Advertisement
 Translation for 'favourite horse' from English to Dutch
NOUN   a favourite horse | favourite horses
lievelings­paard {het}favourite horse [Br.]
Partial Matches
favoriet {adj}favourite [Br.]
favoriet {de}favourite [Br.]
gastr.
lievelings­soep {de}
favourite soup [Br.]
speelg.
lievelings­speelgoed {het}
favourite toy [Br.]
sport
lievelings­sport {de}
favourite sport [Br.]
gastr.
favoriete jam {de}
favourite jam [Br.]
lievelings­strand {het}favourite beach [Br.]
gastr.
lievelings­chocolade {de}
favourite chocolate [Br.]
lievelings­product {het}favourite product [Br.]
lievelings­plaats {de}favourite place [Br.]
lievelings­stad {de}favourite town [Br.]
lievelings­stad {de}favourite city [Br.]
lievelings­zoon {de}favourite son [Br.]
lievelings­woord {het}favourite word [Br.]
gastr.
lievelings­wijn {de}
favourite wine [Br.]
gastr.
lievelings­thee {de}
favourite tea [Br.]
lievelings­tante {de}favourite aunt [Br.]
journ.publ.
lievelings­tijdschrift {het}
favourite magazine [Br.]
lit.
lievelings­schrijver {de}
favourite writer [Br.]
lievelings­dochter {de}favourite daughter [Br.]
21 translations
To translate another word just start typing!

Usage Examples English
  • , meaning "swift" or "at full gallop") was the favourite horse of Roman Emperor Caligula (...).
  • Black Diamond was a favourite horse of one of the Earls, but any connection is pure speculation.
  • In the 1948 Grand National he finished third on his favourite horse Cromwell, after an attack of the cramp meant he was just a passenger.
  • He remained the hunt's Master until 1821, when following a fall from his favourite horse "Billy Button", he passed on the mastership to Evelyn Shirley of Ettington Hall.
  • Other famous stallions who have stood at Dalham Hall include Dubai Millennium, Sheikh Mohammed's favourite horse.

  • A Socialist realist statue of Hassan riding his favourite horse Hiin-Faniin (sometimes called "Sayidka" or "Siyadka") was built in central Mogadishu across the Mogadishu Central Mosque before 1972 (or in the 1980s by Barre's regime), but was torn down between 1991 and 1993 and sold as scrap metal.
  • Wellington, judging that the retreat by the Imperial Guard had unnerved all the French soldiers who saw it, stood up in the stirrups of "Copenhagen" (his favourite horse), and waved his hat in the air, signalling a general advance.
  • They are placed above a mounted Persian knight, thought to be Khusrow himself riding his favourite horse, Shabdiz.
  • He dedicates the best of his livestock to his patron deity Freyr, including his favourite horse, Freyfaxi.
  • The (Red) Earl Spencer broke the neck of his favourite horse, Merry Tom, whilst out fox hunting and trying to jump the narrow River Nene.

  • If the favourite horse starts the race at odds-on (less than 1–1 odds), then the remaining horses can be bet in proportion to their odds so as to guarantee a profit, no matter which horse wins.
  • Caligula, who could not swim, then proceeded to ride his favourite horse Incitatus across, wearing the breastplate of Alexander the Great.
  • The statue of the Duke on his favourite horse Copenhagen was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844. The statue is a Category-A listed monument.
  • He placed third in the dressage team event, and won another bronze medal in the individual jumping contest with his favourite horse "Meteor", with which he would win all major prizes in his career.
  • His favourite horse, Baronet, had free range inside Halston Hall and lay in front of the fire with Mytton.

  • Black Diamond was a favourite horse of one of the Earls.
  • He also won the Hungerford Stakes and Challenge Stakes on Sleeping Indian, who as a favourite horse.
  • His favourite horse is the Hungarian horse Overdose.
  • Atop the Moti Magri or Pearl Hill is the memorial of the Rajput hero Maharana Pratap, which has a bronze statue of the Maharana astride his favourite horse "Chetak".
  • Kanthaka was a white horse that was a royal servant and favourite horse of Prince Siddhartha, who later became Gautama Buddha.

    Advertisement
    © dict.cc Dutch-English dictionary 2024
    Contains translations by TU Chemnitz and Mr Honey's Business Dictionary (German-English only).
    Links to this dictionary or to individual translations are very welcome!