Idiom

Idiom
Den boventoon zingen
Meaning
iemand overheersen, hoger en machtiger zijn dan de anderen
Dialect
Brugs
ID
2325

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 208

Mostly acceptable

Den the.SG.M boventoon overtone zingen sing

to dominate, rule over someone, to be higher and more powerful than the others (Lit.: to sing the overtone)

Structure

Direct object type
Definite
General structure
V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences