No. 1,029 in Dutch
polen
"Polen" in Dutch means "Poles" (as in people from Poland) or "poles" (as in geographical or magnetic poles), depending on context.
In a sentence
De temperatuur verschilt sterk tussen de polen.
The temperature differs greatly between the poles.
Here, 'polen' refers to the geographical poles of the Earth, namely the North and South Poles.
Hij heeft de polen van de batterij verwisseld.
He swapped the poles of the battery.
In this sentence, 'polen' refers to the positive and negative electrical terminals or poles of a battery.
De politieke polen in het land staan lijnrecht tegenover elkaar.
The political poles in the country are diametrically opposed to each other.
In this context, 'polen' refers to opposing ideals or factions, used metaphorically to denote strong oppositions.
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