The Dutch word for man is
man
Dutch Definition
| man | |
| 1. man, heer |
Translations for man and their definitions
| man |  © | |
| 1. n-m. man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective | ||
| De man liep rustig door het park. - The man walked calmly through the park. | ||
| De jonge mannen speelden voetbal op het veld. - The young men were playing soccer on the field. | ||
| De oudere man glimlachte vriendelijk naar de kinderen. - The older man smiled kindly at the children. | ||
| 2. n-m. husband, male spouse | ||
| Ze is al jaren gelukkig getrouwd met haar man. - She has been happily married to her husband for years. | ||
| Hij is een zorgzame man en een geweldige vader. - He is a caring husband and a great father. | ||
| Haar man verraste haar met een romantisch diner. - Her husband surprised her with a romantic dinner. | ||
| Heer | |
| 1. Proper noun. . | |
| 2. n-m. A lord; master. | |
| 3. n-m. A gentleman. | |
| 4. n-m. A cleric, notably a Catholic priest. |
| pion | |
| 1. n-m. (chess) pawn | |
| 2. n-m. (boardgames, by extension) piece, pawn (generic player piece in boardgames resembling the pawn in chess) | |
| 3. n-m. (figurative) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated) | |
| 4. n-n. (physics) pion (subatomic particle) |
| mens | |
| 1. n-m. (topics, Hominids) human, any member of the species Homo sapiens | |
| De mens is van nature een politiek dier. - Man is by nature a political animal. | |
| Ik ben ook maar een mens! - I'm only human! | |
| 2. n-m. person | |
| 3. n-n. (informal, pejorative) woman | |
| Dat mens werkt me echt op de zenuwen. - That woman really annoys me. |
| bemannen | |
| 1. v. to man (to supply with staff or crew) | |
| Admiraliteiten waren verantwoordelijk voor het uitrusten en bemannen van schepen. - Admiralties were responsible for the equipping and manning of ships. |
| speelstuk | |
| 1. n-n. man (piece in board games) |
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