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Detailed Translations for maxim from English to Dutch

maxim:

maxim [the ~] noun

  1. the maxim (saying; aphorism)
    de spreuk; het gezegde
  2. the maxim (motto; parole)
    het motto; de devies; de lijfspreuk
  3. the maxim (slogan; motto)
    de leus; het parool; de spreuk; de leuze
  4. the maxim (aphorism)
    het aforisme; de zinspreuk
  5. the maxim (axiom; dogma; fundamental property; precept; tenet)
    het axioma; de grondstelling; grondeigenschap
  6. the maxim (basic rule; principle; rule; rule of life)
    de stelregel
  7. the maxim (main proposition; principle; precept; central argument)
    de grondstelling; de hoofdstelling

Translation Matrix for maxim:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aforisme aphorism; maxim
axioma axiom; dogma; fundamental property; maxim; precept; tenet
devies maxim; motto; parole battle cry; device; slogan; war cry
gezegde aphorism; maxim; saying expression; meaning; phrase; rhetorical expression; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase
grondeigenschap axiom; dogma; fundamental property; maxim; precept; tenet
grondstelling axiom; central argument; dogma; fundamental property; main proposition; maxim; precept; principle; tenet basic assumption; basic principle; basic rule; basic thought; basis; fundamental idea; initial concept; motivation; point of departure; principle; rule of life; starting point
hoofdstelling central argument; main proposition; maxim; precept; principle
leus maxim; motto; slogan battle cry; election-cry; promotion line; slogan; war cry; whoop; yell
leuze maxim; motto; slogan battle cry; war cry
lijfspreuk maxim; motto; parole
motto maxim; motto; parole device; slogan
parool maxim; motto; slogan battle cry; war cry
spreuk aphorism; maxim; motto; saying; slogan
stelregel basic rule; maxim; principle; rule; rule of life
zinspreuk aphorism; maxim device; slogan
- axiom
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- word of wisdom

Related Words for "maxim":

  • maxims

Synonyms for "maxim":


Related Definitions for "maxim":

  1. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits1

Wiktionary Translations for maxim:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
maxim stelregel; kernspreuk Maxime — Einstellung, Motto, Regel, wonach man sein Verhalten ausrichtet
maxim spreekwoord dicton — Mot ou phrase qui a pris la forme d'une référence a l'expérience, au savoir des anciens.
maxim sententie; vonnis; judicium; uitspraak; spreuk; zinspreuk sentenceapophtegme, maxime, opinion exprimée d’une manière dogmatique.

Maxim:


Translation Matrix for Maxim:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim

Related Definitions for "Maxim":

  1. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)1

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