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The Dutch word for white is
wit





white

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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