No. 7,445 in Dutch
bovenlijf
Upper body.
In a sentence
Zijn bovenlijf was gespierd door het dagelijkse gewichtheffen.
His upper body was muscular due to daily weightlifting.
In this sentence, 'bovenlijf' is used to describe the upper part of the body, in particular its muscularity.
Ze droeg een jurk die haar bovenlijf accentueerde.
She wore a dress that accentuated her upper body.
Here, 'bovenlijf' refers to the upper part of the body, emphasizing its appearance in the context of clothing.
De kunstdocent vertelde ons hoe je het bovenlijf van een mens in een tekening kunt weergeven.
The art teacher taught us how to depict the upper body of a person in a drawing.
In this example, 'bovenlijf' is used in a more abstract or representational context, referring to the upper body as portrayed in art.
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