hele

Meaning

Adv

Alternative form of heel

Adj

1. (attributive, feminine, form-of, masculine, singular) inflection of heel:
2. (attributive, definite, form-of, neuter, singular) inflection of heel:
3. (attributive, form-of, plural) inflection of heel:

Verb

singular present subjunctive of helen

Concepts

all

Synonyms

gans

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ganse

heel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦeː.lə/

Etymology

From heel, by analogy with the inflection of adjectives that follow.

Sentences

Zij lopen voor hun hele leven schade op .

They are being damaged for life.

Dat was op zich een hele uitdaging .

That in itself was quite a challenge.

De mug had me de hele nacht wakker gehouden .

The mosquito had kept me up all night.

Het kwik zal de hele week boven de twintig graden blijven .

The mercury will remain above twenty degrees throughout the week.

We weten dat er in de hele wereld een voortdurende dreiging van terrorisme is .

We know that there is an ongoing threat of terrorism around the world.

Nanodeeltjes zijn hele kleine deeltjes .

Nanoparticles are very small particles.

Nadat we de kerstboom hadden gehaald zijn we de hele middag bezig geweest met het ophangen van de kerstballen en de kerstverlichting .

After we had taken out the Christmas tree, we spent the entire afternoon hanging the baubles and the Christmas lights.