No. 2,910 in Dutch
aftrap
Kick-off.
In a sentence
De aftrap van de voetbalwedstrijd vond plaats om 20:00 uur.
The kickoff of the soccer match took place at 8:00 PM.
Here 'aftrap' refers to the starting action of a soccer match, commonly known as the kickoff.
Tijdens de vergadering gaf hij de aftrap voor het nieuwe project.
During the meeting, he launched the new project.
In this sentence, 'aftrap' metaphorically represents the initiation or start of the new project.
Zij nam de aftrap voor de discussie over duurzaamheid.
She took the lead in starting the discussion about sustainability.
Here 'aftrap' is used figuratively to denote the start or initiation of the sustainability discussion.
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