This is the 8084th most frequent Dutch word.
fluit
"Fluit" in English means "whistle" or "flute."
Here, 'fluit' refers to the musical instrument, the flute.
De leraar speelt een melodie op de fluit.
The teacher plays a melody on the flute.
In this context, 'fluit' is used to denote the whistle used by referees.
Tijdens de wedstrijd gebruikte de scheidsrechter zijn fluit om het spel te onderbreken.
During the match, the referee used his whistle to stop the game.
Here, 'fluit' is used as a verb describing the whistling sound created by the wind.