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Meten = to Measure, Take Measurements

meten to measure

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mat measured

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gemeten measured

meten		to measure
ik meet		I'm measuring
wij meten		we're measuring
ik mat		I measured
wij maten		we measured
ik heb gemeten		I have measured

ik meet 2 I'm measuring
wij maten we measured

(de) meting 2 3 1. measurement 2. taking a measurement
(de) afmetingen 2 dimensions, measurements, size - more below
numbers - smartphone
(de) meter meter (~3 feet, ~39¼ inches)
Recommended: The Metric System
Metric and Imperial Compared

Meten is weten 2 3 4 ['to measure is to know'] - measurements create, build knowledge - thank you, Gabriel Met twee maten meten 2 'Using two measuring systems (yardsticks)' - applying double standards, a biased approach

English 'to meet (people)' is elkaar ontmoeten 2 3 - (de) ontmoeting 2 encounter, meeting ‑>>

(de) schat 2 is 'treasure,' and some people use it to address loved ones, "dear, darling." The plural is schatten ('treasures,') like in bodemschatten 2 ('mineral resources' - mining)
schatten can also be a verb meaning 'to estimate,' roughly calculate or judge size, value number etc., 'to measure by looking'
Ik kan 't niet goed schatten 2 I can't estimate it very well, I can't make a good estimate of it Je moet 't niet onderschatten 2 3 [You shouldn't ...] - Do not underestimate it

ongeveer	about, roughly, approximately
ongeveer veertig euro	about forty euro
om ongeveer vier uur	at about 4 o'clock
rond	around // round, circular ‑>>
rond vier uur	at about four o'clock
ruwweg	roughly

afronden 2 3 to round up/down (to the nearest convenient number) naar boven afronden 2 3 4 to round up (a number) naar beneden afronden 2 3 4 to round down (a number) - numbers

precies 2	precise, exact, exactly
(de) precisie 2	precision
Precies op tijd 2 3	Exactly on time
Om acht uur precies 2	At eight o'clock exactly, At eight sharp
't Past precies 2 3	It's a snug fit, it fits exactly
more precies

rolmaten

duimstokken

(de) schuifmaat

(de) nonius

linialen

(de) centimeter

maatbekers maatlepeltjes

maatglazen

(de) weegschaal

(de) weegschaal

weegschaal

weegschaal

(de) thermometer

thermometers 2

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(de) curvimeter curvometer

(de) barometer 2

Maat = Size // Measure (Music) // Comrade

(mate 2)
met mate in moderation
mate van level of, degree

(de) maatregel measure (action taken) - ‑>>
(de) maatschappij corporation // society, community

(het) materiaal 2 material
(het) bewijsmateriaal 2 evidence, proof
(het) vergelijkingsmateriaal 2 3 material for comparison, reference material ‑>>

't Irriteert me mateloos 2 It annoys me beyond measure - I'm very annoyed by it met twee maten meten 2 'Using two measuring systems (yardsticks)' - applying double standards, a biased approach Alles met mate Everything in moderation drinken met mate drink (alcohol) [with] in moderation (de) driekwartsmaat three-four (3/4) time - more Music Jan Rap en z'n maat ['John "Wastewood" and his comrade'] 'Bad people, punks'

Grootte = Size - afmetingen = Dimensions

'grootte' sounds the same as  'grote' 2 (large)  - groot-te, gro-te ‑>>

amounts grote hoeveelheden 2 3 4 large amounts
een redelijke hoeveelheid 2 3 a reasonable, fair, rather large amount

groot 2 3 4 5 large; big; tall; great ‑>>

klein 2 3 4 5 small, little ‑>>

(de) lengte 2 length lang long, tall ‑>> kort short ‑>>

(de) breedte width breed wide ↓↓ wijd wide ↓↓ smal narrow ↓↓   nauw 2 3 narrow ↓↓

(de) hoogte 2 height hoog 2 3 high ↓↓ laag 2 3 4 low ↓↓

(de) diepte 2 depth diep 2 deep ↓↓ ondiep 2

(de) dikte 2 thickness dik fat, thick ↓↓ dun thin, slender ↓↓ mager thin, skinny ↓↓

(het) gewicht weight licht light, 'low weight' ‑>> zwaar heavy

(de) afstand distance

dichtbij close by

ver 2 3 far / ver weg 2 3 far away

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The Dutch word (de) dimensie 2 3 does not mean 'size' or 'measurements' like the English plural 'dimensions.' It's a mostly scientific term, for instance about defining locations in space: length, breadth and heigth. The fourth dimension de vierde dimensie 2 3 has to with time (if I understand it correctly.)

(de) doorsnede 2 ['cross-cut'] 'diameter

(de) diameter diameter

(de) straal radius (circle)

(de) meter 'm'  is about a yard, 3⅓ feet, 40 inches
Metric and Imperial Values Compared
The Metric System Explained

(de) millimeter 1mm = 1/1000 m		(de) centimeter 1cm = 1/100 m		((de) decimeter ) (1dm = 1/10 m)		(de) meter m		(de) kilometer 1km = 1000m

(het) oppervlak 2 area

(de) oppervlakte 2 area

m²   "vierkante meter" square meter

(het) volume volume

(de) inhoud volume // contents

cm³ "kubieke centimeter"

(het) gewicht weight - (de) massa 2 mass
(Layman's explanation, not scientific:)
(het) gram is the weight of a cubic centimeter, a milliliter of water (at 4°C, 1 bar pressure)
(het) kilogram 2 = (de/het) kilo 2 is the weight of a liter of water (at 4°C, 1 bar pressure)

milligram 2 1mg = 1/1000 g

gram g

(het) kilogram 2 1 kg = 1000 g

= (de/het) kilo 2

ton 1 ton = 1000 kilograms

Numbers - smartphone version

In Dutch, the units of measure are usually in the singular (except a few in time)
1 meter, 2 meter 2 - 1 liter, 2 liter 2 - 1 kilo, 2 kilo 2 - 500 gram 2

(het) gewicht

(het) pond (500 grams, about 1 pound) (het) ons 2 (100 grams, about 3 ounces) Though widely used in shops, pond  and ons  are not official weights. Een ons ham 2 3 100 grams, about 3 ounces of ham Een pond kaas 2 500 grams, about a pound of cheese Elk pondje gaat door 't mondje 'Every pound passes through the mouth' - dieting slogan Metric and Imperial Values Compared The Metric System Explained

1 kilo, 2 kilo 2

500 gram 2

(het) jaar

uren 2

jaren

- kwartier

(het) kwartje

vijf jaar 2

seconden 2

secondes 2

dertig kilometer per uur

Tien jaar geleden

Tien minuten per uur 2 3

Twee gulden per stuk

drie kilometer lang 2

- drie jaar lang 2

- drie lange jaren

- drie dagen lang

- drie lange dagen

Breed, wijd = Wide

(de) breedte width

de Brede Weg 2 Broadway - in Dutch New York
(de) Breedstraat a street name
De rivier was te breed om over te zwemmen 2 3 The river was too wide to swim across hemelsbreed 2 1. distance measured as a straight line, 'as a bird flies,' not measured as roads distance
2. very large, enormous

wijd (wijde 2 - wijd / wijde 2) - 'wide' is less common
evenwijdig / evenwijdige 2 [equal-width] - parallel
(de) reikwijdte 2 'reach,' extent
(de) Wijde Wormer a 1626 polder
Wereldwijde week van de veiligheid 2 [World-wide] 'Global safety week' - a company slogan I thought up wijd en zijd 2 far and wide

Smal, nauw = Narrow

'Holland at its most narrow'
- in Dutch,  'Holland' 2 means only a part of the country of The Netherlands - more. Before the great land reclamations, there used to be a narrow strip of land North-West of Amsterdam connecting two parts of the county of Holland. Later, the expression came to mean 'Dutchmen in their most narrow-minded attitude.'

klein 2 3 4 5 ‑>>

nauw 2 3 (nauwe 2) narrow
nauwe pijpen 2 3 narrow pant legs, 'skinny pants' 't Komt niet zo nauw 2 'There is no need for much precision or strictness, there is a lot of leeway, a wide margin' (de) speling 2 margin, 'give'
Het Nauw van Calais 2 The Narrows of Calais, The Straits of Dover benauwd 2 (benauwde - benauwd / benauwde ) difficulty breathing // afraid, anxious // stuffy (room) nauwelijks 2 barely, almost no, narrowly ‑>>
nauwkeurig careful, precise

strak 2 (strakke ) tight-fitting (clothes)
strakke kleren 2 tight-fitting clothes
'n strak truitje 2 3 a tight top
strakke gezichten 2 set, stony faces, not showing emotion, not reacting

Hoog = High

(de) hoogte 2 height

hoge kosten 2 3 high cost[s] (de) hoge snelheid 2 3 4 high speed met hoge snelheid 2 at high speed (de) hoge vlucht 2 boom, expansion (great success, rapid growth) Ik heb hoge koorts I have a high fever geen hoge verwachtingen 2 3 no [high] great expectations een hoge katterug a cat's [high] arched back hoge schoenen 2 3 ['high shoes'] (laced) boots, ankle boots Hoge bomen vangen veel wind ['Tall trees catch much wind'] - The high, mighty and famous catch much flak, get a lot of criticism Veel vraag en weinig aanbod betekent hoge prijzen 2 [Much] High demand and [little] low supply means high prices

(het) hogedrukgebied 2 3 high-pressure area
(de) hogeschool 2 ~college // one-field university (engineering or agriculture) (de) landbouwhogeschool 2 3 4 agriculture college and university

hoogstens 2 at most
't Is hoogstens een uur werk 2 It's at most an hour of work\
minstens 2 at least ‑>>
(het) hoogtepunt 2 3 high point, 'zenith'
(de) hoogtevrees 2 fear of heights
hooghartig 2 arrogant, 'haughty'
uit de hoogte 2 3 4 5 'from a height' - arrogantly, feeling superior, 'haughty' ‑>> 'Hoogachtend, ...' 2 'Yours Truly, ...' - traditional ending of formal letter (de) hoogleraar 2 formal job title of a professor
"professor" (de) hoogspanning 2 high [tension] voltage ‑>>
(de) hoogspanningsmast power pylon
huizenhoog 2 3 4 [high as houses] - very high, usually figuratively

omhoog 2 3 up, upwards We klommen omhoog We climbed up ‑>>

hoogste tijd high time, very urgent 't Is hoog tijd 2 It's high time (action is urgent) hoogst zelden 2 [highest seldom] very rarely, almost never hoogstwaarschijnlijk 2 most likely ‑>>

hoogtijdagen 2 ['Days of high tide'] - heyday, the high point, prime, 'when they were at their best'
((de) vloed 'flow, high tide'

Laag = Low

op een laag pitje [on a low burner] on the back burner - something given low priority, not pursued vigorously We waren vergeten de verwarming laag te zetten 2 We had forgotten to turn the heater [low] down de lucht hangt er laag en de zon wordt er langzaam in grijze veelkleurige dampen gesmoord, the sky is low and slowly the sun is smothered in a multicolored grey haze, - Marsman (de) lage prijs 2 3 4 low price Een lage olieprijs betekent minder elektrische auto's 2 A low oil price means fewer electric cars lage snelheden 2 3 low speeds

(de) lagere school 2 [lower] elementary school Hij zit op de lagere school 2 3 He's in elementary school

omlaag 2 down, downwards We gleden omlaag 2 We slid down ‑>>

(de) laag 2 3 4 layer
plural:  lagen 2 layers
(het) laagje 2 thin layer

de laag erboven 2 the layer above vier lagen verf 4 layers of paint (de) hinderlaag 2 ambush
lagen leggen to prepare (figurative) ambushes listen en lagen 2 3 tricks and traps, ambushes (de) nederlaag defeat

wij lagen we were lying down Ze lagen te slapen They were sleeping

Diep = Deep

(de) diepte 2 'depth'

diepgang 2 'depth' 1. literally: draught (how deep is a ship in the water?)
2. figuratively: profundity, ~seriousness diepgaand 2 3 in-depth, profound, thorough diepzinnig 2 [deep-thinking] - profound diepvries 2 3 freezer (het) dieptepunt 2 low point, lowest point, 'nadir,' 'rock bottom'

diep ademhalen breathe deep
Haal diep adem 2 Take a deep breath -or- take deep breaths Doe het brood in de diepvries 2 3 Put the bread in the freezer Uit 't diepst van m'n hart 2 'From the [deepest] bottom of my heart'

(de) verdieping 'floor,' storey
plural: verdiepingen 2 'floors' ‑>>
(1e) eerste verdieping (2nd) second floor (2e) tweede verdieping 2 (3rd) third floor (de) begane grond (1st) first (ground) floor de verdieping eronder 2 the floor [under it] below

Dik = Fat, Thick - Dun, Mager = Thin, Skinny, Slender

(de) dikte 2 - [thickness] width, depth, girth (fatness)

'door dik en dun' 'through thick and thin'
Ik word te dik 2 3 I'm getting [too] fat
De dikke en de dunne 2 'the fat one and the skinny one' - Laurel & Hardy een dik boek 2 3 a big, fat book dikke bomen 2 3 trees with big, fat trunks dikke banden 2 3 fat tires (bicycles) de dikke darm 2 3 [the big, fat bowel] - the large intestine Van dik hout zaagt men planken 2 3 (saying) Boards are sawn from big wood - said of a task performed very well and also royally, generously amply, with extras "dikke kans!" 2 a good chance // "fat chance!" (ironic, meaning: zero chance!) (de) dikdoener [(fat) big-doer, person pretending to be important] - big-mouth

Is het ijs dik genoeg? 2 3 4 Is the ice thick enough? ‑>> een dikke huid hebben 2 3 (saying) [having a thick skin, being thick-skinned] - not very sensitive to criticism and insults

dikke soep 2 thick soup koffiedik kijken 2 3 [looking at coffee dregs, wet coffee grounds] - 'reading tea leaves' - to foretell, predicting the future

dikke vrienden 2 3 best friends, fast friends 't Is dik aan 2 (slang) [It's on thick] - They're deeply in love, they're very much attracted to each other

(het) vet fat, grease - Nutritional Values
vetten fats
vet fat, greasy

dun (dunne 2 - dun / dunne 2) - thin, skinny
'door dik en dun' 'through thick and thin'
De dikke en de dunne 2 the fat one and the skinny one' - Laurel & Hardy dunne banden 2 thin tires (bicycle) de dunne darm 2 3 [the thin bowel] - the small intestine een dun laagje sneeuw 2 3 a thin layer of snow

dunne saus 2 3 thin sauce verdunnen 2 3 to dilute

mager (magere 2 - mager / magere 2) skinny, 'thin' - think of: 'meager' M'n zoon is net zo mager als ik My son is just as skinny as I broodmager very skinny (only eating bread?)
magere melk 2 ['skinny'] nonfat, skim milk
een mager zonnetje 2 a pale, powerless sun
Magere Hein 'Skinny Henry' - the Grim Reaper

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