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(de) rok

(de) rok

(de) jurk - 2

(de) jurk

(de) blouse

(het) T shirt

(de) coltrui - 2

(het) overhemd lange mouwen - 2

(het) overhemd korte mouwen

(de) kleerhanger = (het) knaapje

(het) pak

(het) colbert - 2 = (het) jasje

(de) stropdas

jasje-dasje 2 3 4

(de) rok

(de) trui	(de) trui	(het) vest	(het) vestje	(de) sweater
'Vest' is a false friend. Dutch (het) vest is a fleece jacket or wool cardigan, while English vest is sleeveless - Dutch (het) vestje - warm or part of a 3‑piece suit: (het) driedelig pak 2

(de) broek - 2

(de) spijkerbroek

(het) spijkerjasje - 2

spijkerpak = (het) inspraakpak

(de) korte broek

(de) badjas

sokken - 2

schoenen

gymschoenen

bergschoenen ['mountain shoes'] - hiking boots	hoge schoenen 2 3	laarzen	rubber laarzen - 2

(de) B.H. (beha *) 2 bra (het) slipje 2 / (het) broekje panties - ladies (de) onderbroek 2 underpants - men (het) hemd 2 undershirt, vest (het) ondergoed 2 3 underwear

(de) sok (de) schoen (de) laars hear

sock shoe boot

(het) colbert, (het) jasje (de) stropdas (de) broek hear

suit jacket suit jacket necktie pants

(de) wol wool (het) katoen cotton (het) linnen linen (de) zijde silk (het) kant lace (het) fluweel velvet

(het) ribfluweel 2 corduroy (de) spijkerstof 2 denim (het) leer 2 leather (de/het) suède 2 suede (de/het) nylon * nylon nylons * nylons

bergschoenen hiking boots sandalen 2 sandalos naaldhakken 2 [needle] stiletto heels pantoffels house slippers veters 2 shoelaces, shoestrings schoensmeer 2 shoe cream

rood	oranje	geel	groen	blauw	paars
					(de) kleur (color) plural: kleuren (colors) examples of usage - adjectives - flowers
zwart	wit	bruin	grijs	roze

(de) kledingzaak 2 'clothing store' - also: (de) modezaak 2 (for ladies.) As I said above 'kleren' are 'clothes, clothing' but there are many slang compound words with 'klere-' (a corruption of cholera ) meaning 'rotten, unpleasant,' like (de) klerebaan 2 ('an unpleasant, rotten job.') So words like 'klerenwinkel' or 'klerenzaak' usually refer to bad shopping experience, not to clothing stores. Wat een klereweer! 2 3 ('Such horrible weather!' - slang) klerevliegtuig! 2 3 4 'effing airplane' (interrupting my recording session) (de) mode 'fashion' - De laatste mode 2 'the latest fashion' - modieus 'fashionable' ouderwets 'old-fashioned' - uit de mode 2 'not, no longer fashionable' tijdloos 2 3 'timeless' (fashionable in any time, always looking good) (de) herenzaak 2 'men's (fashion) store' - (het) driedelig pak 2 ('3-piece suit' - not pictured) (het) knaapje ('clothes hanger') is also 'well-behaved little boy.' (de) maat 2 - size (clothes, shoes) - plural: maten measurements ‑>> (de) paskamer 2 3 4 5 'fitting room' (de) broek 2 ('pants') has a second, somewhat obsolete meaning 'swamp,' that the fairly common family names with 'broek' refer to - Van den Broek - Westbroek - the small town of Zwartebroek 2 ('black swamp') near Amersfoort, and the old, Dutch name for Georgetown, Guyana was Stabroek ('swamp of stagnant water.') (de) mouw 2 3 ('sleeve') - opgestroopte mouwen 2 ('rolled-up sleeves') (de) kraag ('collar') - (de) manchet (Fr.) ('cuff') (het) zwempak / (het) badpak 2 3 (['bathing-'] 'swimsuit' - ladies) - (de) badmuts 2 ('['bathing-'] swimming cap') (de) zwembroek 2 ('swimming trunks' - men) (de) vlek 2 ('stain, dirty spot') (de) staal - (fabric sample, 'swatch') - (het) stalenboek 2 ('catalog of swatches - fabric samples, patterns and colors') Een paar schoenen 2 ('a pair of shoes') - een paar handschoenen ('a pair of gloves') - 'n paar can also mean 'a few, a couple of:' 'n paar jaar later ('a few years later') (De) stomerij 2 ['steamery'] 'dry cleaner' (De) kleermaker 2 'tailor' - (de) naaister 'seamstress' - (het) naaistertje 2 '"little" seamstress' 't Zit als gegoten ['It fits like it was cast'] - said of well-fitting clothes 't Staat je goed 2 3 /or/ 't staat je leuk 2 3 "It looks good on you, you look good in it" Voel hoe zacht de stof is! 2 3 ('Feel how soft the fabric is!') Ga je je omkleden? 2 ('Are you going to change?' - clothes) vloeken 2 usually means to curse, swear, ‑>> but it's also said of colors that don't go together, look bad in combination schone kleren 2 clean, laundered clothes (fresh?) strak 2 (strakke ) tight-fitting (clothes) strakke kleren 2 tight-fitting clothes 'n strak truitje 2 3 a tight top gevoerd 2 lined

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