cog in Dutch
cog in Dutch is tand, tandwieltand, spel — cog means a tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
cog in Dutch
tand
A tooth on a gear.
tandwieltand
A tooth on a gear.
spel
A trick or deception; a falsehood.
vals
A trick or deception; a falsehood.
kogge
(historical) The hypothetical precursor ship type of the above said to be in use during the early Middle Ages, variously alleged to be Frisian or Scandinavian.
radertje
An unimportant individual in a greater system.
bedriegen
valsspelen
What does "cog" mean?
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noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
"One of the cogs had worn down and the machine kept jamming."
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noun An unimportant, replaceable part of a much bigger system, especially used of a person.
"He felt like just another cog in the corporate machine."
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cog in a sentence
- One of the cogs had worn down and the machine kept jamming.
- He felt like just another cog in the corporate machine.
- No single soldier saw the whole plan — each was a cog in the operation.
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What is "cog" in Dutch?
"cog" in Dutch is tand, tandwieltand, spel. cog means: A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
How do you use "cog" in a sentence?
Example: "One of the cogs had worn down and the machine kept jamming." In Dutch, "cog" is tand, tandwieltand, spel.
Are there other ways to say "cog" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 8 translations listed for "cog": tand, tandwieltand, spel, vals, kogge, radertje.
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