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tow meaning in Dutch

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towrope (a rope for towing)
noun
[UK: ˈtəʊ.rəʊp]
[US: ˈtoʊroʊp]

sleeptouwsubstantief
{n}

to whom it may concern (phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient)
phrase
[UK: tuː huːm ɪt meɪ kən.ˈsɜːn]
[US: ˈtuː ˈhuːm ˈɪt ˈmeɪ kən.ˈsɝːn]

voor wie het aangaatphrase

to wit (namely, specifically)
adverb
[UK: tuː wɪt]
[US: ˈtuː ˈwɪt]

namelijkbijwoord

te wetenbijwoord

beach towel (towel used at the beach)
noun
[UK: biːtʃ ˈtaʊəl]
[US: ˈbiːtʃ ˈtaʊəl]

strandlakensubstantief
{n}

bestow [bestowed, bestowing, bestows] (to present a thing as a gift or honour)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈstəʊ]
[US: bəˈsto.ʊ]

schenkenwerkwoord

toekennenwerkwoord

Cape Town (legislative capital of South Africa)
proper noun
[UK: keɪp taʊn]
[US: ˈkeɪp ˈtaʊn]

Kaapstadeigennam
{n}

clock tower (tower having a large clock)
noun

klokkentorensubstantief
{m}

college town (town or city dominated by its university population)
noun

universiteitsstadsubstantief
{f}

control tower [control towers] (airport control tower)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtrəʊl ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊər]

controletorensubstantief
{m}

verkeerstorensubstantief
{m}

cooling tower (tower-shaped building in which warm water is cooled by evaporation)
noun
[UK: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər]

koeltorensubstantief
{f}

downtown [downtowns] (either the lower, or the business center of a city or town)
noun
[UK: ˈdaʊn.taʊn]
[US: ˈdaʊn.taʊn]

binnenstadsubstantief
{m}

centrumsubstantief
{n}

stadscentrumsubstantief
{n}

Eiffel Tower (tower in Paris)
proper noun
[UK: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊər]

Eiffeltoreneigennam
{m}

Georgetown (capital of Guyana)
proper noun
[UK: ˈdʒɔːʤ.ˌtɑːwn]
[US: ˈdʒɔːrʤ.ˌtɑːwn]

Georgetowneigennam

ghost town (town which has become deserted)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊst taʊn]
[US: ɡoʊst ˈtaʊn]

spookstadsubstantief
{f}

hometown [hometowns] (place of birth or residence)
noun
[UK: ˈhomˌtɑːwn]
[US: ˈhomˌtɑːwn]

vaderstadsubstantief
{m} {f}

ivory tower (overly-academic perspective)
noun
[UK: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊər]

ivoren torensubstantief
{m}

Kingstown (capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
proper noun
[UK: ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn]
[US: ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn]

Kingstowneigennam
{n}

kowtow [kowtowed, kowtowing, kowtows] (act submissively)
verb
[UK: ˌkaʊ.ˈtaʊ]
[US: ˈkaʊ.ˈtaʊ]

onderdanig zijnwerkwoord

zich aanpassenwerkwoord

kowtow [kowtowed, kowtowing, kowtows] (bow deeply)
verb
[UK: ˌkaʊ.ˈtaʊ]
[US: ˈkaʊ.ˈtaʊ]

buigenwerkwoord

zichwerkwoord

kowtow [kowtowed, kowtowing, kowtows] (kneel such that forehead touches ground)
verb
[UK: ˌkaʊ.ˈtaʊ]
[US: ˈkaʊ.ˈtaʊ]

knielenwerkwoord

zich buigenwerkwoord

kowtow [kowtows] (kowtowing)
noun
[UK: ˌkaʊ.ˈtaʊ]
[US: ˈkaʊ.ˈtaʊ]

buigingsubstantief
{f}

kotausubstantief
{m}

Leaning Tower of Pisa (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa)
proper noun
[UK: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r) əv ˈpiː.zə]
[US: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər əv ˈpiː.sə]

Toren van Pisaeigennam
{m}

Maiden's Tower (a tower located in the Bosphorus)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmeɪdnz ˈtaʊə ]
[US: ˈmeɪdənz ˈtaʊər ]

Leandertoreneigennam

Meisjestoreneigennam

paint the town red (party in a rowdy, wild manner)
verb
[UK: peɪnt ðə taʊn red]
[US: ˈpeɪnt ðə ˈtaʊn ˈred]

bloemen buiten zettenwerkwoord

paper towel (sheet of absorbent paper)
noun
[UK: ˈpeɪ.pə(r) ˈtaʊəl]
[US: ˈpeɪ.pər ˈtaʊəl]

keukenrolsubstantief

shantytown [shantytowns] (area containing a collection of shacks and shanties)
noun
[UK: ˈʃæn.tɪ.taʊn]
[US: ˈʃæn.ti.ˌtɑːwn]

sloppenwijksubstantief

siege tower (tower used as siege weapon)
noun

belegeringstorensubstantief
{m}

evenhogesubstantief
{m}

stowaway [stowaways] (person who hides on a ship, train, etc.)
noun
[UK: ˈstəʊə.weɪ]
[US: ˈstoʊə.weɪ]

verstekelingsubstantief
{m}

throw in the towel ((idiomatic) to quit; to give up)
verb
[UK: ˈθrəʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl]
[US: ˈθroʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl]

de handdoek in de ring werpenwerkwoord

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