The Dutch word for fly is
vlieg
Dutch Definition
| fly | |
| 1. (je) vliegt | |
| 2. (we) vliegen | |
| 3. vlieg |
Translations for fly and their definitions
| vliegen | |
| 1. v. to fly | |
| 2. v. to steer an aircraft, to fly | |
| 3. v. to soar, to rush | |
| 4. n. plural of vlieg |
| Vlieg |  © | |
| 1. Proper noun. (constellation) Musca | ||
| 2. n-f. a fly | ||
| Lief klein konijntje had een vliegje op zijn neus / en het zoemde heen en weer. (Henkie – Lief Klein Konijntje) | ||
| Sweet little bunny had a little fly on its nose / and it buzzed to and fro. | ||
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of vliegen | ||
| 4. v. imperative of vliegen | ||
| gulp | |
| 1. n-f. fly; opening in a man's pants to facilitate relieving himself |
| vluchten | |
| 1. v. to flee |
| besturen | © | |
| 1. v. to steer | ||
| Hij bestuurt het schip met precisie door de smalle grachten. - He steers the ship with precision through the narrow canals. | ||
| 2. v. to operate | ||
| De monteur bestuurt de machines in de fabriek. - The mechanic operates the machines in the factory. | ||
| 3. v. to drive (e.g. a car or vehicle) | ||
| Ze bestuurt al jarenlang vrachtwagens over lange afstanden. - She has been driving trucks over long distances for many years. | ||
| 4. v. to govern | ||
| De president bestuurt het land met een sterke leiderschapsstijl. - The president governs the country with a strong leadership style. | ||
| vlucht | |
| 1. n-f. flight, act of route of flying | |
| 2. n-f. a flock, a swarm (of flying birds) | |
| Een vlucht zwaluwen. - A swarm of swallows. | |
| 3. n-f. escape, flight. | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of vluchten | |
| 5. v. second-person singular present indicative of vluchten | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present indicative of vluchten | |
| 7. v. imperative of vluchten |
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