vellen
Meaning
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- (transitive) to fell, cut down
- (transitive) to decide, to pronounce
Concepts
declare
quiten
shoot dead
make a stroke
Synonyms
neervellen
doen vallen
laten zakken
neerlaten
verootmoedigen
verzakken
wegzakken
omkappen
kleinmaken
korting geven
neerdrukken
neerslachtig maken
opduikelen
ten val brengen
terneerdrukken
de moed ontnemen
neerkomen
platgooien
afdraaien
afgeven op
afkammen
doodmaken
een streep trekken
in discrediet brengen
Frequency
Hyphenated as
vel‧len
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛ.lə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vellen, from Old Dutch *fellen, from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. A causative verb to vallen (“to fall”).
New
vel
-
- (neuter) a skin, a hide
- (neuter) a fur, a pelt
- (neuter) a sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page)
- (neuter) a membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk
- (neuter) a rag, a shred
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