-ste meaning in English
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| -ste | -est(superlative of adjectives and adverbs) |
| aan een steekspel deelnemen werkwoord | joust [jousted, jousting, jousts](engage in mock combat on horseback) |
| aan het sterven bijvoeglijk naamwoord | dying(approaching death) |
| aansprakelijk stellen werkwoord | hold to account(require a person to explain or to accept responsibility) |
| Afrikaanse steppevaraan substantief | savannah monitor(Varanus exanthematicus) |
| aselecte steekproef substantief | random sample [random samples](sample) |
| Aziatische steenpatrijs substantief {f} | chukar(partridge) |
| beschikbaar stellen werkwoord | produce [produced, producing, produces](to make available to) |
| blad-steen-schaar substantief {?} | rock paper scissors(popular child's game) |
| blijven steken werkwoord | stick [stuck, sticking, sticks](to jam) |
| buiten werking stellen werkwoord | abolish [abolished, abolishing, abolishes](to destroy) |
| dan vragen stellen werkwoord | shoot first and ask questions later(To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences) |
| de eerste steen maar gooien phrase | let him who is without sin cast the first stone(only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) |
| de keten is zo sterk als haar zwakste schakel phrase | a chain is only as strong as its weakest link(aphorism) |
| de kop in het zand steken werkwoord | bury one's head in the sand(to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) |
| De Stem van Zuid-Afrika eigennam | The Call of South Africa(a former national anthem of South Africa) |
| de sterren betreffend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | stellar(of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars) |
| de stervenden bijvoeglijk naamwoord {Pl} | dying(approaching death, used as a substantive: those who are currently expiring) |
| decimale stelsel substantief {n} | decimal system(numerical system of counting in tens) |
| e-step substantief {f} | e-scooternoun scooter [scooters](electric version of the kick scooter) |
| een ezel stoot zich geen tweemaal aan dezelfde steen phrase | once bitten, twice shy(one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past) |
| een rollende steen vergaart geen mos phrase | a rolling stone gathers no moss(a person who never settles in one place will never be successful) |
| een spaak in het wiel steken substantief | monkey wrench [monkey wrenches](problem) |
| een steek laten vallen werkwoord | drop the ball(fail in one’s responsibilities) |
| een stelling bouwen werkwoord | scaffold [scaffolded, scaffolding, scaffolds](set up scaffolding) |
| elektrische step substantief {f} | e-scooternoun scooter [scooters](electric version of the kick scooter) |
| enkelvoudige overdraagbare stem substantief | single transferable vote(voting system) |
| Forsters stern substantief | Forster's tern(Sterna forsteri) |
| gedenk te sterven substantief | memento morinoun |
| gerust stellen werkwoord | calm [calmed, calming, calms](to make calm) |
| gewone sterveling substantief | mere mortal(ordinary person) |
| grote stern substantief | Sandwich tern(species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis) |
| gunstig stemmen werkwoord | propitiate [propitiated, propitiating, propitiates](To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone) |
| het in de steek laten substantief {n} | abandonment(voluntary leaving of a person) |
| hoe de vork in de steel zit substantief | ins and outs(the details or fine points) |
| hoofdelijke stemming substantief | show of hands(vote by raising a hand) |
| iemand steunen werkwoord | have someone's back(be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) |
| ik stem ermee in phrase | me too(I agree) |
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