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"back" in Dutch

rug
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “back” is rug.

See also

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back (direction) weer
back (in the opposite direction) terug

Examples of "back" in use

There are 6 examples of the Dutch word for "back" being used:
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the back de rug
backpack rugzak
Can you arch your back, or purr, or throw out sparks? Kun je een hoge rug zetten en spinnen en maken, dat er vonken uit je lijf komen?
thirty-nine lashes on the back negenendertig zweepslagen op de rug
He turned his back on me when I needed him most. Hij keerde me de rug toe wanneer ik hem het meeste nodig had.
And the tomcat, whom she called her son, could arch his back and purr; he even gave sparks, but then one had to stroke his hair the wrong direction. En de kater, die zij haar zoontje noemde, kon een hoge rug zetten en spinnen; hij gaf zelfs vonken van zich, maar dan moest men zijn haar de verkeerde kant opstrijken.

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And the tomcat, whom she called her son, could arch his back and purr; he even gave sparks, but then one had to stroke his hair the wrong direction.,
Can you arch your back, or purr, or throw out sparks?,
He turned his back on me when I needed him most.,
the back,
thirty-nine lashes on the back
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