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"back" in Dutch

rug

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “back” is rug.

See also

Recording	English	Dutch	Learn
	back (direction)	weer	Learn
	back (in the opposite direction)	terug	Learn

Examples of "back" in use

There are 5 examples of the Dutch word for "back" being used:

Recording	English	Dutch	Learn
	the back	de rug	Learn
	backpack	rugzak	Learn
	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?	Learn
	He turned his back on me when I needed him most.	Hij keerde me de rug toe wanneer ik hem het meeste nodig had.	Learn
	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.	Learn

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"back" Practice (6)

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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.,

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