Engels Woord van de dag

sea

zee

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Engels > Nederlands

sea

1. zee

Engels > Engels

sea

1. n. A large body of salt water.

2. n. The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.

3. n. A body of salt water smaller than an ocean, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea.

The Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Sea of Crete, etc.

4. n. A lake, especially if large or if salty or brackish.

The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Galilee, the Salton Sea, etc.

5. n. The swell of the sea; a single wave; billow.

6. n. (attributive, in combination) Living or used in or on the sea; of, near, or like the sea.

Seaman, sea gauge, sea monster, sea horse, sea level, seaworthy, seaport, seaboard, etc.

7. n. (figurative) Anything resembling the vastness of the sea.

8. n. (planetology) A large, dark plain of rock; a mare.

The Apollo 11 mission landed in the Sea of Tranquility.

9. n. (planetology) A very large lake of liquid hydrocarbon.

Nederlands > Engels

zee

1. n-f. sea

Ze zeilden over de open zee om nieuwe landen te ontdekken. - They sailed the open sea to discover new lands.

Ik wil volgend jaar naar de zee verhuizen. - I want to move to the sea next year.

Het kleine zeetje was een populaire plek voor lokale vissers. - The small sea was a popular spot for local fishermen.

2. n-f. sea (a vast mass, expanse; multitude)

Er was een zee van mensen bij het concert. - There was a sea of people at the concert.

Hij keek uit over een zee van bloemen. - He looked out over a sea of flowers.

De hemel was een eindeloze zee van sterren. - The sky was an endless sea of stars.

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

Since then, they met up every afternoon at the pier, had breakfast together, had dinner, took walks and admired the sea.
    Daarna ontmoetten ze elkaar iedere middag op de kade, ontbeten samen, dineerden, wandelden en bewonderden de zee.
After the storm, the sea was quiet again.
    Na de storm werd de zee terug kalm.
My home lies far across the sea.
    Mijn huis ligt ver over de zee.
Let's get a picture of us with the sea in the background.
    Laten we een foto van ons nemen met de zee op de achtergrond.
It's warm today so you can swim in the sea.
    Het is warm vandaag, dus je kunt in zee zwemmen.

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eight	stationery	sixty-nine	anaesthetic
fence	cable car	bark	wave
minute	skin	February	ambulance
fireplace	reading	white	tadpole

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forty-eight	vegetable	shop	candle
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Saturday	directory	toilet paper	fifty-two

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