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"head (animal)" in Dutch

kop
Head (animal). The Dutch for "head (animal)" is "kop".
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The Dutch translation for “head (animal)” is kop.

Pronounced the same

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cup kop

See also

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head hoofd
head (diminutive) kopje

Examples of "head (animal)" in use

There are 10 examples of the Dutch word for "head (animal)" being used:
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the head (animal) de kop
eel head palingkop
bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death. boog zijn kop voorover en verwachtte niets anders dan de dood
Now it felt quite ashamed, and hid his head under his wings. Nu gevoelde het zich geheel beschaamd en stak zijn kop onder zijn vleugels
so delightful, to feel it splash over your head, and to dive down to the bottom. zo prettig, het boven zijn kop te laten uitspatten en op de grond te duiken.
It turned its head to put it under his wings; but at the same moment there was a terribly big dog close to the duckling. Het draaide zijn kop om, om hem onder de vleugels te steken; maar op hetzelfde ogenblik stond er een vreselijk grote hond dicht bij het eendje.
He whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards the swans, and uttered such a loud and strange scream that it frightened himself. Het draaide zich als een tol in het water rond, strekte zijn kop hoog in de lucht naar de zwanen uit en gaf zulk een luide en zonderlinge schreeuw, dat het er zelf van schrikte
“Quack, Quack!” they said, and one duckling after the other plunged into the water; the water splashed around their heads, and they dived under briefly, but soon they came up again and swam excellently. “Kwak, kwak!” zeide zij, en het ene eendje na het andere plofte er nu ook in; het water spatte hun om de kop, en zij doken even onder, maar kwamen al spoedig weer boven en zwommen uitmuntend.
His wife nags him constantly. Zijn vrouw zit voortdurend aan zijn kop te zeuren.
“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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bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death.,
eel head,
He whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards the swans, and uttered such a loud and strange scream that it frightened himself.,
His wife nags him constantly.,
It turned its head to put it under his wings; but at the same moment there was a terribly big dog close to the duckling.,
Now it felt quite ashamed, and hid his head under his wings.,
so delightful, to feel it splash over your head, and to dive down to the bottom.,
the head (animal),
“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.,
“Quack, Quack!” they said, and one duckling after the other plunged into the water; the water splashed around their heads, and they dived under briefly, but soon they came up again and swam excellently.
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