Angol | Holland |
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usher (to accompany or escort) verb [UK: ˈʌ.ʃə(r)] [US: ˈʌ.ʃər] | begeleidenwerkwoord |
usher (to guide people to their seats) verb [UK: ˈʌ.ʃə(r)] [US: ˈʌ.ʃər] | aanwijzenwerkwoord |
usher in (announce the arrival of) verb [UK: ˈʌ.ʃə(r) ɪn] [US: ˈʌ.ʃər ɪn] | aankondigenwerkwoord inleidenwerkwoord |
USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) proper noun [UK: ˌju:.ˌes.ˌes.ˈɑː(r)] [US: ˌju:.ˌes.ˌes.ˈɑːr] | USSReigennam |
Ussuriysk (city in Russia) proper noun | Oessoeriejskeigennam |
usual (most commonly occurring) adjective [UK: ˈjuː.ʒʊəl] [US: ˈjuː.ʒə.wəl] | gewoonbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
usually (most of the time) adverb [UK: ˈjuː.ʒə.li] [US: ˈjuː.ʒə.wə.li] | gewoonlijkbijwoord meestalbijwoord |
usufruct (legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person) noun [UK: ˈjuː.sjʊ.frʌkt] [US: ˈjuː.zʊ.ˌfrʌkt] | vruchtgebruiksubstantief |
usurer (one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates) noun [UK: ˈjuː.ʒə.rə(r)] [US: ˈjuː.ʒə.rər] | woekeraarsubstantief woekeraarstersubstantief |
usurp [usurped, usurping, usurps] (seize power) verb [UK: juː.ˈzɜːp] [US: ˌjuː.ˈsɝːp] | zich toe-eigenenwerkwoord |
usurpation (wrongful seizure) noun [UK: ˌjuː.zɜː.ˈpeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌjuː.sər.ˈpeɪʃ.n̩] | bezitsaanmatigingsubstantief overweldigingsubstantief toeeigeningsubstantief usurpatiesubstantief veroveringsubstantief wederrechtelijke inbezitnemingsubstantief |
usurper [usurpers] (one who usurps) noun [UK: juː.ˈzɜː.pə(r)] [US: juː.ˈzɝː.pər] | machtsovernemersubstantief usurpatorsubstantief |
usury (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates) noun [UK: ˈjuː.ʒə.ri] [US: ˈjuː.ʒə.ri] | woekerrentesubstantief |
usury (practice of lending money at illegal or unfair rates) noun [UK: ˈjuː.ʒə.ri] [US: ˈjuː.ʒə.ri] | woekersubstantief |
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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step phrase [UK: ə ˈdʒɜː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d maɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪð ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ step] [US: ə ˈdʒɝː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d ˈmaɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ ˈstep] | een reis van duizend mijlen begint met een enkele stapphrase |
a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
abaculus (a small tile) noun | mozaïekelementsubstantief |
abacus [abacuses] (device for performing arithmetical calculations) noun [UK: ˈæ.bəkəs] [US: ˈæ.bəkəs] | abacussubstantief telraamsubstantief |
abdominous (pot-bellied) adjective [UK: æb.ˈdɒ.mɪ.nəs] [US: æb.ˈdɑː.mə.nəs] | corpulentbijvoeglijk naamwoord dikbuikigbijvoeglijk naamwoord gezetbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
Aberdeen Angus (breed of beef cattle) noun | Aberdeen Angussubstantief |
ablush (blushing) adjective [UK: ə.ˈblʌʃ] [US: ə.ˈblʌʃ] | blozendbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
abortus fever (brucellosis) noun | abortuskoortssubstantief |
absolute music (music which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic and contrapuntal structure) noun | abstracte muzieksubstantief |
abstemious (marked by, or spent in, abstinence) adjective [UK: əb.ˈstiː.miəs] [US: əb.ˈstiː.miəs] | abstinentbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
abstemious (refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink) adjective [UK: əb.ˈstiː.miəs] [US: əb.ˈstiː.miəs] | frugaalbijvoeglijk naamwoord karigbijvoeglijk naamwoord |