Example: Ik wil een afspraak maken bij de tandarts morgen.
Definition
"Een afspraak maken" means arranging or scheduling a meeting or appointment with someone, often for a specific time and place. It involves agreeing on a time to meet, such as making a dental appointment as in the example phrase "Ik wil een afspraak maken bij de tandarts morgen."
Translations
to make an appointment
concertar una cita
concertar una cita
prendre rendez-vous
einen Termin vereinbaren
prendere un appuntamento
marcar uma consulta
Etymology
The phrase "een afspraak maken" comes from Dutch, where "afspraak" means an agreement or appointment, and "maken" means to make or create. Together, they literally mean 'to make an agreement,' reflecting the act of setting a meeting time. Did you know that "afspraak" combines 'af' (off or away) and 'spraak' (speech), originally hinting at a spoken agreement?
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"Een afspraak maken" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to make an appointment