No. 1,724 in Dutch
tunnels
"Tunnels" in Dutch means "tunnels" in English, referring to underground or covered passageways.
In a sentence
De ingenieurs ontwerpen nieuwe tunnels voor auto's.
The engineers are designing new tunnels for cars.
The word 'tunnels' is used literally, referring to underground passages that vehicles can travel through.
Tijdens onze vakantie hebben we fascinerende tunnels in een oude mijn bezocht.
During our vacation, we visited fascinating tunnels in an old mine.
Here, 'tunnels' describes mining passages, specifically the underground structures of an old mine.
Zijn gedachten liepen als tunnels door een wirwar van ideeën.
His thoughts ran like tunnels through a maze of ideas.
In this case, 'tunnels' is used metaphorically to describe the focused paths of thought amidst a complex maze of ideas.
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