Betekenis van natural In het Nederlands

• 0 as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people:

  • a natural substance

  • People say that breast-feeding is better than bottle-feeding because it's more natural.

  • He died from natural causes (= because he was old or ill).

  • Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters.

  • natural beauty

  • a natural talent for sports

  • She's a natural blonde (= her real hair colour is blonde).

  • "Hi, how are you?" he asked, trying to sound natural.

  • He reads the news in a natural, conversational way.

  • natural mineral water

  • natural ingredients

• 1 normal or expected:

  • Of course you're upset - it's only natural.

  • It's natural that you should feel anxious when you first leave home.

  • It's quite natural to experience a few doubts just before you get married.

• 2 (of a musical note) not sharp or flat:

  • E natural

• 3 someone who was born with the right characteristics or abilities for doing a particular thing:

  • She won't have any troubles learning to ride a horse - you can see she's a natural.

• 4 in a way that is normal and relaxed:

  • You're supposed to act natural when we're recording the video.

• 5 from nature; not artificial or involving anything made or caused by people:

  • Cotton is a natural fiber.

  • He died of natural causes (= because he was old or ill).

  • Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters.

• 6 having an ability or characteristic because you were born with it:

  • a natural athlete

  • a natural blonde

• 7 to be expected; usual:

  • a natural reaction

  • [ + to infinitive ] It’s only natural to be upset when your dog dies.

• 8 (of written music) having no sharp or flat:

  • a B natural

  • a natural scale

• 9 a mark in written music that shows that a note should return to its original pitch

• 10 a person born with the characteristics or abilities needed for doing something:

  • She won’t have any trouble learning to ride a horse – she’s a natural.

• 11 as found in nature, and not involving anything made or done by people:

  • natural flavourings/foods/ingredients Over 50% of all cosmetics products in the Chinese market are advertised as consisting of natural ingredients.

  • They are implementing a major economic recovery programme after the country's worst-ever natural disaster.

• 12 normal or expected:

  • Having seen the value of their shares collapse, it was only natural for shareholders to complain.

  • For the customer, the natural choice is a repayment mortgage, not an endowment.

• 13 used to describe an ability or a characteristic that someone was born with:

  • He was a natural leader.