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a[v] the letter a (see een for the indefinite article a). 
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aaien(aaide, h.geaaid) [vt] stroke (e.g.someone's hair), caress; pet (an animal); chuck (under the chin). 
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aan[prep] on, upon (e.g.a wall -- contrast with [op]); at (e.g.the dinner table).Also used with [het + verb infinitive] to indicate current action: [Zij 
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aanmeten(meette aan, h.aangemeten) [vt] take one's measure for (e.g.a suit). 
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aansprekento appeal to 
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aanzienI.(zag aan, h.aangezien) [vt] look at; look upon, consider.II.[o] look, aspect; consideration, regard; prestige, esteem. 
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aanzienlijk[ad] considerable, substantial; distinguished, notable. 
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aap(apen) [m] monkey. 
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aardappel(-s or -en) [m] potato. 
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aarzelen(aarzelde, h.geaarzeld) [vi] hesitate, waver. 
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achter[prep] behind, after (in space -- contrast with [na]), at the back of. 
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adviesaanvraagrequest for advice 
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af[prep] off (see also uit); down (see also [neer]). 
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afpakken(pakte af, h.afgepakt) [vt] snatch. 
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afsluiten(sloot af, h.afgesloten) [vt] lock (a door); block, close (a road, an account, a store); turn off (the gas); balance (the books); conclude, effect (a 
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afstand(-en) I.[m] distance (with a concrete measure -- see also verte): [een afstand van tien kilometer] -- a distance of ten kilometers.II.[m] abdication; 
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afwachten(wachtte af, h.afgewacht) [vt] wait for, await (a person, a train, one's turn, a decision); wait and see. 
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alI.(-le) [aj] all, every.[alle vier] -- all four; [al met al] -- all in all; [alle redenen om] -- every reason to.When talking about people, use allen: 
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allee(-'s) [v] avenue. 
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alleenI.[ad] alone; single-handedly; by oneself; lonely (see also [eenzaam]).II.[ad] only, merely (see also [maar]). 
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allemaal[pron] all, one and all, the lot of them. 
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allerleiI.[aj] of all sorts; miscellaneous; various.II.[m] miscellany (literary). 
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allermeest[aj] most, most of all. 
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allerminstI.[aj] least, least possible.II.[ad] least of all. 
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allernaast[aj] very nearest; very next. 
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alles[pron] all, everything: [Is dit alles?] -- Is this all (there is)? 
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als[ad] like, similar to; (such) as; as; by way of; as if. 
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alsnogstill, yet 
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altijd[ad] always, ever. 
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anderI.(-e) [aj] other: [andere kinderen] -- other children.II.(-en) [pron] other: [een ander] -- another (man, woman, dog, hat); [onder andere(n)] -- amon 
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andersI.[aj] other: [iets anders] -- something else, something different; [iemand anders] -- anybody else, somebody else.II.[ad] otherwise, differently; at 
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antwoord(-en) [o] answer, reply; rejoinder. 
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appel(-en or -s) I.[m] (pronounced APpel) apple.II.[o] (pronounced apPEL) appeal (legal); parade, roll-call: [appel houden] -- call the roll. 
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appeleren(appeleerde, h.geappeleerd) [vt] appeal, lodge an appeal. 
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as is - where is - basisin de staat waarin- en hoe en waar- het zich bevindt 
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ba[ij] pooh! 
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baan(banen)[v] path, way, road; course, track; orbit; rink; slide; alley; breadth, width; stripe. 
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badgast(badgasten)[m] visitor. 
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badplaats(-en) [v] spa, watering place; seaside resort. 
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bal(ballen)[m] ball; bowl; testicle. 
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beetgaaral dente 
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beetje(-s)[o] bit, little. 
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beginnen(begon, h.begonnen) [vt] begin, commence, start. 
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begrafenis(-sen) [v] funeral, burial, interment. 
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begraven[vt] bury. 
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begrip(begrippen)[o] (idee) idea, notion, conception; (bevatting) understanding, comprehension, apprehension. 
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bekendknown; well-known, noted, famous. 
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bekijken(bekeek, h.bekeken) [vt] look at, view. 
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belast, onbelast noodstroomaggregaatunder or without load 
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bellen(belde, h.gebeld)[vi & vt] ring. 
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