No. 8,713 in Dutch
inmetselen
To wall up or embed something by building it into a brick or stone structure.
In a sentence
De bouwvakkers gaan vandaag de stenen in de muur inmetselen.
The construction workers will brick the stones into the wall today.
In this sentence, 'inmetselen' is used to describe the physical action of embedding or enclosing stones into a wall during construction.
Ze liet haar waardevolle juwelen in een geheime plaats inmetselen.
She had her valuable jewelry bricked into a secret location.
Here, 'inmetselen' refers to concealing objects by embedding them into a structure, often with the intention of safekeeping or hiding.
Het verhaal over het inmetselen van een schat is een oude volkslegende.
The story about the bricking in of a treasure is an old folk legend.
In this instance, 'inmetselen' is used in a figurative sense within a narrative context, describing the act of embedding a treasure as part of a legend or story.
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