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Daily wordsMots du 13 sept. 2026

Words English took from Dutch

A friend from Rotterdam is walking you along the harbor, and every second thing she points at turns out to be an English word that started here.

Dix mots pour tous les jours, en anglais : yacht, freight, iceberg, coleslaw, poppycock, stoop, skate, smuggle, snoop, gruff. Chacun avec sa prononciation et une phrase à dire à voix haute.

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Les dix mots10 mots, 10 phrases

  1. 1
    yacht/jɑːt/nounA large private boat used for pleasure trips or racing.The ch is silent; it rhymes with 'hot'.
  2. 2
    freight/freɪt/nounGoods carried in bulk by ship, train, or truck.Rhymes with "eight"; the gh is silent.
  3. 3
    iceberg/ˈaɪsbərɡ/nounA huge mass of ice floating in the sea, broken off a glacier.
  4. 4
    coleslaw/ˈkoʊlˌslɑː/nounA cold salad of shredded raw cabbage, usually in a creamy dressing.
  5. 5
    poppycock/ˈpɑːpiːˌkɔːk/nounTalk that makes no sense; nonsense.Main stress on the first syllable: POP-ee-cock.
  6. 6
    stoop/stuːp/nounA small porch or set of steps at the front door of a house.
  7. 7
    skate/skeɪt/verbTo glide along on blades or wheels strapped to your feet.
  8. 8
    smuggle/ˈsmʌɡəl/verbTo move goods into or out of a country secretly, without paying the tax on them.
  9. 9
    snoop/snuːp/verbTo look into someone else's business quietly, without being asked.
  10. 10
    gruff/ɡrʌf/adjectiveShort with people and unfriendly in manner.

Les phrases

  1. 1

    Is that yacht for rent by the day?

  2. 2

    The freight comes in by ship every morning.

  3. 3

    Most of an iceberg sits below the water.

  4. 4

    Could I get extra coleslaw with my sandwich?

  5. 5

    He says the whole story is complete poppycock.

  6. 6

    We sat on the stoop and watched the boats.

  7. 7

    The kids skate along the canal all winter.

  8. 8

    People used to smuggle coffee through this harbor.

  9. 9

    Please don't snoop through my bag.

  10. 10

    The old captain sounded gruff but he was kind.