The Dutch word for room is
ruimte
Dutch Definition
| room | |
| 1. ruimte, kamer |
Translations for room and their definitions
| zaal | |
| 1. n-f. room, hall | |
| 2. n-f. ward in a hospital or similar medical or caregiving institute | |
| 3. n-f. (historical) Germanic single-room home |
| ruimte |  © | |
| 1. n-f. space, room (for a physical object to occupy) | ||
| Er is niet genoeg ruimte voor de nieuwe bank. - There isn't enough space for the new sofa. | ||
| 2. n-f. room (in a building) | ||
| Deze ruimte wordt gebruikt voor vergaderingen. - This room is used for meetings. | ||
| 3. n-f. (normally with the definite article) space, outer space | ||
| Astronauten verkennen de ruimte in raketten. - Astronauts explore outer space in rockets. | ||
| kamer | |
| 1. n-f. A room, physical chamber in a building. | |
| 2. n-f. (with the user or owner specified) A bedroom. | |
| 3. n-f. (Netherlands, with the definite article, often not specified) A living room. | |
| 4. n-f. (Netherlands, historical, dated, with the definite article) A special, more luxurious living room (formerly) reserved for use on Sundays and holidays | |
| 5. n-f. (chiefly Netherlands) A non-campus residence for students. | |
| 6. n-f. A board, judicial court or other institution with a specific competence. | |
| Het geschil werd voorgelegd aan de geschillenkamer voor een uitspraak. - The dispute was brought before the disputes board for a ruling. | |
| De tuchtkamer van de orde van advocaten behandelde de klacht tegen de advocaat. - The disciplinary court of the bar association handled the complaint against the lawyer. | |
| 7. n-f. A chamber or division of a legisative assembly such as a parliament. | |
| De Tweede Kamer in Nederland heeft wetgevende bevoegdheden. - The Second Chamber in the Netherlands has legislative powers. | |
| Het wetsvoorstel werd goedgekeurd door een meerderheid van de kamerleden in de assemblee. - The bill was approved by a majority of the chamber members in the assembly. | |
| 8. n-f. A separated section in a structured object, e.g. chamber of a gun. | |
| De kamer van het geweer moet zorgvuldig worden schoongemaakt. - The chamber of the gun should be cleaned carefully. | |
| Het mechanisme is vastgelopen vanwege vuil in de kamer van de machine. - The mechanism has jammed due to dirt in the compartment of the machine. |
| vertrek | |
| 1. n-n. departure (the act of departing) | |
| 2. n-n. room, quarters | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of vertrekken | |
| 4. v. imperative of vertrekken |
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