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Translate straiten from English to Dutch

Summary

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strait:
- zeestraat; zeeëngte; zee-engte
Wiktionary:
- strait → straat, nauw
- strait → kanaal, nauw, straat, zeestraat, zee-engte

English

Detailed Translations for straiten from English to Dutch

straiten:

Translation Matrix for straiten:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	distress

Synonyms for "straiten":

confine; detain

Related Definitions for "straiten":

squeeze together¹
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship¹

strait:

strait [the ~] noun

the strait (sound)
de zeestraat; zeeëngte
- zeestraat [de ~] noun
- zeeëngte [znw.] noun
the strait
zee-engte
- zee-engte

Translation Matrix for strait:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
zeestraat	sound; strait
zeeëngte	sound; strait
-	pass; sound; straits
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
zee-engte	strait

Related Words for "strait":

straits, straiten

Synonyms for "strait":

Related Definitions for "strait":

narrow¹
- strait is the gate¹
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water¹
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs¹

Wiktionary Translations for strait:

strait

noun

narrow channel of water
- strait → straat; nauw
a difficult position
- strait → nauw

strait

noun

een weg tussen de huizen in een bewoonde plaats ebank|straat1
- straat → strait

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• strait	→ kanaal; nauw; straat; zeestraat; zee-engte	↔ détroit — toponymie\|fr passage naturel par lequel deux mers communiquer.

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