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sky meaning in Dutch

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sky [skies] (atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen)
noun
[UK: skaɪ]
[US: ˈskaɪ]

hemelsubstantief
{m}

luchtsubstantief
{c}

sky [skies] (part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time)
noun
[UK: skaɪ]
[US: ˈskaɪ]

firmamentsubstantief
{n}

sky burial (funeral practice)
noun

hemelbegrafenissubstantief

luchtbegrafenissubstantief

sky rat noun

vliegende ratsubstantief
{f}

skyjacking (The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force)
noun
[UK: skˈaɪdʒakɪŋ]
[US: skˈaɪdʒækɪŋ]

vliegtuigkapingsubstantief
{c}

skylark [skylarks] (small brown passerine bird)
noun
[UK: ˈskaɪ.lɑːk]
[US: ˈskaɪ.ˌlɑːrk]

veldleeuweriksubstantief
{m}

skylight [skylights] (window dome or opening in the roof)
noun
[UK: ˈskaɪ.laɪt]
[US: ˈskaɪ.ˌlaɪt]

koepelsubstantief
{m}

zonnedaksubstantief
{n}

skyline [skylines] (silhouette against city or buildings)
noun
[UK: ˈskaɪ.laɪn]
[US: ˈskaɪ.ˌlaɪn]

skylinesubstantief
{m} {f}

skype (make a Skype telephone call)
verb
[UK: skaip]
[US: skaip]

skypenwerkwoord

skyr (yogurt-like product)
noun

skyrsubstantief
{m}

skyscraper [skyscrapers] (tall building)
noun
[UK: ˈskaɪ.skreɪ.pə(r)]
[US: ˈskaɪ.ˌskre.pər]

wolkenkrabbersubstantief
{m}

dusky thrush (Turdus eunomus)
noun

bruine lijstersubstantief
{f}

dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
noun

bruine boszangersubstantief
{m}

Mileikowsky (surname)
proper noun

Mileikowskieigennam

pesky [peskier, peskiest] (annoying, troublesome, irritating)
adjective
[UK: ˈpe.ski]
[US: ˈpe.ski]

irritantbijvoeglijk naamwoord

rottigbijvoeglijk naamwoord

vervelendbijvoeglijk naamwoord

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (city in Russia)
proper noun

Petropavlovsk-Kamtsjatskieigennam

pie in the sky (fanciful notion)
noun
[UK: paɪ ɪn ðə skaɪ]
[US: ˈpaɪ ɪn ðə ˈskaɪ]

luchtkasteelsubstantief

risky [riskier, riskiest] (dangerous, involving risks)
adjective
[UK: ˈrɪ.ski]
[US: ˈrɪ.ski]

gewaagdbijvoeglijk naamwoord

riskantbijvoeglijk naamwoord

Siberian Husky (Siberian Husky dog)
noun
[UK: saɪ.ˈbɪə.rɪən ˈhʌ.ski]
[US: saɪ.ˈbɪ.riən ˈhʌ.ski]

Siberische huskysubstantief
{m}

the sky is the limit (nothing is out of reach)
phrase
[UK: ðə skaɪ ɪz ðə ˈlɪ.mɪt]
[US: ðə ˈskaɪ ˈɪz ðə ˈlɪ.mət]

alles kanphrase

Trotskyism (left-wing political philosophy named after Leon Trotsky)
noun
[UK: trˈɒtskiˌɪzəm]
[US: trˈɑːtskɪˌɪzəm]

trotskismesubstantief
{n}

Trotskyite (an advocate of the communist doctrines of Leon Trotsky)
noun

trotskistsubstantief
{m}

Trotskyite (pertaining to Trotskyism)
adjective

trotskistischbijvoeglijk naamwoord