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"in order to" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “in order to” is om.

Pronounced the same

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around om
at om
hang out (part 1) om
around (part 1) om

Examples of "in order to" in use

There are 78 examples of the Dutch word for "in order to" being used:
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There was a knock at the city gate, and the old king went to open it. Daar werd er op de stadspoort geklopt, en de oude koning ging er heen, om haar open te doen.
The duckling had to swim around in the water, to prevend it from freezing completely Het eendje moest in het water rondzwemmen om te maken, dat dit niet helemaal dichtvroor
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.
A license is an official permission from the government to carry out a particular activity. Een vergunning is een officiële toestemming van de overheid om een bepaalde activiteit uit te voeren.
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you. Maar als je erop staat om het jezelf gemakkelijk te maken, zal het leven heel moeilijk voor je zijn.
It ran across fields and pastures; but there was such a violent storm that had trouble standing on its feet. Het liep over veld en weiden; maar er woei zulk een hevige storm, dat het werk had om op zijn poten te blijven staan.
Internet Explorer is on tiptoe busy winning back market share in the browser market. Internet Explorer is op kousenvoeten bezig om marktaandeel terug te winnen op de browsermarkt.
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.
She rarely got visitors, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the canal, than to come out of the water to talk to her. Daarbij kreeg zij zelden bezoek, want de andere eenden zwommen liever in de gracht rond, dan dat zij eens uit het water kwamen om met haar te praten.
Are you ready to order? Ben je klaar om te bestellen?

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A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger.,
A license is an official permission from the government to carry out a particular activity.,
A pole is a stick used to jump over objects.,
A sleeve is used to completely or partially cover the arms.,
Are you ready to order?,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
But the newspaper stressed that it will not be sufficient to meet the stated climate goals.,
Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.,
For the Internet giant it’s the perfect opportunity to expand its activities into a new sector.,
for the players to register,
He isn’t smart enough to add up numbers in his head.,
How long does it take to make?,
I only said that to make a joke.,
I would like to take this opportunity to convey my wishes.,
if only it could get the permit to lie in the reeds,
Internet Explorer is on tiptoe busy winning back market share in the browser market.,
It ran across fields and pastures; but there was such a violent storm that had trouble standing on its feet.,
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.,
I’m not paying you to stand and chat.,
Now he traveled all over the world to find such a one, but all he saw lacked something.
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