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| wit |
| 1. adj. white |
| De muur is wit. - The wall is white. |
| Ze droeg een wite jurk tijdens het feest. - She wore a white dress at the party. |
| Zijn tanden zijn witter dan die van haar. - His teeth are whiter than hers. |
| 2. adj. (of income) legally obtained by having paid the appropriate taxes |
| Zijn inkomen is volledig wit. - His income is fully legal and taxed. |
| Veel mensen streven ernaar om een wit inkomen te hebben. - Many people aim to have a white, or legally obtained income. |
| 3. adj. (chiefly Suriname) having a white skin colour, light-skinned (see usage note) |
| 4. adj. (Suriname) having a relatively light skin colour |
| De lang gewenste dag verscheen, heel klaar en wit. - The long-wished-for day appeared, very clear and white. |
| 5. n-n. white (color) |
| Wit is alle kleuren ineens. - White is all colors at once. |
| Myn wit is Adam en zyn afkomst te bederven. (in Lucifer, by Vondel) - My goal is to corrupt Adam and his origin. |
| 6. n-n. (slang) cocaine |
| Heb je een halfje wit? - Do you have a dose of cocaine? (The phrase halfje wit normally means "half a loaf of white bread".) |
| 7. n-n. , passage=‘Je bestelde ook een halfje wit’, hield De Main hem voor. ‘Wat is dat dan?’ |
| 8. v. imperative of witten |
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