The Dutch word for ground is
grond
Dutch Definition
| ground | |
| 1. grond, bodem |
Translations for ground and their definitions
| grond |  © | |
| 1. n-m. ground, dirt, soil | ||
| 2. n-m. floor, ground | ||
| op de grond - on the floor/ground | ||
| 3. n-m. ground, land, territory | ||
| bodem | |
| 1. n-m. bottom (e.g. of a box or of the sea) | |
| De schat ligt begraven op de bodem van de oceaan. - The treasure is buried on the bottom of the ocean. | |
| De doos stond op de bodem van de kast. - The box was standing on the bottom of the cupboard. | |
| 2. n-m. soil, ground | |
| De boer bewerkte de bodem om gewassen te verbouwen. - The farmer cultivated the soil to grow crops. | |
| De planten hebben voedzame bodem nodig om goed te groeien. - The plants need nutritious soil to grow well. | |
| 3. n-m. earth surface | |
| De astronauten keken naar de aarde vanuit de bodem van de ruimtecapsule. - The astronauts looked at the Earth from the earth surface of the space capsule. | |
| De cartograaf tekende de kaart vanaf de bodem van het landschap. - The cartographer drew the map from the earth surface of the landscape. | |
| 4. n-m. territory | |
| Het leger heeft het grootste deel van het vijandige bodem veroverd. - The army has captured most of the enemy's territory. | |
| De natie verdedigde haar bodem tegen externe dreigingen. - The nation defended its territory against external threats. | |
| 5. n-m. (nautical) ship, vessel | |
| De vloot bestond uit verschillende bodems die klaar waren voor het gevecht. - The fleet consisted of several ships ready for battle. | |
| De bodems zeilden over de oceaan op zoek naar avontuur. - The vessels sailed across the ocean in search of adventure. |
| aarden | |
| 1. adj. earthen, made of soil | |
| 2. adj. clay - etc., made of pottery made from soil | |
| 3. v. to ground, connect an electrical conductor as a safety outlet | |
| 4. v. to commit to the earth, bury | |
| 5. v. (used with naar ...) to take after, share (notably inherited) traits with (notably an ancestor) | |
| 6. n. plural of aard |
| ondergrond | |
| 1. n-m. underground, subsoil, subsurface, bottom | |
| 2. n-m. ground, basis, foundation, groundwork | |
| 3. n-m. (heraldry) compartment (mound beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand) |
| huisarrest geven | |
| 1. v. (literally) To impose house arrest | |
| 2. v. To ground, make a charge remain at home, usually as a punishment |
| achtergrond | |
| 1. n-m. background |
| aarding | |
| 1. n-f. ground (electrical conductor connected to point of zero potential) |
| Aarde | © | |
| 1. Proper noun. (topics, Planets of the Solar System)Earth (the planet) | ||
| 2. Proper noun. personification (e.g. as a deity) of humanity's homeworld | ||
| Moeder Aarde — Mother Earth | ||
| 3. n-f. earth, soil, ground | ||
| 4. n-f. (electricity) earth, ground | ||
| 5. v. singular present subjunctive of aarden | ||
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