English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word in the first instance
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
🔗 The first five chapters are designed to provide a working knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. | ||
| (firstly; first of all; originally) | ; | |
🔗 Then you go first. | ||
| (initial; elementary; introductory; primary) | aanvangs‐ ; ; begin‐ | |
🔗 It’s not the first time we’ve had this problem. | ||
🔗 Alpha is the first Greek letter. | ||
🔗 This is an adventure book of the first quality. | ||
| (example; sample) | ||
🔗 There are multiple documented instances of Trump being soft on Putin. | ||
| (chance; event; occurrence; opportunity; occasion; time; case) | ||
🔗 In that instance, Běijīng had to charter a flight to evacuate hundreds of Chinese nationals. | ||
| (authoritative source; court; agency; authority; body) | ||
🔗 An object is an instance of a class. | ||
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| in the first instance | ⇆ in de eerste plaats; ⇆ in eerste instantie |
| first | ⇆ eerder; ⇆ eerst; ⇆ eerste; ⇆ eerste prijs; ⇆ eerste stem; ⇆ eersteling; ⇆ liever; ⇆ nummer één; ⇆ pril; ⇆ primus; ⇆ ten eerste; ⇆ voorste |
| instance | ⇆ aandrang; ⇆ aanhalen; ⇆ aanleg; ⇆ als voorbeeld aanhalen; ⇆ dringend verzoek; ⇆ geval; ⇆ instantie; ⇆ staaltje; ⇆ voorbeeld |