No. 4,973 in Dutch
hallen
To fetch or retrieve.
In a sentence
Ik ga naar de hallen om groenten te kopen.
I am going to the halls to buy vegetables.
Here, 'hallen' refers to market spaces.
Ze kon niet geloven wat hij uit de hallen gehaald had.
She couldn't believe what he had brought out of the halls.
In this usage, 'hallen' means to bring something from a location.
De oude hallen worden gerenoveerd tot moderne appartementen.
The old halls are being renovated into modern apartments.
Here, 'hallen' refers to large industrial buildings being repurposed.
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