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Translate birch from English to Dutch

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birch:
- berk; berkenboom; berkenhout
Wiktionary:
- birch → berk
- birch → berk, berkeboom, geselen, aan de kaak stellen, hekelen

English

Detailed Translations for birch from English to Dutch

birch:

birch [the ~] noun

the birch
de berk
- berk [de ~ (m)] noun
the birch (birch tree)

– any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark ¹
de berk; de berkenboom
- berk [de ~ (m)] noun
- berkenboom [de ~ (m)] noun
the birch

– hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood ¹
het berkenhout
- berkenhout [het ~] noun

Translation Matrix for birch:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
berk	birch; birch tree
berkenboom	birch; birch tree
berkenhout	birch
-	birch rod
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	birchen; birken

Related Words for "birch":

birches

Synonyms for "birch":

birchen; birken; woody
wood
birch tree; tree
birch rod; switch
flog; welt; whip; lather; lash; slash; strap; trounce

Related Definitions for "birch":

consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree¹
a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment¹
- my father never spared the birch¹
any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark¹
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood¹
whip with a birch twig¹

Wiktionary Translations for birch:

birch

noun

tree
- birch → berk

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• birch	→ berk	↔ Birke — Botanik: Vertreter der Gattung Betula
• birch	→ berk; berkeboom	↔ bouleau — botan\|nocat=1 arbre forestier, de la famille des bétulacées, remarquable son écorce blanche et noire, dont le bois est employé dans la boissellerie, la saboterie, le charronnage ; les jeunes pousses, très flexibles, dans la fabrication des balais, et l’écorce d
• birch	→ geselen; aan de kaak stellen; hekelen	↔ fustiger — frapper à coups de verges.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University