No. 3,115 in Dutch
douche
Shower.
In a sentence
Ik neem elke ochtend een douche om fris te worden.
I take a shower every morning to feel fresh.
In this sentence, 'douche' refers to the act of taking a shower, the literal and most common usage.
De camping had geen warme douche beschikbaar.
The campsite had no warm shower available.
Here, 'douche' is used to describe the physical installation or mechanism that provides a shower.
Zijn opmerking was echt een douche van ijskoud water.
His remark was truly a shower of ice-cold water.
This expression uses 'douche' metaphorically to describe a situation or action as sudden and shocking.
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