De oven verwarmen
Example: Ik moet de oven verwarmen voor het avondeten.
Definition
"De oven verwarmen" means to heat the oven before cooking. It involves turning the oven on and allowing it to reach a desired temperature to ensure food is cooked properly. For example, in the sentence 'Ik moet de oven verwarmen voor het avondeten,' it indicates preparing the oven for dinner.
Etymology
The phrase "de oven verwarmen" comes from Dutch, where "oven" means oven and "verwarmen" means to warm or heat. The verb "verwarmen" is derived from the prefix "ver-" meaning 'to cause' and "warmen" meaning 'to warm.' Did you know that the concept of warming an oven has been essential in cooking for centuries, long before modern electric ovens?
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"De oven verwarmen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 4", containing 115 commonly used words.
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