Disambiguation: Many common words can have more than one meaning, with
different translations
't Wordt zo vroeg donker
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It gets dark so early |
| Dat is zo ouderwets!
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That's so old-fashioned! |
| 't Is zo voorspelbaar wat-ie doet
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It is so predictable what he does,
his behavior is so predictable |
| Ik was zò ziek
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I was so very sick |
| Ik was zò kwaad
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I was so very angry |
| Ik kan me d'r zò kwaad over maken
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It [can make] makes me so very angry |
| Je lacht zo lief
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You [laugh] smile so sweetly |
| Ik vind 't zo zielig
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[I think it's very pitiable] - I'm very sorry
(for them, about it) |
| Ik ben zo duf
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[I'm so very dense, dazed] - I don't feel very bright,
I'm not fully aware, 'I'm out of it' |
| Ik zou zo graag ...
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I would really like to ... (a great wish of
mine is ...) |
| Ik voel me zo vol
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I feel so full (having overeaten) |
| Dat was niet zo leuk
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That was not very funny, that was bad |
| Je geeft 't slechte weer zo mooi weer
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You [represent] depict the bad weather so beautifully
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| Je geeft 't goede weer zo goed weer
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You [represent] portray the [good] beautiful
weather [so] very well |
| 't Is niet zo overtuigend
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It's not very convincing |
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| 't Is niet zo duur
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It's not that expensive |
| 't Is niet zò duur
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It's not thàt expensive |
| Is 't al zò laat?
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Is it already that late? |
| 't Komt niet zo nauw
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It's not that [narrow] strict -
it's flexible, there's a lot of leeway |
| Doe niet zo stoer!
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[Don't act that bravely]
- Don't pretend to be (that) brave |
| Doe niet zo raar!
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[Don't act that weirdly]
- try to be a regular person |
| Niet zo goed
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Not that good (I'm feeling poorly) |
| Niet zo vaak
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Not that often |
| Zit niet zo te zeuren
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Now don't nag that much, Stop that horrible nagging
(pointless complaining) |
| Zoveel dingen om aan te denken
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So many things to think about,
so many things to keep in mind |
| Er is nog zoveel te doen
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There is still so much to do |
| Ik heb al zoveel
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I already have so much
(so many things, so much stuff) |
| Er gaat altijd zoveel mis
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There are always so many things going wrong |
| 't Had zoveel mooier
kunnen zijn
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[It could have been so much more beautiful] -
usually said when something disappoints or doesn't work out |
| ... omdat er zoveel te zien was
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... because there was so much to see |
| Er wordt al zoveel gezegd
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So much is being said already |
| Er is al zoveel gezegd
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So much has been said already
->> |
| Zulke dingen als vrijheid, en gelijkheid
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Such things as freedom, and equality |
| Zulke dingen als sterke drank
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Such things as [strong drink] liquor |
| Zulke grote voeten!
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Such big feet! |
| Zulke dingen gebeuren
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Such things, things like that happen |
| 't Is buiten zulk prachtig weer
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It's such wonderful weather outside |
| 't Is zulk mooi weer buiten
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It's such nice weather outside,
It's so nice outside |
| 't Is overdag zulk mooi weer
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[It's such nice weather in the daytime]
- In the daytime the weather is so nice
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| We kunnen niet zo doorgaan
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We can't go on like this,
We can't go on this way |
| Er moet iets veranderen
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Something gotta change |
| Ga zo voort!
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[Go on, continue like that] Carry on! |
| Goed zo!
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1. you're doing well, you've done well
2. serves them right! the right comeuppance |
| Veel mensen denken zo
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Many people think that way |
| Zeg dat het niet zo is!
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Say it ain't so! |
| Waarom is dat zo?
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Why is that so? Why is it that way? Why is it like that? |
| Zo gaat 't altijd
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[It always goes ...] - It's always like this |
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| Zo te zien
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As I see it, From what I see,
From my observation |
| Zo is 't echt
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That's how it is in reality, It's really like that
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| Ik weet niet of dat zo is
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[I don't know] I'm not sure (if)
it's like that |
| Ik weet niet of dat echt zo is
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[I don't know] I'm not sure (if) it's really like that |
| 't Lijkt maar zo
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It only looks that way,
the reality is different |
| Misschien lijkt 't maar zo
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Maybe it only looks that way |
| Of lijkt dat maar zo?
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Or does [that] it only look that way? |
| Dat is ook zo
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[That what you're saying is also like that] -
it is like that, that is also true, "you are right" |
| 't Mocht niet zo zijn
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It was not to be
(something hoped-for sadly didn't happen) |
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| Zo doe je dat
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That's the way to do [that] it |
| Zo is 't nou eenmaal
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That's how it is (you can't change it) |
| Ik heb 't maar zo gelaten
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I left it like that
(I didn't act to change or correct it)
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| Dat zeg je niet zo
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You don't say (that) it that way
That's not the (correct) way to say it |
| Als ik het zo hoor ...
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Hearing this ... (I gather, understand) |
| Dat is helemaal niet zo
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[That] It isn't like that at all |
| Is dat nog steeds zo?
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Is [that] it still like that? |
| Dat is zo
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It's like that, That is true, There is that |
| Dat is wel zo, maar ...
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That is true, but ...
There is that, but ... |
| Zo werkt dat niet
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It doesn't 'work' that way |
| Zo gaat 't ook
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This works too, you can do it this way too |
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| zo-iets
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such a thing, something like that |
| zo-iemand
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such a person, someone like that |
| Hoe kan iemand zo-iets doen?
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How can someone do something like that?
(it's beyond me) |
| Heb je wel eens
zo-iets meegemaakt?
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Have you ever experienced such a thing? |
| Je kunt zo-iemand
niet serieus nemen
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You can't take a person like that seriously |
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Zoals 't klokje thuis tikt, tikt het nergens
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['There is no place where the clock ticks like at home']
'Home sweet home' |
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Zo oud als de weg naar Kralingen
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As old as the [road to K.] hills
- Sayings |
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Zo dood als een pier
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As dead as a [rainworm] doornail |
| 't Is niet zo erg als 't lijkt
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It's not as bad as it looks |
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Ik ben niet meer zo slim als ik ooit was
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I'm no longer as clever [as I ever was]
as I was in the past, as I
used to be |
| Hoe kan ik zo stom zijn?
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How can I be that stupid?
(anger about a mistake) |
| Zoals ik al zei ...
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[Like] As I already said, As I said before ... |
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Mijn zoon is net zo mager als ik
| My son is just as skinny as I am |
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Hij is net zo slim als z'n moeder
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He's just as clever as his mom |
| Dat is twee keer zo ver
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That's twice as far
('als' and the comparison item are left out) |
| Zoals je weet
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As you know ..., like you know ... |
| Heeft U ook postzegels?
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Do you [have] sell stamps too? |
| Er is beneden ook een slaapkamer
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There's also a bedroom downstairs,
there's also a downstairs bedroom |
| Dat staat ons ook te wachten
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That's also [waiting for, expected]
going to happen to us, here |
| Dat is ook goed
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That's also good, that's OK too |
| Dat zou je ook kunnen doen
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You could do that too, it's OK to do that instead |
| Je kunt ook een blikje
opentrekken
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You [can also] could [rip open] open a can - you could use
canned |
| Denk je ook niet dat ...
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Aren't you also thinking that ... |
| Toen ik jouw leeftijd was had ik er ook
veel last van
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When I was your age it also bothered me a lot, I
had a lot of trouble with it too |
| De vochtigheid heeft er ook mee te maken
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The humidity is also involved in it |
| Ik weet 't ook niet
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I also don't know (it) - I don't know either |
| ... maar 't is ook niet bijzonder
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... but it's also not very special
(less successful cooking, art) |
| ... maar 't was ook niet geweldig
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... but it was also not great, it wasn't great
either (less successful cooking, art) |
| Misschien heeft 't daar
ook mee te maken
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Maybe it has to do with that too |
| Wat je ook doet ...
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Whatever you do ...
(it doesn't make a difference, it's hopeless) |
The combination with English 'so' can also mean drawing a
conclusion, something like 'I gather, I get the impression, in
conclusion, I understand.' This is said in Dutch as
dus
- "So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star?"
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