English Sentence:

We only had little petrol left, and shortly after that the car stopped.

Dutch Translation:

We hadden bijna geen benzine meer, en kort daarna stopte de auto.

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we

we

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hebben

to have

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bijna

1. on the edge of 2. almost 3. nearly

Here: almost

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geen

no

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de benzine   (Pl: benzines)

petrol, fuel

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meer

1. anymore 2. more

Here: anymore

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en

and

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kort

short, brief

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daarna

then, after, afterwards

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stoppen

1. to stop, to abort, to halt 2. to place, to put

Here: to stop, to abort, to halt

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de

the (definite article)

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de auto   (Pl: auto's)

car

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