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The Dutch word for right is
rechts





right



Translations for right and their definitions

rechts
     1. adv. on the right
           Zie je die auto rechts?
             Do you see the car on the right?
     2. adv. to the right
           Bij het volgende verkeerslicht rechts afslaan.
             Turn right at the next traffic light.
           We gaan naar rechts.
             We're going to the rechts.
     3. adj. (not comparable) right
           Er zit een vlek op je rechter schoen.
             There’s a spot on your right shoe.
     4. adj. rightist, belonging to the ideological right
           Dat zijn rechtse ideeën.
             Those are rightist ideas.
     5. adj. (predicatively) right-handed
           Ik ben rechts, je kan niet met mijn pen schrijven.
             I'm right-handed, you cannot write with my pen.



rechterhand
     1. n. right hand, part of the arm
     2. n. lieutenant
     3. n. (figuratively) a trustworthy friend or subordinate, a right-hand man / right-hand woman, woman


rechterkant
     1. n. right-hand side


verbeteren
     1. v. to improve
     2. v. to correct


recht
     1. adj. right (direction)
     2. adj. straight
           in een rechte lijn
           in a straight line
     3. n. a right, privilege
           Je hebt het recht niet om dat te doen!
             You don't have the right to do that!
     4. n. justice
           Noemt u dit recht? Ik noem dit onrecht.
             Do you call this justice? I call this injustice.
           Deze kale vloer doet het huis geen recht aan.
             This boring floor doesn't do the house any justice.
     5. n. jurisprudence, the law
           Het recht omtrent cybercriminaliteit is momenteel nog erg onduidelijk.
             Jurisprudence concerning cybercrime is currently still very unclear.
           Het recht heeft beslist.
             The law has decided.
     6. v. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of rechten
     7. v. imperative of rechten


toch
     1. adv. still, nevertheless, anyway
           Hij is ziek, maar toch werkt hij door.
             He's sick, but he still keeps working.
     2. adv. after all, despite what was expected
           Ben je nu toch gekomen?
             You did come after all? (I thought you would not)
     3. adv. yes, surely; implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative.
           Wil je niet meekomen? — Toch wel!
             Don’t you want to come along? — Yes I do!
     4. adv. In questions, a modal particle indicating uncertainty or worry, implying that the speaker hopes to be confirmed or reassured.
           Hij is toch gekomen? (with emphasis on gekomen)
             He did come, didn't he?
           Dat kun je toch niet doen?
             Surely you can't do that?


correct
     1. adj. correct


juist
     1. adj. right, correct
     2. adj. just
     3. adv. just, at that moment
           Ik kwam juist terug van mijn werk, toen ik een ongeluk zag gebeuren. — I was just coming back from work, when I saw an accident happen.
     4. adv. especially (conversely, in contrast, emphasizing)
           Katten houden niet van water, terwijl honden er juist gek op zijn. — Cats do not like water, while dogs love it especially.


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