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-er meaning in English

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-er {m}

-er((used form a demonym) resident or inhabitant of...)
[UK: ɚ] [US: ər]

-erwijs

-ly(used to form adverbs from adjectives)
[UK: ˈlaɪ] [US: ˈlaɪ]

aanvallen; eraan zijn werkwoord

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

bediening van de eredienst substantief

ministry [ministries](practice and education of the minister of a particular religion)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.nɪ.stri] [US: ˈmɪ.nə.stri]

de dag ervoor bijwoord

the day before(on the preceding day)
adverb
[UK: ðə deɪ bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)] [US: ðə ˈdeɪ bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

Desiderius Erasmus eigennam
{m}

Erasmus(Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam)
proper noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈræz.məs] [US: ɪ.ˈræz.məs]

Desiderius Erasmus van Rotterdam eigennam
{m}

Erasmus(Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam)
proper noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈræz.məs] [US: ɪ.ˈræz.məs]

erop of eronder werkwoord

sink or swim(to fail or succeed, on a project attempted)
verb
[UK: sɪŋk ɔː(r) swɪm] [US: ˈsɪŋk ɔːr ˈswɪm]

hebben er zin in preposition

in the mood(disposed to do (something))
preposition

heel erg bedankt interjection

many thanksinterjection
[UK: ˈmen.i θæŋks] [US: ˈmen.i ˈθæŋks]

helemaal ernaast zitten bijvoeglijk naamwoord

way off(very wrong)
adjective

het ... ervan pronoun

its(that which belongs to it)
pronoun
[UK: ɪts] [US: ˈɪts]

het erin wrijven werkwoord

rub someone's nose inverb

het hangt ervan af phrase

it dependsphrase
[UK: ɪt dɪ.ˈpendz] [US: ˈɪt də.ˈpendz]

het is niet alles goud wat er blinkt phrase

all that glitters is not gold(things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so)
phrase
[UK: ɔːl ðæt ˈɡlɪ.təz ɪz nɒt ɡəʊld] [US: ɔːl ˈðæt ˈɡlɪ.tərz ˈɪz ˈnɑːt ɡoʊld]

ik ben het er mee eens phrase

me too(I agree)
phrase
[UK: miː tuː] [US: ˈmiː ˈtuː]

ik stem ermee in phrase

me too(I agree)
phrase
[UK: miː tuː] [US: ˈmiː ˈtuː]

ik versta er geen bal van phrase

it's all Greek to me(I don’t understand any of it)
phrase
[UK: ɪts ɔːl ˈɡriːk tuː miː] [US: ɪts ɔːl ˈɡriːk ˈtuː ˈmiː]

ik wil er niet over praten phrase

I don't want to talk about itphrase

ik wil er niet over spreken phrase

I don't want to talk about itphrase

in het ergste geval bijwoord

worst comes to worst(if a bad situation develops)
adverb

is er een kleinere maat? phrase

is there a smaller size(is there a smaller size?)
phrase

is er een supermarkt in de buurt? phrase

is there a grocery store nearby(is there a grocery store?)
phrase

ken ik je ergens van? phrase

do I know you(do I know you?)
phrase

ken ik je niet ergens van? phrase

do I know you(do I know you?)
phrase

ken ik u ergens van? phrase

do I know you(do I know you?)
phrase

ken ik u niet ergens van? phrase

do I know you(do I know you?)
phrase

Mens erger je niet substantief
{n}

Ludo(board game)
noun
[UK: ˈluː.dəʊ] [US: ˈluːdo.ʊ]

morgen is er nog een dag werkwoord

call it a day(to cease activity for the day)
verb
[UK: kɔːl ɪt ə deɪ] [US: ˈkɒl ˈɪt ə ˈdeɪ]

morgen is er weer een dag phrase

tomorrow is another day(a phrase indicating that tomorrow will bring new opportunities)
phrase

nu dat ik eraan denk preposition

by the way(incidentally)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ]

schande over wie er kwaad van denkt phrase

honi soit qui mal y pensephrase

Spaanse erwt substantief

chickpea(seed)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃɪk.piː] [US: ˈtʃɪk.piː]

Staat Eritrea eigennam
{m}

State of Eritrea(official name of Eritrea)
proper noun

ter ere van preposition

in honour ofpreposition
[UK: ɪn ˈɒ.nə(r) əv ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ɪn ˈɒ.nər əv ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

trial-and-error substantief
{m}

trial and error(solution by learning from mistakes)
noun
[UK: ˈtraɪəl ənd ˈe.rə(r)] [US: ˈtraɪəl ænd ˈe.rər]

valt er zelf in bijvoeglijk naamwoord

hoist by one's own petard(be hurt by one's own plot)
adjective

van kwaad tot erger preposition

out of the frying pan, into the fire(get from an already bad situation to a worse one)
preposition
[UK: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ pæn ˈɪn.tə ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ ˈpæn ˌɪn.ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

voorschot op de erfenis substantief
{n}

advancement [advancements](property given in advance of future distribution)
noun
[UK: əd.ˈvɑːn.smənt] [US: əd.ˈvæn.smənt]

wat er ook gebeurt bijwoord

come what may(idiomatic)
adverb
[UK: kʌm ˈwɒt meɪ] [US: ˈkəm ˈhwʌt ˈmeɪ]

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