trekken

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Meaning

1. to pull, to draw
2. to manage, to have the strength for
3. to migrate
4. to draw (to increase in flavour due to being left alone)
5. to photograph, take a picture

Hyphenated as

trek‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtrɛkə(n)/

trek

1. appetite
2. journey, migration
3. animal migration
4. draught, air current through a chimney.
5. feature, trait

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Sentences

Ik ben vorige week gaan trekken in de bergen .

I went hiking in the mountains last week.

Aangezien het mij aan
🔛

tijd
⌚

ontbreekt , zal ik slechts één conclusie trekken .

As I do not have time, I will only draw one conclusion.

Wij moeten de conclusies trekken uit de komst van de euro
💶

.

We must take advantage of the consequences of the euro's arrival.

Ik verzoek de auteurs van deze voorstellen dan ook hun voorstellen in te trekken .

I therefore ask the authors of these proposals to withdraw their proposals.

Wij zijn tegen het uit elkaar trekken van groei en werkgelegenheid .

We mean that we are opposed to the treatment of growth and employment as two completely separate issues.

Een bekende truc om je tand te trekken is door middel van een draadje dat je aan
🔛

de klink van de deur
🚪

bevestigd .

A well-known trick to pull your tooth is by means of a wire that you attach to the handle of the door.

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