lucht

Meaning

1. (feminine) air (mixture of gases)
2. (feminine) sky
3. (feminine) odour, smell

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lʏxt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lucht, from Old Dutch *luft, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz.

New

luchten

1. to air, bring something into contact with the air; to give a walk in open air
2. to stand, suffer, tolerate

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grote hoogte zit er minder zuurstof in de lucht .

At high altitudes, there is less oxygen in the air.

De frisse lucht doet mij deugd .

The fresh air pleases me.

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uit de lucht gegrepen of verzonnen .

These were not invented figures, plucked out of the air.

De lucht is helder ; de sterren fonkelen .

The sky is clear; the stars twinkle.

Bovendien raakt de lucht steeds voller , zodat zich veel bijna-ongelukken voordoen .

Moreover, airspace is becoming increasingly crowded, leading to many near misses.

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