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The Dutch word for wall is
muur





wall

Dutch Definition


wall
     1. muur, wand



Translations for wall and their definitions

wand
     1. n-m. wall
           De wand van het gebouw is bedekt met graffiti. - The wall of the building is covered with graffiti.
           Er zijn schilderijen op elke wand van de galerij. - There are paintings on every wall of the gallery.
           Het wandje in de tuin is versierd met klimplanten. - The small wall in the garden is decorated with climbing plants.
     2. n-m. face (as in mountain face)
           De wand van de berg is erg steil. - The face of the mountain is very steep.
           Hij is van plan de noordelijke wand van de Eiger te beklimmen. - He plans to climb the north face of the Eiger.


muur ©
     1. n-m. wall
           De muur van het huis is pas geschilderd. - The wall of the house has just been painted.
           Ze hing een schilderij aan de muur. - She hung a painting on the wall.
           De kinderen tekenden op het muurtje in de tuin. - The children drew on the small wall in the garden.
     2. n-m. wall (figuratively, any barrier which limits access)
           De taal vormt een muur tussen verschillende culturen. - Language forms a wall between different cultures.
           Zijn onzekerheid vormt een muur rond hem. - His insecurity forms a wall around him.
     3. n-m. a type of fast-food vending machine with compartments arranged similar to a wall that contain snacks (chiefly in the phrase "uit de muur trekken")
     4. n-m. chickweed


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