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English and Dutch Translation Search Results for expletive

Summary

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expletive:
- krachtterm
Wiktionary:
- expletive → opvulling, vulsel, verwensing, vloek, krachtterm
- expletive → opvullend, expletief

English

Detailed Translations for expletive from English to Dutch

expletive:

expletive [the ~] noun

the expletive
de krachtterm
- krachtterm [de ~ (m)] noun

Translation Matrix for expletive:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
krachtterm	expletive
-	curse; curse word; cuss; oath; swearing; swearword

Related Words for "expletive":

expletives

Synonyms for "expletive":

curse; curse word; oath; swearing; swearword; cuss; profanity
utterance; vocalization

Related Definitions for "expletive":

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger¹
- expletives were deleted¹
a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line¹

Wiktionary Translations for expletive:

expletive

noun

word added to fill a syntactic position
- expletive → opvulling; vulsel
profane, vulgar term
- expletive → verwensing; vloek; krachtterm

adjective

serving to fill up
- expletive → opvullend
marked by phrase-fillers
- expletive → expletief

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University