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oude wijn in nieuwe flessen substantief | old wine in a new bottle(existing concept or institution presented as if new) |
overgaan in werkwoord | merge [merged, merging, merges](to blend gradually into something else) |
overgrootvader-in-law substantief | great-grandfather-in-law(great-grandfather of one's spouse) |
passief inkomen substantief {n} | passive income(regular monetary income) |
plaats van een gen in een chromosoom substantief | locus [loci](position on a chromosome) |
plaatsen in werkwoord | subsume [subsumed, subsuming, subsumes](to place under another as belonging to it) |
plug-in substantief {m} | plug-in(computer add-on) |
Proto-Indo-Europeaan substantief {m} | Aryan(rare: a Proto-Indo-European) Proto-Indo-European(person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) |
Proto-Indo-Europees bijvoeglijk naamwoord | Aryan(of or pertaining to Indo-European or Aryan peoples, culture, and languages) Proto-Indo-European(pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it, see also: Indo-European) |
Proto-Indo-Europees eigennam {n} | Proto-Indo-European(ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) |
psychiatrische instelling substantief {f} | asylum [asylums](mental asylum) mental hospital [mental hospitals](facility designed to treat persons with mental disorders) |
pyloon ingang substantief {m} {m} | pylon [pylons]noun |
Republiek India eigennam {f} | Republic of India(official name of India) |
Republiek Indonesië eigennam {f} | Republic of Indonesia(official name of Indonesia) |
rijden onder invloed substantief | drunk drivingnoun |
rots in de branding substantief | tower of strengthnoun |
rust in vrede werkwoord | rest in peace(blessing or expression of hope) |
rust in vrede phrase | requiescat in pace(may he/she rest in peace) |
schering en inslag substantief | warp and woof(threads in a woven fabric) |
schering en inslag bijvoeglijk naamwoord | rife(Widespread, common (especially of unpleasant or harmful things)) |
schijt een beer in het bos phrase | does a bear shit in the woods(emphatic yes by way of an idiomatic, rhetorical question) |
seksueel overdraagbare infectie [seksueel overdraagbare infecties] substantief {f} | sexually transmitted infection(a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms) |
seksuele intimidatie substantief {f} | sexual harassmentnoun |
splitsing in lettergrepen substantief {f} | hyphenation [hyphenations](inclusion and location of hyphens) |
statistische inferentie substantief {f} | statistical inference(drawing conclusions from a random sample) |
stilzwijgende instemming substantief {f} | acquiescence(silent or passive assent) |
storm in een glas water substantief {m} | tempest in a teapot(big fuss made in a small context) |
supplementair inkomen substantief {n} | perquisite [perquisites](benefit beyond salary) |
tandarts gespecialiseerd in wortelkanaalbehandeling substantief | endodontist(one who specializes in endodontics) |
tegen beter weten in bijvoeglijk naamwoord | naive(lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) |
tegen de klok in bijvoeglijk naamwoord | anticlockwise(in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) |
tegen de klok in bijwoord | anticlockwise(in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) |
ter informatie preposition | for your information(used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) |
terra incognita substantief | terra incognita(unknown land) |
territoriale integriteit substantief {f} | territorial integrity(principle that a state’s borders are sacrosanct) |
toepassing in de praktijk substantief {f} | application [applications](the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) |
tot laat in de nacht werken werkwoord | burn the midnight oil(work through the night) |