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"around" in Dutch

om

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The Dutch translation for “around” is om.

Pronounced the same

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om
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om
in order to

om
hang out (part 1)

om
around (part 1)

om

See also

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around

rond
around (long form)

rondte
around

omheen
around

rondom

Examples of "around" in use

There are 7 examples of the Dutch word for "around" being used:
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and, see, she has a red patch on her leg

en, zie je wel, zij heeft een rood lapje om haar poot
“They are lovely children the mother has,” said the old duck with the rag around her leg.

“Het zijn lieve kinderen die de moeder heeft,” zei de oude eend met het lapje om de poot
I tie my sweater around my waist.

Ik knoop mijn trui om mijn middel.
The storm roared around the duckling so bad that it had to sit down so it would not blow over.

De storm gierde zo verschrikkelijk om het eendje heen, dat het moest gaan zitten, om niet omver te waaien.
It turned its head to put it under his wings; but at the same moment there was a terribly big dog close to the duckling.

Het draaide zijn kop om, om hem onder de vleugels te steken; maar op hetzelfde ogenblik stond er een vreselijk grote hond dicht bij het eendje.
It’s six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.

’t Is lood om oud ijzer.
“Quack, Quack!” they said, and one duckling after the other plunged into the water; the water splashed around their heads, and they dived under briefly, but soon they came up again and swam excellently.

“Kwak, kwak!” zeide zij, en het ene eendje na het andere plofte er nu ook in; het water spatte hun om de kop, en zij doken even onder, maar kwamen al spoedig weer boven en zwommen uitmuntend.

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and, see, she has a red patch on her leg,
I tie my sweater around my waist.,
It turned its head to put it under his wings; but at the same moment there was a terribly big dog close to the duckling.,
The storm roared around the duckling so bad that it had to sit down so it would not blow over.,
“Quack, Quack!” they said, and one duckling after the other plunged into the water; the water splashed around their heads, and they dived under briefly, but soon they came up again and swam excellently.,
“They are lovely children the mother has,” said the old duck with the rag around her leg.
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Leslie Van Ael