No. 1,670 in Dutch
plakken
"Plakken" means "to stick" or "to paste."
In a sentence
Ik moet de poster aan de muur plakken.
I need to stick the poster to the wall.
Here, 'plakken' is used to mean 'to stick' or 'to adhere', indicating the action of affixing the poster to the wall.
Wil je het deeg met wat bloem plakken?
Would you like to stick the dough with some flour?
In this context, 'plakken' implies creating adherence or sticking properties for the dough using flour.
Het lijkt wel alsof de bladeren aan elkaar plakken door de regen.
It seems like the leaves are sticking together due to the rain.
Here, 'plakken' describes the natural sticking together of objects (leaves) as caused by external factors (rain).
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