Translation of "zowat" into English

nearly, some, about are the top translations of "zowat" into English.

zowat adverb

[Wordt gezegd voor een gegeven hoeveelheid (tijd, afmeting, plaats,...)] bij benadering maar wel dicht bij de realiteit. [..]

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  • nearly

    adverb

    [Said for a quantity (time, size, place, ...) that is given] in a imprecise way but close to the real value.

    Iemand heeft zowat elk been in het lichaam van die jongen gebroken, en hem vervolgens gedood.

    Someone broke nearly every bone in that little boy's body and then killed him.

  • some

    adverb

    Jij en ik zijn zowat even oud, hé, John?

    You and I are much the some age, aren't we, John?

  • about

    adverb

    [Said for a quantity (time, size, place, ...) that is given] in a imprecise way but close to the real value.

    Ik heb zowat alles gedaan dat ik kan bedenken.

    I've done just about everything I know what to do.

  • Less frequent translations

    • approximately
    • just about
    • almost
    • around
    • roughly
    • practically
    • virtually
    • close to

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