sap in Dutch
sap in Dutch is sap, ploertendoder, spint — sap means the watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
sap in Dutch
sap
(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
ploertendoder
(countable, US, slang) A short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack.
spint
(uncountable) The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.
spinthout
(uncountable) The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.
idioot
(slang, countable) A naive person; a simpleton.
imbeciel
(slang, countable) A naive person; a simpleton.
simpele
(slang, countable) A naive person; a simpleton.
slappeling
(slang, countable) A naive person; a simpleton.
knuppelen
(transitive, slang) To strike with a sap (with a blackjack).
ondermijnen
(transitive) To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.
ondergraven
(transitive) To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.
aantasten
(transitive) To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.
aantasten
(transitive) To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
ondermijnen
(transitive) To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
verzwakken
(transitive) To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
aantasten
(transitive) To gradually weaken.
knagen
(transitive) To gradually weaken.
ondermijnen
(transitive) To gradually weaken.
ondergraven
(intransitive) To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.
ondermijnen
(intransitive) To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.
What does "sap" mean?
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noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
"Maple sap is boiled down for hours to make syrup."
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noun A gullible or easily fooled person.
"Don't be such a sap — that deal is obviously a scam."
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verb To gradually drain someone's strength, energy, or resolve.
"The long commute sapped her energy before the workday even began."
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noun A small, weighted club, often leather-covered, used as a hand weapon.
"The security guard carried a sap tucked into his belt."
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sap in a sentence
- Maple sap is boiled down for hours to make syrup.
- The tree oozed sticky sap where the branch had broken off.
- Don't be such a sap — that deal is obviously a scam.
- Only a sap would believe a stranger who promises easy money for nothing.
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What is "sap" in Dutch?
"sap" in Dutch is sap, ploertendoder, spint. sap means: The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
How do you use "sap" in a sentence?
Example: "Maple sap is boiled down for hours to make syrup." In Dutch, "sap" is sap, ploertendoder, spint.
Are there other ways to say "sap" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 14 translations listed for "sap": sap, ploertendoder, spint, spinthout, idioot, imbeciel.
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