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refrain [refrained, refraining, refrains]verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈfreɪn] [US: rə.ˈfreɪn]

; substantief

basket case(one made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress)
noun
[UK: ˈbɑː.skɪt keɪs] [US: ˈbæ.skət ˈkeɪs]

butterfly [butterfly](insect)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ] [US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ]

; aandoen werkwoord

turn on((transitive) to activate an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.)
verb
[UK: tɜːn ɒn] [US: ˈtɝːn ɑːn]

; adieu interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

; afstappen werkwoord

get off(to disembark from)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ɒf] [US: ˈɡet ˈɒf]

; ciao interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

; hoie interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

; iemand die een ongerief uit de weg ruimt substantief
{m}

abatornoun

; It would be warmer here werkwoord

would(indicating an action or state that is conditional on another)
verb
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

; moi interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

; rag substantief
{n}

silk [silks](fiber)
noun
[UK: sɪlk] [US: ˈsɪlk]

; tabee interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

; The waiter said that he would be right back. - De ober zei dat hij meteen terug zou keren. werkwoord

would(indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended)
verb
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

; toedels interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

; We sat on the bench asking ourselves if the bus would be too late this time. - We zaten op de bank ons afvragend of de bus deze keer te laat zou zijn. werkwoord

would(indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state)
verb
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

; wildwestverhaal substantief
{n}

western [westerns](film or other dramatic work)
noun
[UK: ˈwe.stən] [US: ˈwe.stərn]

; zwaai interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

a.j.b.; bijwoord

please(interjection to make a polite request)
adverb
[UK: pliːz] [US: ˈpliːz]

aannemen; veronderstellen werkwoord

presume [presumed, presuming, presumes]verb
[UK: prɪˈz.juːm] [US: prə.ˈzuːm]

aanvallen; eraan zijn werkwoord

do [did, done, doing, does]verb
[UK: duː] [US: ˈduː]

als ; The Hague dialect: as voegwoord

asconjunction
[UK: əz] [US: ˈæz]

als; The Hague dialect: as preposition

as(Introducing a basis of comparison)
preposition
[UK: əz] [US: ˈæz]

baarmoederverwijdering; hysterectomie substantief

hysterectomy [hysterectomies](surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
noun
[UK: ˌhɪ.stə.ˈrek.tə.mi] [US: ˌhɪ.stə.ˈrek.tə.mi]

bedriegen; verleiden werkwoord

mislead [misled, misled, misleading, misleads](lead in a false direction)
verb
[UK: ˌmɪs.ˈliːd] [US: ˌmɪs.ˈliːd]

bemerken; lenen werkwoord

spot(see, pick out, notice or identify)
verb
[UK: spɒt] [US: ˈspɑːt]

borstel; substantief
{m}

brush [brushes](implement)
noun
[UK: brʌʃ] [US: ˈbrəʃ]

borstelen; poetsen; vegen werkwoord

brush [brushed, brushing, brushes](to clean (with a brush))
verb
[UK: brʌʃ] [US: ˈbrəʃ]

de jouwe; pronoun

thine(possessive pronoun)
pronoun
[UK: ðaɪn] [US: ˈðaɪn]

de uwe; pronoun

thine(possessive pronoun)
pronoun
[UK: ðaɪn] [US: ˈðaɪn]

diep; diep bijvoeglijk naamwoord

deep [deeper, deepest]adjective
[UK: diːp] [US: ˈdiːp]

doeg; tot ziens interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

doen groeien; werkwoord

grow((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
verb
[UK: ɡrəʊ] [US: ˈɡroʊ]

een belletje doen rinkelen; iets zeggen werkwoord

ring a bell(to seem vaguely familiar)
verb
[UK: rɪŋ ə bel] [US: ˈrɪŋ ə ˈbel]

flitspuit; verstuiver substantief
{f}

atomizer [atomizers](instrument for reducing a liquid to spray)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.tə.maɪ.zə(r)] [US: ˈæ.tə.ˌmaɪ.zər]

geen woorden maar daden; daden zeggen meer dan woorden phrase

actions speak louder than words(it is more effective to act than speak)
phrase

gelieve; Would you please turn off the TV? - Zou u a.u.b. de TV kunnen uitzetten werkwoord

would(used to express a polite request)
verb
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

genees uzelven; geneesheer phrase

physician, heal thyselfphrase

goeienamiddag; phrase

good afternoon(greeting said in the afternoon)
phrase

grootzegel; Großsiegel substantief
{n}

great seal(main seal)
noun

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