What does standhouden in Dutch mean?
What is the meaning of the word standhouden in Dutch? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use standhouden in Dutch.
The word standhouden in Dutch means standhouden, uithouden, voortduren, volhouden, standhouden, houden, standhouden, weigeren toe te geven aan, standhouden tegen. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word standhouden
standhouden, uithouden(US (act of holding out) |
voortduren(remain, continue) If the rash persists for more than a day, see a doctor. |
volhouden, standhouden(continue to resist sthg) The dam has held through all the storms that have passed. |
houden(remain firm) He would bear true to the promises he made. |
standhouden(military: defend) The rebels held their position for ten hours until reinforcements arrived. |
weigeren toe te geven aan(continue to resist) Het afgelegen dorpje in de bergen weigerde toe te geven aan de buitenlandse legers. The remote mountain village held out against the foreign armies. I'm holding out against joining Facebook. |
standhouden tegen(withstand: wear, stress) Concrete construction is used in the tropics because it will stand up against hurricanes and insects. |
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Dutch (Nederlands) is a language of the Western branch of the Germanic languages, spoken daily as a mother tongue by about 23 million people in the European Union — mainly living in the Netherlands and Belgium — and second language of 5 million people. Dutch is one of the languages closely related to German and English and is considered a mixture of the two.