toeslaan

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈtu.slaːn/

verb
Definitions
  • to slam closed
  • to seize the chance (e.g. to strike), to take advantage of a situation
  • to strike, to suddenly occur (said of a disaster or a disease)

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish toe (towards, at, up to, to, additional, to-, after-, then) + Dutch, Flemish slaan (hit, beat, strike).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

slaan

Gloss

hit, beat, strike

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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