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Dutch
Etymology
From aftrekken + -sel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌtrɛk.səl/
- Hyphenation: af‧trek‧sel
Noun
aftreksel n (plural aftreksels, diminutive aftrekseltje n)
- extract, decoction
- Synonym: extract
Lang geloofde men in de heilzame kracht van de aftreksels van deze plant, maar je krijgt er alleen maar jicht en nierstenen van.- For a long time people believed in the salutary properties of the extracts of this plant, but they actually only give you gout and kidney stones.
- weak imitation (often preceded by slap)
De nieuwe toneelstukken uit deze scene zijn niets dan slappe aftreksels van de werken van de grote meester zelve.- The new theatrical plays from this scene are nothing but flabby imitations of the works of the great master himself.
- (obsolete) distraction, temptation (something distracting or tempting)