No. 1,757 in Dutch
vrachtwagen
Truck.
In a sentence
De vrachtwagen rijdt op de snelweg.
The truck is driving on the highway.
Here, 'vrachtwagen' is used as the subject to denote a vehicle, specifically a truck.
Ik heb een vrachtwagen vol spullen moeten uitladen.
I had to unload a truck full of items.
In this sentence, 'vrachtwagen' refers to a vehicle used for transporting goods, emphasizing its capacity.
Mijn buurman werkt als chauffeur op een vrachtwagen.
My neighbor works as a driver on a truck.
Here, 'vrachtwagen' indicates the type of vehicle that my neighbor operates as part of his job.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “vrachtwagen” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “vrachtwagen” 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).