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"than" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “than” is dan.

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There are 59 examples of the Dutch word for "than" being used:
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Tom makes more money than his parents. Tom verdient meer dan zijn ouders.
these clapped louder than before and carried him strongly from here deze klapten luider dan vroeger en droegen hem krachtig van daar
No one else could be so sensitive than a true princess. Zo fijngevoelig kon niemand anders zijn dan een echte prinses.
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day. En de lucifers schitterden met zulk een glans, dat het helderder werd dan midden op de dag.
This one was larger and even more beautiful than the one which she had seen through the glass door at the rich merchant’s. Deze was nog groter en prachtiger dan die, welke zij door de glazen deur bij de rijke koopman gezien had.
In a corner formed by two houses, one of which protruded a little more than the other, she squatted down. In een hoek, die gevormd werd door twee huizen, waarvan het ene een weinig meer dan het andere vooruitsprong, zette zij zich op haar hurken neer.
Now it noticed that the door had come out of one hinge and slanted so badly that it could sneak through the gap into the room, and that is what it did. Nu bemerkte het, dat de deur uit het ene scharnier geraakt was en zo scheef hing, dat het door de reet in de kamer kon sluipen, en dit deed het dan ook.
It’s better to be killed by them, than being bitten by the ducks, pecked by the chickens, kicked by the maiden who feeds the chickens, or starved with hunger in the winter. ’t Is beter, door hen gedood, dan door de eenden gebeten, door de kippen gepikt, door de meid, die aan de kippen eten geeft, geschopt te worden en in de winter gebrek te lijden!
closer than ever nauwer dan ooit
Yesterday there was a Flemish education decree that includes no less than 4,488 pages. Gisteren kwam daar een besluit van het Vlaams onderwijs bij dat niet minder dan 4.488 pagina’s omvat.

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A stitch in time saves nine.,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
Below you can read all about our more than 300 nature reserves: from heathland to forests, from dunes to gardens, from mudflats and salt marshes to extensive parks.,
bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death.,
Better a small boss than a big servant.,
better safe than sorry,
closer than ever,
Dogs are smarter than we think.,
Drizzle is a type of precipitation in the form of rain where the water droplets have a diameter smaller than 0.5 mm.,
Easier said than done.,
faster, more humane and tougher than ever,
Gold is more expensive than lead.,
He felt worse than ever.,
he made more noise than was wise,
He rather wants to sleep than study.,
Hema has meanwhile more than 600 branches across the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg.,
He’s trickier than he looks.,
his horses are faster than eagles,
Humility often achieves more than pride.,
I find this problem easier than I originally thought.
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