English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word convict colony
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (settlement) | ; volksplanting | |
🔗 Although some of the Torres Strait islands lie just off the coast of New Guinea, they were annexed in 1879 by Queensland, then a British colony. | ||
| (condemn; sentence; denounce; doom; proscribe) | ||
🔗 But the jury convicted him of the two charges. | ||
🔗 The scheme to send convicts to the war appears to have grown fast, with figures obtained by CNN from Russia’s penal system showing a 27,000 drop in the prison population between March and November last year, when the scheme was just three months old. | ||
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| convict colony | ⇆ strafkolonie |
| colony | ⇆ kolonie; ⇆ volksplanting |
| convict | ⇆ boef; ⇆ dwangarbeider; ⇆ gevangenis‐; ⇆ overtuigen; ⇆ schuldig verklaren; ⇆ straf‐; ⇆ tuchthuisboef; ⇆ veroordeelde; ⇆ veroordelen |