Collocations for "Dutch"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "Dutch" in context.
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Dutch
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- the Dutch [government, parliament]
- the Dutch [language, people, culture]
- the Dutch national [costume, team, anthem]
- a Dutch [region, city, town]
- a Dutch [translation, version] (of)
- has Dutch [heritage, blood, ancestry]
- is a Dutch [American]
- is a Dutch [teacher, lecturer, translator]
- was a Dutch [queen, explorer, painter]
- the most famous Dutch [painter, dish]
- is a Dutch [tradition, custom] (to)
- [cook, boil] in a Dutch oven
- is taking Dutch [classes, lessons]
- Dutch [windmills, tulip fields, clogs]
- gave them Dutch courage
- slang: it's all double Dutch to me
- let's go Dutch on the [meal, dinner, lunch]
- is [studying, learning] Dutch
- taking [a course, lessons] in Dutch
- is available in [English, French, Spanish, German] and Dutch
- has been [translated into, subtitled in] Dutch
- has [captions, subtitles] in Dutch
- the Dutch are [known, famous] for
- Dutch is spoken in some parts of [Africa, Belgium]
- Dutch is spoken by (20 million people)
- speaks [four] languages, including Dutch
- sorry, (but) I don't speak Dutch
- has a basic [understanding, command] of Dutch
- the official language (here, there) is Dutch
- Dutch is the official language (in)
- [learning, speaking] Dutch is [easy, hard, tough]
- was [founded, discovered, conquered] by the Dutch
- is a (fluent) Dutch speaker
'Dutch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):