De wilde dieren
Example: In het bos leven veel wilde dieren zoals herten en vossen.
Definition
"De wilde dieren" refers to wild animals that live in natural habitats without domestication, such as forests or savannas. These animals are not tamed and typically survive by hunting or foraging, like deer and foxes mentioned in the example phrase.
Etymology
The phrase "de wilde dieren" comes from Dutch, where "de" is the definite article meaning 'the,' "wilde" is derived from Old Dutch 'wild' meaning untamed or uncultivated, and "dieren" means animals. The term collectively describes animals living freely in the wild, unchanged for centuries.
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"De wilde dieren" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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