bottom

ˈbɑtəm
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Translation of bottom from English into Dutch,

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Noun

1.

lowest point

lowest part of something
  • The book fell to the bottom of the box.Het boek viel naar de bodem van de doos.
2.

body

fleshy part of the body you sit on
  • She slipped and landed on her bottom.Ze gleed uit en landde op haar billen.

Adjective

1.

location

situated at the lowest point or part
  • The bottom shelf holds the heaviest books.De onderste plank bevat de zwaarste boeken.
2.

position

lowest or last in position or rank
  • He finished in the bottom position in the race.Hij eindigde in de laatste positie in de race.

Verb

1.

levels

intr.
reach the lowest point or level
intr.
  • The stock prices bottomed last week.De aandelenkoersen bereikten vorige week hun dieptepunt.
2.

construction

tr.
add a base to something for support
tr.
bekleden baseren voorzien van een bodem
  • They bottomed the chair with new fabric.Ze bekleedden de stoel met nieuwe stof.
3.

water

intr.
strike the ground beneath water
intr.
  • The ship bottomed during the storm.Het schip liep aan de grond tijdens de storm.
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Expressions with bottom: examples in English and translations in Dutch

onderste lade
I found the old photos in the bottom drawer.
de bodem raken
de bodem bereiken
The diver touched bottom before swimming back up.
eindresultaat
uitkomst
The bottom line of the talks was agreement.
uitbodemen
The economy is expected to bottom out soon.
de onderkant van de stapel
The old magazines were at the bottom of the pile.
de bodem raken
The diver managed to touch the bottom of the pool.

Images of bottom

  • bottom: bed of a body of water
    (aquatic) bodem
  • bottom: low-lying land near a river
    (geography) rivierbedding

Synonyms and analogies of bottom in English

Examples of bottom in a sentence

  • Coins were scattered at the bottom of the fountain.
  • He fell and bruised his bottom on the hard floor.
  • The toddler sat down with a thud on his bottom.
  • The fish swam close to the bottom.
  • Sediments settled at the bottom of the ocean.
  • The team was at the bottom of the league standings.

Translations of "bottom" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
bodemnm.

Her bucket bag had a tall shape and a round bottom.

Haar bucket bag had een hoge vorm met een ronde bodem.

onderkantnm.

The trouser leg was designed with a slight flare at the bottom.

De broekspijp was aan de onderkant met een lichte uitloop ontworpen.

onderzijdenf.

Special model at the bottom is green leather filled with sand.

Bijzonder model met aan de onderzijde groen leer gevuld met zand.

broekjenn.

I take the bottom off, the only logical next step.

Ik doe het broekje uit, de enige logische volgende stap.

Adjective
laatsteadj.

I'm not risking my bottom dollar on another one of your schemes.

Ik waag mijn laatste cent niet aan nog zo'n plannetje van jou.

onder-adj.

Electric tackers are available as bottom, top and rear loaders.

Elektrische tackers zijn er als onder-, boven en achterladers.

Verb
zakkenv.

His pressure will bottom when they open and decompress him.

Z'n druk zal zakken als ze'm openen en decompresseren.

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bottom: Examples and translations in context

The documents were concealed within a false bottom of the drawer.

De documenten waren weggestopt in een dubbele bodem van de lade.

We really touched bottom when we had to sell our furniture.

We raakten echt de bodem toen we ons meubilair moesten verkopen.

The mixture contained tiny particles that settled at the bottom.

In het mengsel zaten kleine deeltjes die naar de bodem zakten.

We noticed the sandy bottom clearly through the shallow water.

We konden de zanderige bodem duidelijk zien door het ondiepe water heen.

The pond's bottom was filled with dark, sticky sludge.

De bodem van de vijver was bedekt met donker, plakkerig slib.

His reputation touched bottom when the scandal appeared in every newspaper.

Zijn reputatie raakte de bodem toen het schandaal in elke krant verscheen.

The scandal knocked the bottom out of his carefully built political career.

Het schandaal sloeg de bodem in zijn zorgvuldig opgebouwde politieke carrière.

The murky swamp water made it difficult to see the bottom clearly.

Door het troebele moeraswater was de bodem nauwelijks te zien.

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