The Dutch word for to point is
wijzen
Translations for to point and their definitions
wijzen | |
1. v. to point | |
Niet wijzen naar anderen, dat is onbeleefd! | |
Don't point at others, that's rude! | |
De pijl wijst in de richting van de dichtstbijzijnde nooduitgang. | |
The arrow points in the direction of the nearest emergency exit. | |
2. v. to point out, indicate | |
De klok wijst twaalf uur. | |
The clock indicates twelve o'clock. | |
De leraar wees de leerlingen op hun fouten. | |
The teacher pointed out their mistakes to the students. | |
3. v. to direct to (by extension, to send to) | |
Kunt u mij de toiletten wijzen alstublieft? | |
Could you direct me to the toilets please? | |
De onderhandelingen waren op niets uitgelopen, en de diplomaten werden de deur gewezen. | |
The negotiations had not resulted in any gains, and the diplomats were directed to the door. (i.e. they were sent away/dismissed) | |
4. n. Plural form of wijs | |
5. n. Plural form of wijze |
plek | |
1. n. a spot | |
2. n. a bruise | |
3. n. a place |
plaats | |
1. n. place, position | |
2. n. town, city | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of plaatsen | |
4. v. imperative of plaatsen |
oord | |
1. n. place | |
2. n. region |
locatie | |
1. n. location |
schiereiland | |
1. n. peninsula |
standpunt | |
1. n. standpoint; point of view |
tel | |
1. n. count | |
De gebedssnoeren worden gebruikt om de while reciting or chanting. | |
2. n. (time) second | |
3. n. a short moment | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of tellen | |
5. v. imperative of tellen |
punt | |
1. n. A position, place, or spot | |
2. n. A moment in time | |
3. n. A central idea, argument, or opinion of a discussion or presentation | |
4. n. A tally of worth or score (such as in a game) | |
5. n. A mark, note, or grade (as in for a class) | |
6. n. (geometry) point | |
Door twee punten gaat precies één rechte. - Through two points one can draw exactly one straight line. | |
7. n. The terminal point of something | |
de punt van een naald of mes - the point of a needle or knife | |
de zuidpunt van het eiland - the southern point of the island | |
8. n. dot | |
Een ypsilon, zonder puntjes. - A wye, without dots on it. | |
9. n. full stop, period | |
Aan het einde van een zin hoort een punt of een ander leesteken. - At the end of a sentence there belongs a full stop or another punctuation sign. | |
Punt, gedaan. - Full stop, finished. / That’s it, period. |
doel | |
1. n. aim, purpose | |
2. n. destination | |
3. n. (sports) goal | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of doelen | |
5. v. imperative of doelen |
komma | |
1. n. comma |
eenheid | |
1. n. unity | |
2. n. unit |
doelpunt | |
1. n. Goal (scoring in sport). | |
Pele scoorde het enige doelpunt van de wedstrijd. | |
Pele scored the game's only goal. | |
We kwamen op achterstand door een eigen doelpunt. | |
We went a goal behind as a result of an own goal. |
onderdeel | |
1. n. component |
doelstelling | |
1. n. objective |
tijdstip | |
1. n. moment in time, time of day. | |
Op dat tijdstip sliep ik nog. | |
I was still sleeping at that time. | |
Ondanks het late tijdstip was het nog erg druk op straat. | |
Despite the late hour the streets were still very crowded. |
objectief | |
1. adj. objective, impartial | |
2. n. goal, objective, target to be achieved | |
3. n. objective, lens of microscope or binoculars closest to the object |
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