English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word scapegoat
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
🔗 Politicians will produce no end of scapegoats to take the blame and will further energize the far right. | ||
🔗 The scientific name, and the common name goat willow, probably derive from the first known illustration of the species in Hieronymus Bock’s 1546 Herbal, where the plant is shown being browsed by a goat. | ||
| (buck; billy‐goat) | ||
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | ⇆ pispaal; ⇆ zondebok |
| goat | ⇆ geit; ⇆ sik |