1 (also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: “The cows need fresh straw”
stro

2 a single stalk of corn: “There's a straw in your hair”
strootje

3 a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: “He was sipping orange juice through a straw.”
rietje

the last straw

an additional and intolerable circumstance in a disagreeable situation: “The hotel was expensive, the food poor, and the bad weather was the last straw.”
de druppel die de emmer doet overlopen
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the straw	het rietje ; het stro ; de strohalm (m) ; het strootje
straw	om te drinken ; strooien ; rietje ; stro ; voederstro

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.




EN: out of straw

EN: catch at a straw NL: z. aan een strohalm vastgrijpen
EN: it's the last straw (that breaks the camel's back) NL: het is de druppel die de emmer doet overlopen
EN: man of straw NL: stroman NL: stropop NL: karakterloos iemand
EN: not worth a straw NL: geen rooie cent waard
EN: straws which show the way the wind blows NL: tekenen van de naderende storm