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1 to talk to sb like a Dutch uncle
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Dutch adj n holandéstr[dʌʧ]1 holandés,-esa, neerlandés,-esa1 (language) holandés nombre masculino1 los holandeses nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go Dutch (with somebody) pagar cada uno lo suyo, pagar a escote, pagar a la catalanaDutch courage valor nombre masculino que da la bebidaDutch elm olmoDutch elm disease grafiosis nombre femenino del olmoDutch ['dʌʧ] adj: holandésDutch n1) : holandés m (idioma)2) the Dutch npl: los holandesesadj.• holandés, -esa adj.n.• holandés, -esa s.m.,f.
I dʌtʃadjective holandésto go Dutch — pagar* a escote (fam), pagar* or ir* a la americana (AmL), pagar* or ir* a la inglesa (Chi fam)
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a) u ( language) holandés mb) ( people) (+ pl vb)[dʌtʃ]1.ADJ holandés- be in Dutch with sb- talk to sb like a Dutch uncle2. N1) (Ling) neerlandés m, holandés m2)the Dutch — (=people) los holandeses
3.ADV- go Dutch4.CPDDutch auction N — subasta f a la baja
Dutch barn N — granero abierto a los lados con el tejado curvo
Dutch courage N — envalentonamiento del que ha bebido
Dutch elm disease N — enfermedad f del olmo, grafiosis f
Dutch oven N — olla f
Dutch school N — (Art) escuela f holandesa
Dutch treat N — comida etc en la que cada uno paga lo suyo
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I [dʌtʃ]adjective holandésto go Dutch — pagar* a escote (fam), pagar* or ir* a la americana (AmL), pagar* or ir* a la inglesa (Chi fam)
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a) u ( language) holandés mb) ( people) (+ pl vb)
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