal, otherwise, obsolete) Alternative form of sneeuw |
| stoppen | |
| 1. v. to stop, to halt | |
| Ze zijn gestopt met werken. - They have stopped working. | |
| 2. v. to plug | |
| Het lek is gestopt. - The leak has been plugged. | |
| 3. v. to stuff, to put, to insert | |
| Stop dat daar maar ergens tussen. - Stuff that in between there somewhere. | |
| Stop de stekker in het stopcontact. - Insert the plug into the socket. | |
| 4. v. to darn | |
| Hij heeft zijn sokken gestopt. - He has darned his socks. | |
| 5. n. plural of stop |
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