No. 6,981 in Dutch
afzette
"Afzette" is the past tense of "afzetten," which means "to remove," "to drop off," or "to block" in Dutch, depending on the context.
In a sentence
De politie zette de straat af voor het evenement.
The police cordoned off the street for the event.
In this context, 'afzette' is used to describe securing or blocking an area.
Ze zette de plant af van de andere potten om hem beter te verzorgen.
She set the plant apart from the other pots to take better care of it.
Here, 'afzette' means separating or putting aside an object.
Hij zette nog snel het licht af voordat hij het huis verliet.
He quickly turned off the light before leaving the house.
In this sentence, 'afzette' implies turning off or deactivating something.
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