259. Gast

1. guest, visitor, lodger [noun] [de gast, de gasten] ['gast']

Today’s word is "gast" because it can be used the same way as
yesterday’s "gozer" (see translation 2. below). However, its main
meaning is "guest".

Examples:
- "Aanstaande maandag kan ik niet naar de karate-training, want dan heb ik gasten te eten."
("This coming Monday I can’t go to karate training, because I will have guests over for dinner.")

- "Het is bij mij thuis een zooitje. Ik kan dit weekend echt geen gasten ontvangen."
("It is a mess at my place. I can’t possibly receive guests this weekend.")

- "Op Windows kun je het gast-account het beste uitschakelen."
("On Windows one had better disable the guest account.")

Expression:
- "Zoals de waard is, vertrouwt hij zijn gasten": something like "ill doers are ill deemers", literally: "the way the innkeeper is, he trusts his guests."

Related words:
- "Gasthuis": old-fashioned synonym for "ziekenhuis": hospital.
- "Gastenverblijf": guest wing. For a single room see "logeerkamer" below.
- "Gastenboek": guest book.
- "Logé": a guest that stays over at your house.
- "Logeerkamer": the room that the "logé" will stay in.
- "Logeren": to stay over at someone’s house.
- "Bezoeker": visitor.
- "Bezoeken": to visit.

2. guy, bloke, dude, fellow [noun] [de gast, de gasten] ['gast']

In this translation the word "gast" can be used in the same way as "gozer", that is: for males only,  however it does not have the positive connotation by definition.

Examples:
- "Hé gast!! Tijd niet gezien!!"
("Hey dude/mate/man!! Long time no see!!)

- "Die nieuwe buurman van mij is een vreemde gast."
("That new neighbour of mine is a strange guy.")

- "Er hangen weer wat gasten rond bij de ingang van het park."
("A few guys are hanging around again at the park entrance.")

 Related word:
- "Gozer": guy, bloke, dude.

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