Angol | Holland |
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because of (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) preposition [UK: bɪˈkɒz əv] [US: bɪˈkɒz əv] | vanwegepreposition wegenspreposition |
benefit of the doubt (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence) noun | voordeel van de twijfelsubstantief |
beware of the dog phrase | pas op voor de hondphrase |
bill of exchange (document demanding payment from another party) noun [UK: bɪl əv ɪkˈs.tʃeɪndʒ] [US: ˈbɪl əv ɪks.ˈtʃeɪndʒ] | wisselbriefsubstantief |
bill of lading (waybill for transport by boat) noun [UK: bɪl əv ˈleɪd.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɪl əv ˈleɪd.ɪŋ] | beurtvaartadressubstantief cognossementsubstantief |
bird of prey (carnivorous bird) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpreɪ] [US: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpreɪ] | roofvogelsubstantief |
birds of a feather flock together (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) phrase [UK: bɜːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðə(r) flɒk tə.ˈɡe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈbɝːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðər ˈflɑːk tə.ˈɡe.ðər] | soort zoekt soortphrase |
bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | te veel hooi op de vork nemenwerkwoord |
blade of grass (a single instance of a plant described by the mass noun grass) noun [UK: bleɪd əv ɡrɑːs] [US: ˈbleɪd əv ˈɡræs] | grashalmsubstantief |
blink of an eye (moment (a very short period of time)) noun | ogenbliksubstantief |
blow off steam (to vent to relieve stress) verb [UK: bləʊ ɒf stiːm] [US: ˈbloʊ ˈɒf ˈstiːm] | stoom afblazenwerkwoord |
blue screen of death (screen indicating a system error) noun [UK: bluː skriːn əv deθ] [US: ˈbluː ˈskriːn əv ˈdeθ] | blauw scherm des doodsubstantief |
board of directors (group of people elected by stockholders) noun [UK: bɔːd əv dɪ.ˈrek.təz] [US: ˈbɔːrd əv də.ˈrek.tərz] | raad van bestuursubstantief |
boffin ((informal) engineer or scientist) noun [UK: ˈbɒ.fɪn] [US: ˈbɒ.fɪn] | techneutsubstantief |
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (official name of Venezuela) proper noun | Bolivariaanse Republiek Venezuelaeigennam |
bone of contention (Something that continues to be disputed) noun [UK: bəʊn əv kən.ˈten.ʃn̩] [US: ˈboʊn əv kən.ˈten.ʃn̩] | twistpuntsubstantief |
book of hours (illuminated devotional book from the Middle Ages) noun | getijdenboeksubstantief |
branch off (to diverge into two or more separate paths) verb | afbuigenwerkwoord |
breach of contract (failure to perform) noun [UK: briːtʃ əv kən.ˈtrækt] [US: ˈbriːtʃ əv ˈkɑːn.ˌtrækt] | contractbreuksubstantief |
break-off (first shot in a cue game) noun | afstootsubstantief |
bulletproof (capable of withstanding a bullet) adjective [UK: ˈbʊ.lɪt.pruːf] [US: ˈbʊ.lət.ˌpruːf] | kogelvrijbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
burden of proof (duty of a party in a legal proceeding) noun [UK: ˈbɜːd.n̩ əv pruːf] [US: ˈbɝː.dn̩ əv ˈpruːf] | bewijslastsubstantief lastsubstantief |
burnt offering (slaughtered animal burnt on an altar) noun [UK: bɜːnt ˈɒ.fər.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɝːnt ˈɒ.fər.ɪŋ] | brandoffersubstantief |
buy off (pay off) verb [UK: baɪ ɒf] [US: ˈbaɪ ˈɒf] | afkopenwerkwoord omkopenwerkwoord |
by dint of (by the force of; by means of, see also: by means of) preposition [UK: baɪ dɪnt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: baɪ ˈdɪnt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | dank zijpreposition |
by means of (By using) preposition [UK: baɪ miːnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: baɪ ˈmiːnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | aan de hand vanpreposition door middel vanpreposition |
by the Grace of God (By divine right) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə ɡreɪs əv ɡɒd] [US: baɪ ðə ˈɡreɪs əv ˈɡɑːd] | bij de Gratie Godspreposition |
Cape of Good Hope (a cape in southwestern South Africa) proper noun [UK: keɪp əv ɡʊd həʊp] [US: ˈkeɪp əv ˈɡʊd hoʊp] | Kaap de Goede Hoopeigennam |
care of (for distribution by (the named intermediary)) preposition | per adrespreposition |
cast off (finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them from the needle) verb [UK: kɑːst ɒf] [US: ˈkæst ˈɒf] | afkantenwerkwoord |
certificate of authenticity noun | certificaat van echtheidsubstantief echtheidscertificaatsubstantief |
chain of command (hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it) noun | commandostructuursubstantief |
chamber of commerce (community business association) noun [UK: ˈtʃeɪm.bə(r) əv ˈkɒ.mɜːs] [US: ˈtʃeɪm.bər əv ˈkɑː.mərs] | Kamer van Koophandelsubstantief Kamers van Koophandelsubstantief |