No. 1,040 in Dutch
aanrijding
Collision.
In a sentence
Er was een aanrijding op de snelweg vanochtend.
There was a collision on the highway this morning.
In this sentence, 'aanrijding' is used in its basic meaning of 'collision,' often referring to vehicle accidents.
Hij kreeg een boete na de aanrijding met een voetganger.
He received a fine after the collision with a pedestrian.
'Aanrijding' is used here similarly, but the context specifies that another type of collision involving a pedestrian occurred.
Na de aanrijding moest hij naar de garage om de auto te laten repareren.
After the collision, he had to go to the garage to get the car repaired.
Here, 'aanrijding' is utilized again to denote a collision, emphasizing the aftermath requiring car repair.
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