No. 8,084 in Dutch
fluit
"Fluit" in English means "whistle" or "flute."
In a sentence
De leraar speelt een melodie op de fluit.
The teacher plays a melody on the flute.
Here, 'fluit' refers to the musical instrument, the flute.
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.
In this context, 'fluit' is used to denote the whistle used by referees.
De wind fluit door de bomen op een stormachtige nacht.
The wind whistles through the trees on a stormy night.
Here, 'fluit' is used as a verb describing the whistling sound created by the wind.
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