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"off" in Dutch

af
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “off” is af.

Pronounced the same

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depends (part 2) af
to make an appointment (part 2) af
stay off (part 2) af
approached (part 2) af
turn (part 2) af

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off uit

Examples of "off" in use

There are 22 examples of the Dutch word for "off" being used:
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“It’s too big!” they all said, and the turkey that had come into the world with spurs and therefore thought he was emperor, blew himself up like a ship with full sails and came up to him; then he clucked and his head turned bright red. “Het is te groot!” zeiden allen, en de kalkoense haan, die met sporen ter wereld gekomen was en daarom dacht, dat hij keizer was, blies zich op als een schip met volle zeilen en kwam op hem af; toen klokte hij en werd zijn kop vuurrood.
What is the function: it attracts your attention, it distracts you, it helps you to understand or to place the content better? Wat is de functie: trekt het je aandacht, leidt het je af, helpt het jou om de inhoud beter te begrijpen of te plaatsen?

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"off" Practice (23)
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Afterwards, the witnesses testified.,
He finished his homework at the last minute.,
He walked towards them with great strides and waving arms.,
He wiped his sweaty bald head.,
I was wondering if I might pique your interest in this.,
I wonder if Tom knew we had to do that.,
I wonder who’ll win.,
It’s very hard to get rid of the cockroaches in our house.,
I’m dropping out of school.,
Please take off your hat.,
She again struck a match on the wall, and again it became bright around her; in the brightness stood her old grandmother, clear and shining, yet loving in her appearance.,
She wiped the drool off her mouth.,
Take off your hat.,
The squirrels jumped from branch to branch.,
the wind tore them off, so they danced around, and up in the air it was ice cold,
to be well off,
Tom broke off a twig from the branch.,
Tom chopped down the branch with an ax.,
Tom sometimes rips off his customers.,
What is the function: it attracts your attention, it distracts you, it helps you to understand or to place the content better?
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