No. 1,594 in Dutch
hitte
Heat.
In a sentence
De hitte van de zomermaanden kan soms ondraaglijk zijn.
The heat of the summer months can sometimes be unbearable.
Here, 'hitte' is used to refer to weather-related heat or high temperature.
Tijdens de wedstrijd voelde ik de hitte van de strijd.
During the match, I felt the heat of the competition.
In this case, 'hitte' metaphorically represents the intensity or fervor of the competition.
Hij probeerde te ontsnappen aan de hitte van de woestijn.
He tried to escape the heat of the desert.
Here, 'hitte' again refers to physical heat, emphasizing the extreme temperature of the desert environment.
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