Disambiguation: Many common words can have more than one meaning, with different translations

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Binnen ('Inside') and Buiten ('Outside')

Kom je binnen of wil je buiten blijven? Are you coming in (inside) or do you want to stay outside? (I'm closing the door) Ik ben de hele dag binnen gebleven 2 3 I've been [stayed, remained] inside all day

ik ben vandaag niet buiten geweest 2 3 I've not been outside [today] all day 't Is koud buiten It's cold outside 't Is lekker fris buiten 2 3 4 It's pleasantly cool outside 't Is buiten zulk prachtig weer The weather outside is so wonderful (but inside the house it's cold) 't Is zulk mooi weer buiten Such beautiful weather outside! Misschien kunnen we wel buiten zitten 2 Maybe we can go sit outside Kom je buiten spelen? 2 Are you coming, would you like to come outside to play? (children) De vuile was buiten hangen 2 3 (saying) [hanging the dirty laundry outside] - 'airing the dirty laundry' - a public showing of private problems Ik heb de vuilnisbakken buiten gezet 2 3 I have put out the garbage cans (I've put them outside for collection)

naar binnen 2 into (to the inside)
het huis binnen into the house
Hij ging het huis binnen He went into the house, he went inside the house Ze kwam binnen door het raam van de badkamer She came in through the bathroom window

naar buiten 2 'out' (to the outside)
Hij is naar buiten gegaan 2 He went outside, he went out Hij is even naar buiten gegaan He went out for a moment Hoewel het regende, ging hij toch zonder jas naar buiten 2 Although it rained, despite the rain, he still went out without a coat

't huis uit out of the house hij liep 't huis uit he walked out of the house buiten 't huis outside the house

rood van binnen 2 'red on the inside' - 'rare,'  shortly baked beef Buiten z'n boekje 2 (saying) ['outside his little book'] - said of a person overstepping his authority

binnen een uur 2 [in, inside of] within an hour buiten adem 2 out of breath buiten bewustzijn [out of consciousness] unconscious (asleep or in coma)
also: bewusteloos unconscious (knocked out) onbewust unconscious (without thinking) het onderbewuste 2 the subconscious bewust aware Also:  buiten westen ['out in the West'] - unconscious. Stoett says the expression is from the old days before compasses, clocks and sextants, Dutch sailors who lost sight of the coast in the East

Words with Binnen and Buiten

(de) binnenkant 2 the inside of something (de) buitenkant 2 the outside of something - more sides

(de) binnenband [inner tire] tube (on bicycle, car wheels) (de) buitenband tire

binnenkort 2 [within short] soon
Er zijn binnenkort verkiezingen 2 There [are] will be elections soon ‑>>

buitenshuis 2 [outside of the house] - outdoors ‑>> (de) buitenmens 2 outdoors person

het buitenland 2 [the foreign country, foreign countries] - the world outside Holland (and Belgium) - 'abroad' (de) buitenlander 2 3 foreigner
plural:  buitenlanders
the South-African word is (die) uitlander 2 3
In the time of the European colonies, an indigenous person of the Dutch Indies (Nederlands Indië 2 - now Indonesia) was called (de) inlander 2
(de) vreemdeling stranger
vreemd (vreemd / vreemde 2) strange (het) binnenlands nieuws 2 [News from inside the country] - Dutch news

buitengewoon 2 3 extraordinary
gewoon (gewoon / gewone 2) common, usual, ordinary, regular ‑>>

(het) buitenkansje 2 3 4 an unexpected and promising opportunity, 'a stroke of luck' (de) kans chance, possibility, occurrence; opportunity ‑>>

buitenaardse wezens 2 3 extraterrestrials, aliens de Aarde the Earth ‑>>

(de) buitenwijk 2 3 4 suburb
(de) wijk city district, neighborhood

(de) buitenstaander 2 3 outsider
(het) buitenbeentje unusual person, outlier, 'odd man out' buitenplaatsen 2 (old-fashioned) luxurious second houses outside the city, country estates, 'dachas'

There are a few place names with binnen or buiten, like
Bergen-Binnen 2
Buitenveldert 2
Buitenzorg now: Bogor, Indonesia
Het Binnenhof 2 'the inner court' - square near the Dutch House of Representatives ‑>> Het Buitenhof 2 'the outer court' - another square in The Hague

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