What does been in Dutch mean?
What is the meaning of the word been in Dutch? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use been in Dutch.
The word been in Dutch means bone, leg, been, bot, been, been, in de put, uitgemergeld, vermagerd, actief, blok aan het been, op het verkeerde been zetten, iets mobiliseren, uitgemergeld, broodmager, uitgemergeld, weer op de been, weer op de been, op één been winnen, op zijn sloffen winnen, op het verkeerde been zetten. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word been
bone(knook) |
leg(lidmaat) |
been(person's lower limb) (van mensen en paarden) My leg is hurting after the long race. |
bot, been(part of a skeleton) Some dinosaur bones were discovered near the river. |
been(side of a triangle) (wiskunde: driehoek) The legs of a right-angled triangle are shorter than the hypotenuse. An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two legs of equal length. |
in de put(informal, US (dissatisfied feeling) We are only two weeks into summer vacation and already I've been hit by the blahs. |
uitgemergeld, vermagerd(scrawny, skeletal) Doctors are treating the emaciated children who are suffering due to the famine. |
actief(active, alive) Even after ninety years, the old man was still going. |
blok aan het been(sthg that holds you back) (figuurlijk) |
op het verkeerde been zetten(combat: mislead an opponent) (figuurlijk) |
iets mobiliseren(make ready for action) Successful candidates must mobilize minority voters. |
uitgemergeld(gaunt, thin) Gregor's pinched face makes him look sick. |
broodmager(US (lean with prominent bones) |
uitgemergeld(figurative (emaciated) The former prisoners looked sickly and skeletal. |
weer op de been(informal (recovered from illness) (informeel) He's been up and about for almost a week now. |
weer op de been(informal (recovered from illness) (informeel) Hey! It's great to see you up and around so quickly after your surgery! |
op één been winnen, op zijn sloffen winnen(figurative, informal (be outright winner) (figuurlijk) We knew that our team would win the game hands down. |
op het verkeerde been zetten(figurative (make sb appear to be in the wrong) (figuurlijk) |
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