No. 5,512 in Dutch
maas
"Maas" refers to the Meuse River in the Netherlands.
In a sentence
De Maas stroomt door verschillende steden in Nederland.
The Meuse flows through various cities in the Netherlands.
In this sentence, 'Maas' refers to the name of a river that runs through the Netherlands.
Er zit een maas in het net waar de vis doorheen glipte.
There's a hole in the net where the fish slipped through.
Here, 'maas' means a gap or hole in a fabric or net, often used metaphorically.
In de juridische tekst werd een maas in de wet gevonden.
A loophole in the law was found in the legal text.
In this example, 'maas' is used metaphorically to describe a loophole or gap in legislation or rules.
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