The Dutch word for white is
wit
Dutch Definition
white | |
1. wit |
Translations for white and their definitions
wit | © | |
1. adj. white | ||
De muur is wit. - The wall is white. | ||
Ze droeg een wite jurk tijdens het feest. - She wore a white dress at the party. | ||
Zijn tanden zijn witter dan die van haar. - His teeth are whiter than hers. | ||
2. adj. (of income) legally obtained by having paid the appropriate taxes | ||
Zijn inkomen is volledig wit. - His income is fully legal and taxed. | ||
Veel mensen streven ernaar om een wit inkomen te hebben. - Many people aim to have a white, or legally obtained income. | ||
3. adj. (chiefly Suriname) having a white skin colour, light-skinned (see usage note) | ||
4. adj. (Suriname) having a relatively light skin colour | ||
De lang gewenste dag verscheen, heel klaar en wit. - The long-wished-for day appeared, very clear and white. | ||
5. n-n. white (color) | ||
Wit is alle kleuren ineens. - White is all colors at once. | ||
Myn wit is Adam en zyn afkomst te bederven. (in Lucifer, by Vondel) - My goal is to corrupt Adam and his origin. | ||
6. n-n. (slang) cocaine | ||
Heb je een halfje wit? - Do you have a dose of cocaine? (The phrase halfje wit normally means "half a loaf of white bread".) | ||
7. n-n. , passage=‘Je bestelde ook een halfje wit’, hield De Main hem voor. ‘Wat is dat dan?’ | ||
8. v. first-person singular present indicative of witten | ||
9. v. second-person singular present indicative of witten | ||
10. v. third-person singular present indicative of witten | ||
11. v. imperative of witten |
blanke | |
1. n. A white person, someone with a light skin colour. | |
2. adj. of blank |
blank | |
1. adj. white, pale | |
2. adj. white (having a light skin tone) | |
3. adj. not written or printed on | |
Heb je nog een blank velletje papier voor me? Do you have a blank sheet of paper for me? Do you have a blank sheet of paper for me? | |
4. adj. colorless, transparent | |
5. adj. pure |
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