What does het verleden in Dutch mean?
What is the meaning of the word het verleden in Dutch? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use het verleden in Dutch.
The word het verleden in Dutch means het verleden weer ophalen, geschiedenis zijn, in het verleden, het verleden laten rusten, nostalgie, lijk in de kast, spook uit het verleden. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word het verleden
het verleden weer ophalen(recall: earlier era) Het is een traditie om het verleden weer op te halen. It is a tradition harking back to the early days of settlement. |
geschiedenis zijn(informal (no longer be relevant) What he did twenty years ago is history now, and irrelevant. |
in het verleden(previously) In the past I always cycled to work but I live too far away now. |
het verleden laten rusten(disregard past differences) (figuurlijk) We decided to let bygones be bygones and forget about our past differences. |
nostalgie(longing for the past) The old folks just sit around indulging in nostalgia. |
lijk in de kast, spook uit het verleden(secret from the past) (figuurlijk) Everyone has a few skeletons in their cupboard that they wouldn't like other people to find out about. |
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