No. 369 in Dutch
lucht
Air; sky.
In a sentence
De lucht is vandaag erg blauw.
The sky is very blue today.
In this sentence, 'lucht' is used to refer to the sky.
Ik ruik een vreemde lucht in de keuken.
I smell a strange odor in the kitchen.
Here, 'lucht' denotes an odor or smell.
Hij heeft eindelijk wat lucht gekregen in zijn drukke schema.
He finally got some breathing room in his busy schedule.
In this context, 'lucht' is metaphorically describing a space or relief from constraints.
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