-in meaning in English
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| -in {f} | -ess(female suffix) |
| -ing | -ing(to form gerunds) -tion(producing a noun meaning the action or effect of a verb) |
| -nis | -ness(appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") -y(forming abstract nouns) |
| ab initio bijwoord | ab initio(referring to the time from when a legal document comes into force) |
| al je eieren in één mand zetten werkwoord | put all one's eggs in one basket(to rely on a single source) |
| alle troeven in handen hebben werkwoord | hold the cards(To be in a strong position) |
| als muziek in de oren klinken substantief | music to someone's ears(good news; pleasing sound or expression) |
| anti-intellectualisme substantief {n} | anti-intellectualism(hostility towards intellectuals) |
| arm in arm bijwoord | arm in arm(arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist) |
| automatische incasso substantief | direct debit(single order to allow an entity to charge one's account) |
| bedragen Zijn inkomen bedraagt 100.000 € werkwoord | aggregate [aggregated, aggregating, aggregates](To amount in the aggregate to) |
| beter één vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht phrase | a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(small but certain advantage is preferable) |
| bevelen in ... werkwoord | recommend [recommended, recommending, recommends](archaic: to confide to another) |
| bio-industrie substantief {f} | bioindustry(industry associated with biotechnology) |
| bladeren in werkwoord | page [paged, paging, pages](turn several pages of a publication) |
| Broeder in Christus substantief | Christadelphian(a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination) |
| building waarbij iedere flat individuele eigendom is maar de gronden gemeenschappelijk substantief | condominium [condominiums](building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) |
| burgerlijk ingenieur substantief {m} | civil engineer [civil engineers](engineer specialised in civil engineering) |
| chemische industrie substantief {f} | chemicals(chemical industry) |
| contra-intuïtief bijvoeglijk naamwoord | counterintuitive(contrary to intuition or common sense) |
| dag in dag uit bijwoord | day in, day outadverb |
| dame in nood substantief {f} | damsel in distress(young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.) |
| de bal in de 'scrimmage' plaatsen substantief | scrimmage [scrimmages]noun |
| de duivel zit in de details phrase | devil is in the details(specific provisions of something may be complicated) |
| de grond in boren werkwoord | murder [murdered, murdering, murders](defeat decisively) |
| de handdoek in de ring werpen werkwoord | throw in the towel((idiomatic) to quit; to give up) |
| de-installatie substantief {f} | uninstallation(process of removing a program) |
| de-installeren werkwoord | uninstall(completely remove hardware or software) |
| de inzet verhogen werkwoord | up the ante(raise the stakes) |
| de knuppel in het hoenderhok gooien werkwoord | put the cat among the pigeonsverb |
| de kop in het zand steken werkwoord | bury one's head in the sand(to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) |
| dertien in een dozijn bijvoeglijk naamwoord | dime a dozen(so common as to be practically worthless) |
| doen in verzekeringen werkwoord | insure [insured, insuring, insures](to deal in such contracts) |
| doen stoppen in een vroegtijdig stadium werkwoord | abort [aborted, aborting, aborts](to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) |
| draadloos internet substantief | Wi-Fi(computing: wireless data communication standard) |
| duwtje in de rug substantief {n} | boost [boosts](push from behind) |
| een doorn in substantief | |
| een dringend verzoek indienen werkwoord | conjure [conjured, conjuring, conjures](to make an urgent request to; to appeal) |
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