No. 2,008 in Dutch
column
A "column" in Dutch refers to a short opinion or commentary piece published in a newspaper, magazine, or online.
In a sentence
De journalist schreef een column over het milieu.
The journalist wrote a column about the environment.
In this sentence, the word 'column' refers to a piece of writing published in a newspaper or magazine, expressing an author's opinion, often on a particular topic.
De zuilen van deze tempel hebben een klassieke columnvorm.
The pillars of this temple have a classical column shape.
Here, 'column' is used to describe an architectural element, specifically a vertical structure that can support weight or serve decorative purposes.
In de spreadsheet vond ik de gegevens in de eerste column.
In the spreadsheet, I found the data in the first column.
In this instance, 'column' denotes a vertical arrangement of cells in a table or data structure, commonly used in spreadsheets or tables.
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