het machtsvertoon
show of force
noun · /ˈmɑxts.fɛrˌtoːn/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het machtsvertoon?
Forms
- Article
- het machtsvertoon
- Also means
- show of strength, power display
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
De politie arriveerde met veel machtsvertoon.
The police made a great show of power when they arrived.
Het machtsvertoon van de vloot was indrukwekkend.
The fleet's show of force was impressive.
Ze zagen het als puur machtsvertoon.
They saw it as a pure show of force.
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