omslaan
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ommeslaen. Equivalent to om + slaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔm.slaːn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: om‧slaan
Verb
omslaan
- (transitive) to turn over
- Zij sloeg de bladzijde om.
- She turned the page.
- (intransitive) to turn, to change direction or disposition
- Het weer zal snel omslaan.
- The weather will change quickly.
- (transitive) to knock over
- (intransitive) to turn over, to be knocked over, to flip
- De boot sloeg om en alle opvarenden verdronken.
- The boat capsized and everyone on board drowned.
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: omslaan
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