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"everybody" in Dutch

allen
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The Dutch translation for “everybody” is allen.

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everybody; everyone iedereen
everything alles

Examples of "everybody" in use

There are 5 examples of the Dutch word for "everybody" being used:
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Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along. Hun poten gingen van zelf, en allen waren zij in het water; zelfs het lelijke, grauwe eendje zwom mee.
Now he traveled all over the world to find such a one, but all he saw lacked something. Nu reisde hij de hele wereld rond, om zo één te vinden, maar aan allen, die hij zag, ontbrak wat.
He thought about how he had been persecuted and despised, and now he heard them all say he was the most beautiful of all the birds. Het dacht aan, hoe het vervolgd en bespot was, en hoorde nu allen zeggen, dat het de mooiste van al die mooie vogels was.
The poor duckling was teased by all; even his sisters were angry with him and kept saying, “If only the cat grabbed you, you ugly creature!” Het arme eendje werd door allen geplaagd; zelfs zijn zusters waren kwaad op hem en zeiden steeds: “Mocht de kat je maar beetpakken, jou lelijk schepsel!”
“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.

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He thought about how he had been persecuted and despised, and now he heard them all say he was the most beautiful of all the birds.,
Now he traveled all over the world to find such a one, but all he saw lacked something.,
The poor duckling was teased by all; even his sisters were angry with him and kept saying, “If only the cat grabbed you, you ugly creature!”,
Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along.,
“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.
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Dorenda Snieder
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