What does leunen in Dutch mean?
What is the meaning of the word leunen in Dutch? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use leunen in Dutch.
The word leunen in Dutch means hellen, overhellen, leunen over, doen steunen tegen, laten leunen tegen, achterover leunen, achterover leunen, achterover doen leunen, laten hellen/leunen. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word leunen
hellen, overhellen(lean) The sunflowers tilted in the wind. |
leunen over(lean over) Sam bent over the fence to try to reach the ball which had landed in his neighbour's garden. |
doen steunen tegen, laten leunen tegen(support, steady) She propped up her book to keep her hands free for knitting. |
achterover leunen(lie back) After work I like to recline and read the newspaper. |
achterover leunen(seat: lean back) The airplane seat reclined only slightly. |
achterover doen leunen(seat: tilt back) You can recline your seat if you want to sleep. |
laten hellen/leunen(cause to lean) |
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Dutch (Nederlands) is a language of the Western branch of the Germanic languages, spoken daily as a mother tongue by about 23 million people in the European Union — mainly living in the Netherlands and Belgium — and second language of 5 million people. Dutch is one of the languages closely related to German and English and is considered a mixture of the two.