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"to brace yourself (part 1)" in Dutch

zetten

Summary

The Dutch translation for “to brace yourself (part 1)” is zetten.

Pronounced the same

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to put zetten
to make zetten

Examples of "to brace yourself (part 1)" in use

There are 3 examples of the Dutch word for "to brace yourself (part 1)" being used:
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to brace yourself zetten schrap
Also in our country, especially the coastal municipalities braced themselves last night and today. Ook in ons land zetten vooral de kustgemeenten zich de voorbije nacht en vandaag schrap.
And the tomcat, whom she called her son, could arch his back and purr; he even gave sparks, but then one had to stroke his hair the wrong direction. En de kater, die zij haar zoontje noemde, kon een hoge rug zetten en spinnen; hij gaf zelfs vonken van zich, maar dan moest men zijn haar de verkeerde kant opstrijken.

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Robin van der Vliet
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