No. 5,510 in Dutch
maan
Moon
In a sentence
De maan schijnt helder aan de nachtelijke hemel.
The moon shines brightly in the night sky.
Here, 'maan' refers to the celestial body, the moon.
Elke maand ontmoeten we elkaar op de eerste dag van de nieuwe maan.
Every month, we meet on the first day of the new moon.
In this sentence, 'maan' is part of the term 'nieuwe maan' (new moon), referring to the lunar phase.
In zijn opstel beschreef hij de maan als een symbool van vrede en rust.
In his essay, he described the moon as a symbol of peace and tranquility.
The word 'maan' is used metaphorically here to represent an ideal or concept beyond its literal meaning.
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