dutch

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/dʌt͡ʃ/

adj 5name 3noun 2verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

based, double, gaelic, low, processed, related, settled

My grandparents went Dutch on the restaurant bill because they wanted to split the cost equally.

VERB + DUTCH

beat, book, don't, go, including, introduced, know, learning

We decided to go dutch on the dinner bill since we both had good jobs.

DUTCH + NOUN

belgian, bishop, catalan, czech, descendant, fairy, french, german

The Dutch bishop arrived in Amsterdam to oversee the diocese for the next five years.

PREP.

from, in, in, on, than

I bought a beautiful vase from Dutch artisans at the market last summer.

ADV.

closely

The two friends worked closely dutch on their shared business project.

Definitions

adj

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

Pertaining to Germanic-speaking peoples on the European continent, chiefly the Germans (especially established German-speaking communities in parts of the USA), or the Dutch; Teutonic; Germanic.

Substitute, inferior, ersatz.

Thrifty.

Pertaining to Afrikaner culture (Cape Dutch).

name

The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.

By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.

According to this view, Dutch is a descendant of Old (West) Low Franconian and …

German; the main language of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Alsace, Luxembourg).

A male given name, more often given as a nickname to someone of Dutch or German ancestry than as an official given name.

noun

Synonym of double Dutch (“incomprehensible language or speech”).

“Queer language, that, sir,” said the officer. “It was Dutch to me.”

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Idioms & Phrases

go Dutch

To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.

GOING DUTCH Some girls are quite willing to pay part of the expenses on special dates. When something is planned which is beyond the boy's means. . . .

Dutch courage

The courage or bravado induced by alcohol.

I was beginning to wish I'd had the sense to spend the last hour in a pub. Dutch courage would have been better than no courage at all.

in Dutch

In trouble or in disfavor.

Thirteen youthful nurses at the Worcester City Hospital enriched a local barber to the extent of $13 a few days ago when they had their hair bobbed and now the entire 13 are very m

Dutch reckoning

A (falsified) bill that is not itemised, and that is unjustifiably high.

As if all Light of Reasoning were so shut up in Clavius his Brain, that because he does not see, the rest of Mankind must be blind; and what is that way of Reasoning that he betake

Example Bank

By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.

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According to this view, Dutch is a descendant of Old (West) Low Franconian and …

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For the abbreviation of the name of the pieces, each player is free to use the name which is commonly used in his/her country. Examples: F = fou (French for bishop), L = loper (Dutch for bishop). In p

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“Queer language, that, sir,” said the officer. “It was Dutch to me.”

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Dutch processed is made from cocoa beans that have been treated with an alkalized solution. You'll get a deeper color and a great chocolaty flavor, but more importantly, the process of Dutching the ch

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Natural cocoa has not been "dutched". I actually prefer the natural, but if you use it, be sure to increase the baking soda to compensate for the additional acid.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dutch is marked as archaic, derogatory, obsolete, dated, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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