lijn.
a line
Meaning & usage
a line
any line or curve
De lijnen in het schilderij waren erg lelijk.
a rope, a cable
a route, a line (of transport, especially of public transport and airlines)
a leash for restraining animals
Honden moeten in het park aan de lijn.
a file
a diet
Mijn kinderen zijn aan de lijn.
short for waslijn
Hij hangt de broeken aan de lijn.
short for telefoonlijn
Wie heb ik aan de lijn? Hallo, hallo?
a line of drugs in powder form
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch līne, from Old Dutch *līna, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). In several senses influenced by Latin līnea; compare linie.
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