No. 1,243 in Dutch
betrouwbaar
Reliable.
In a sentence
Een betrouwbare vriend is goud waard.
A reliable friend is worth gold.
In this context, "betrouwbaar" describes a friend's dependable and trustworthy nature.
De auto is zeer betrouwbaar en vraagt weinig onderhoud.
The car is very reliable and requires little maintenance.
Here, "betrouwbaar" qualifies the car's consistent and trustworthy performance.
Volgens de professor is deze bron niet betrouwbaar voor academisch onderzoek.
According to the professor, this source is not reliable for academic research.
In this example, "betrouwbaar" is used to evaluate the credibility of an informational source.
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