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bakzeil halen
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Dutch
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Verb
1.3.1
Inflection
Dutch
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Etymology
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The element
bakzeil
was borrowed from
English
back
a
sail
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈbɑk.sɛi̯l ˈɦaː.lə(n)/
Verb
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bakzeil
halen
(
nautical
)
to
back
a
sail
(
figurative
)
to let one's
demands
fall, to
compromise
or to
retreat
Inflection
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Conjugation of
bakzeil halen
: see
halen
.