air
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- (historical, philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- (uncountable, loosely) The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth.
- (uncountable, usually, with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space.
- (music) A melody or song, especially a solo; an aria.
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lucht
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- (usually, in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
- A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
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air
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- (informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
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leegte,
leemte
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air
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- (transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.
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luchten,
ventileren,
verluchten
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- (intransitive) To be broadcast.
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uitzenden
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