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"is" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “is” is is.

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There are 984 examples of the Dutch word for "is" being used:
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A license is an official permission from the government to carry out a particular activity. Een vergunning is een officiële toestemming van de overheid om een bepaalde activiteit uit te voeren.
Navigation lighting is essential for safe shipping at night. Navigatieverlichting is essentieel voor veilige scheepvaart ’s nachts.
“No, it’s not a turkey,” thought the old duck; “Look how strong he hits his legs and how straight he knows how to keep himself!” “Nee, het is geen kalkoen,” dacht de oude eend; “kijk eens, hoe ferm hij met zijn poten slaat en hoe recht hij zich weet te houden!”
“It might be true, but it is too big and it looks to strange,“ said the other duck, “that is why it has to have a bite.“ “Dat is wel mogelijk, maar het is te groot en ziet er zo vreemd uit,” zei de andere eend, “en daarom moet het eens een pikje hebben.”
Internet Explorer is on tiptoe busy winning back market share in the browser market. Internet Explorer is op kousenvoeten bezig om marktaandeel terug te winnen op de browsermarkt.
the extent to which a particular candidate meets that profile is an assessment criterion de mate waarin een bepaalde kandidaat beantwoordt aan dat profiel is een gunningscriterium
Revenge is sweet. Wraak is zoet.
A clothes hanger is a piece of wood, metal or plastic, in the shape of the human shoulders and has a hook on the top. Een kledinghanger is een stuk hout, metaal of kunststof, in de vorm van de menselijke schouders en heeft een haak aan de bovenzijde.
It’s better to be killed by them, than being bitten by the ducks, pecked by the chickens, kicked by the maiden who feeds the chickens, or starved with hunger in the winter. ’t Is beter, door hen gedood, dan door de eenden gebeten, door de kippen gepikt, door de meid, die aan de kippen eten geeft, geschopt te worden en in de winter gebrek te lijden!
She is funny. Ze is koddig.

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A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger.,
A clothes hanger is a piece of wood, metal or plastic, in the shape of the human shoulders and has a hook on the top.,
A daughter is a person of the female gender in relation to one or two parents.,
A guardrail is a barrier placed next to roads.,
A guitar is a stringed instrument that is played with the fingers or with a plectrum.,
a liar that is right, that’s true,
A license is an official permission from the government to carry out a particular activity.,
A lie has no legs.,
A memory is an experience from the past that is stored in memory.,
A pole is a stick used to jump over objects.,
A semi-trailer is a trailer that does not have its own front axle and of which an important part of the weight rests on the towing vehicle (the tractor).,
A siege is a prolonged military blockade and attack on a city or fortress.,
A sleeve is part of an item of clothing.,
A stitch in time saves nine.,
A torch is a stick that gives light by means of fire.,
A tortoise is slow.,
According to the on-board computer there is something wrong with my tyre pressure.,
After midnight, it will be dry in most places.,
An expert is speaking.,
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.
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