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afkloppen.

to strike off (to separate by blows)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑf.klɔ.pə(n)/
  1. to strike off (to separate by blows)

    transitive
    Na het buitenspelen klopten de kinderen het zand van zich af.
  2. to knock on wood (to take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From af + kloppen.

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