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expletive in Dutch

expletive in Dutch is opvullend, expletief, opvulling — expletive means serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

expletive in Dutch

opvullend
adj
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
expletief
adj
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
opvulling
noun
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
vulsel
noun
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
expletief (woord)
noun
(linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning (such as fuckin in "there's no fuckin way he's gonna get away with it").

What does "expletive" mean?

  1. adj Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
  2. adj Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
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What is "expletive" in Dutch?

"expletive" in Dutch is opvullend, expletief, opvulling. expletive means: Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

Are there other ways to say "expletive" in Dutch?

Yes — Dutch has 5 translations listed for "expletive": opvullend, expletief, opvulling, vulsel, expletief (woord).

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