No. 1,173 in Dutch
voorstel
Proposal.
In a sentence
Ik heb een voorstel voor de vergadering.
I have a proposal for the meeting.
In this sentence, 'voorstel' means a suggestion or plan put forward for discussion or consideration in a meeting or similar context.
Het voorstel van de minister werd besproken in het parlement.
The minister's proposal was discussed in parliament.
Here, 'voorstel' refers to a formal suggestion or plan presented by an official individual or group.
Haar voorstel om eerder te vertrekken, vond ik een goed idee.
Her suggestion to leave earlier, I thought, was a good idea.
In this context, 'voorstel' indicates a recommendation or idea put forward by someone informally in a conversation.
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