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"as" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “as” is als.

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Examples of "as" in use

There are 79 examples of the Dutch word for "as" being used:
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it gave light, and where it shone against the wall, it went as transparent as a veil het gaf licht, en waar het schijnsel op den muur viel, werd deze doorzichtig als een sluier
It is sad that in the Netherlands, a country known as tolerant, parents cannot make this choice. Het is verdrietig dat in Nederland, een land dat bekend staat als tolerant, ouders deze keuze niet kunnen maken.
But the poor duckling that had hatched last and looked so ugly was bitten, bumped and fooled by both the ducks and the chickens. Maar het arme eendje, dat het laatst uit het ei gekomen was en er zo lelijk uitzag, werd gebeten, gestoten en voor de gek gehouden, en dat zowel door de eenden als door de kippen.
“That’s not possible,“ said the duckling’s mother; “It is not beautiful, but it has a good heart and swims just as good as the others, yes, I must say, even better. “Dat gaat immers niet,” zei de moeder van het eendje; “het is wel niet mooi, maar het heeft een goed hart en zwemt even flink als al de anderen, ja, ik moet zeggen, nog beter.
I was as cool as a cucumber. Ik was zo kalm als een komkommer.
a branch that was as thick as a python een tak die zo dik was als een python
Take as much as your heart desires. Neem zoveel als je hart begeert.
as the seventh king of the Belgians als de zevende koning der Belgen
motionless as a statue roerloos als een standbeeld
She looked both angry and worried. Ze keek zowel nijdig als bezorgd.

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a branch that was as thick as a python,
a country that is known as tolerant,
a memory like a sieve,
A raven is as black as coal.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.,
And so they were as good as home.,
as the seventh king of the Belgians,
both English and French,
both French and Dutch,
both private and business,
But the poor duckling that had hatched last and looked so ugly was bitten, bumped and fooled by both the ducks and the chickens.,
Caryatids are sculpted female figures that serve as columns.,
Creation is making something new as the created result.,
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could.,
He has repented and now lives as a father in an abbey.,
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.,
I arrived last.,
I was as cool as a cucumber.,
I wish I’d been born Canadian.
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