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5,566 languages with published entries

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4 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

  • British Sign Language

    117 published entries

  • American Sign Language

    50 published entries

  • Argentine Sign Language

    4 published entries

  • Adamorobe Sign Language

    2 published entries

Dutch

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NLDutch
huis(hays)[hɔys]
noun
A building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys.

“Dat huis is van mij.”

That house is mine.

Also means
  1. house
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NLDutch
Huisarts[hœys-arts]
noun
General Practitioner (GP)

“U moet een afspraak maken bij de huisarts.”

You need to make an appointment with the GP.

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NLDutch
huishouden(ˈhœysˌɦaʊdən)[ˈhœysˌɦʌu̯də(n)]
noun
The management and daily running of a home.

“Het huishouden vergt veel tijd en aandacht.”

Housekeeping takes a lot of time and attention.

Also means
  1. housekeeping
AI-generated
NLDutch
met de deur in huis vallen(met de deur in huis vallen)[mɛt də dœr ɪn hœys fɑlə(n)]
verb phrase
To get straight to the point, without beating around the bush.

“Mag ik even met de deur in huis vallen? Ik heb je hulp nodig.”

May I get straight to the point? I need your help.

Also means
  1. to get straight to the point
AI-generated
NLDutch
boom(boom)[boːm]Appears in an example
noun
A perennial plant with an elongated stem or trunk that supports branches and leaves.

“Deze boom is hoger dan het huis.”

This tree is taller than the house.

Also means
  1. tree
AI-generated
NLDutch
vijf(vijf)[vaɪf]Appears in an example
numeral
The fifth numeral in the counting order.

“We hebben vijf kamers in het huis.”

We have five rooms in the house.

Also means
  1. five
AI-generated
NLDutch
want(want)[wɑnt]Appears in an example
conjunction
Used to introduce a reason or explanation.

“Ik ga naar huis, want het is laat.”

I am going home because it is late.

Also means
  1. because
AI-generated
NLDutch
groot(groot)[ɣrut]Appears in an example
adjective
of considerable size or extent

“Zij woont in een groot huis.”

She lives in a big house.

Also means
  1. big
AI-generated
NLDutch
nadat(na-dat)[ˈnaːdɑt]Appears in an example
conjunction
Indicates an action following another in time.

“We gingen naar huis nadat de film was afgelopen.”

We went home after the movie ended.

Also means
  1. after
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NLDutch
omdat(omdat)[ɔmˈdɑt]Appears in an example
conjunction
Used to introduce a reason or cause.

“Ik ga naar huis omdat het regent.”

I am going home because it is raining.

Also means
  1. because
AI-generated
NLDutch
achter(achter)[ˈɑxtər]Appears in an example
preposition
Indicates position at the back of something.

“De tuin is achter het huis.”

The garden is behind the house.

Also means
  1. behind
AI-generated
NLDutch
schaduw[ˈsxaː-dyw]Appears in an example
noun
shadow

“Mijn hond rust graag in de schaduw van het huis.”

My dog likes to rest in the shadow of the house.

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NLDutch
Verlangen[ver-lang-uh]Appears in an example
noun
Desire / Longing

“Zijn verlangen naar huis was erg groot.”

His longing for home was very great.

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