No. 2,275 in Dutch
ploegen
To plow or work the soil.
In a sentence
De boeren ploegen het veld om de grond voor te bereiden.
The farmers plow the field to prepare the soil.
Here, 'ploegen' refers to the agricultural activity of plowing soil with machinery or animals.
Het lokale sportteam ploegt door de competitie met veel doorzettingsvermogen.
The local sports team plows through the competition with great perseverance.
'Ploegen' in this context metaphorically means to proceed or progress through a challenge or competition despite difficulties.
Tijdens de nachtploeg werkten ze onvermoeibaar naar de deadline toe.
During the night shift, they worked tirelessly toward meeting the deadline.
In this sentence, 'ploegen' refers to shifts or groups of people who work in rotation, often seen in industrial or organizational settings.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “ploegen” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “ploegen” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).