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"off" in Dutch

af

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “off” is af.

Pronounced the same

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Examples of "off" in use

There are 9 examples of the Dutch word for "off" being used:
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to be well off

goed af zijn
I’m dropping out of school.

Ik ga van school af.
Take off your hat.

Zet je hoed af.
I wonder who’ll win.

Ik vraag me af wie er gaat winnen.
Tom sometimes rips off his customers.

Tom zet zijn klanten soms af.
the wind tore them off, so they danced around, and up in the air it was ice cold

de wind rukte ze af, zodat zij in de rondte dansten, en boven in de lucht was het snerpend koud
She again struck a match on the wall, and again it became bright around her; in the brightness stood her old grandmother, clear and shining, yet loving in her appearance.

Zij streek weer een lucifertje tegen den muur af, het werd weer helder, en in den glans daarvan stond haar oude grootmoeder, helder en glinsterend, vriendelijk en liefderijk.
“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.
What is the function: it attracts your attention, it distracts you, it helps you to understand or to place the content better?

Wat is de functie: trekt het je aandacht, leidt het je af, helpt het jou om de inhoud beter te begrijpen of te plaatsen?

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I wonder who’ll win.,
I’m dropping out of school.,
She again struck a match on the wall, and again it became bright around her; in the brightness stood her old grandmother, clear and shining, yet loving in her appearance.,
Take off your hat.,
the wind tore them off, so they danced around, and up in the air it was ice cold,
to be well off,
Tom sometimes rips off his customers.,
What is the function: it attracts your attention, it distracts you, it helps you to understand or to place the content better?,
“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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