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damdoorbraak substantief
{f}

dam failurenoun
[UK: dæm ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)] [US: ˈdæm ˈfeɪ.ljər]

de Draak substantief

dragon [dragons](nickname for the Chinese empire and the People's Republic of China)
noun
[UK: ˈdræ.ɡən] [US: ˈdræ.ɡən]

dierenspeciaalzaak substantief
{m} {f}

pet shop(shop)
noun
[UK: pet ʃɒp] [US: ˈpet ˈʃɑːp]

door mensenhanden gemaakt bijvoeglijk naamwoord

man-made(created by a human)
adjective
[UK: ˈmæn.ˈmeɪd] [US: meɪd]

doorbraak substantief
{c}

breakthrough [breakthroughs](military advance)
noun
[UK: ˈbreɪk.θruː] [US: ˈbreɪk.ˌθruː]

doorgeefschaak substantief
{n}

bughouse chess(variant of chess)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌɡ.haʊs tʃes] [US: ˈbʌɡ.ˌhaʊs ˈtʃes]

draak substantief
{m}

dragon [dragons](mythical creature)
noun
[UK: ˈdræ.ɡən] [US: ˈdræ.ɡən]

drake [drakes](male duck)
noun
[UK: dreɪk] [US: ˈdreɪk]

draakje substantief
{n}

drake [drakes](small dragon)
noun
[UK: dreɪk] [US: ˈdreɪk]

één ooievaar maakt nog geen zomer phrase

one swallow does not a summer make(one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend)
phrase
[UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk]

een spaak in het wiel steken substantief

monkey wrench [monkey wrenches](problem)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌŋk.i rentʃ] [US: ˈmʌŋk.i ˈrentʃ]

een taak toekennen werkwoord

task [tasked, tasking, tasks](assign a task to)
verb
[UK: tɑːsk] [US: ˈtæsk]

een verkleuring veroorzaakt door hitte substantief

scorch [scorches](A discolouration caused by heat)
noun
[UK: skɔːtʃ] [US: ˈskɔːrtʃ]

één zwaluw maakt de lente niet phrase

one swallow does not a summer make(one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend)
phrase
[UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk]

een zwaluw maakt nog geen lente phrase

one swallow does not a summer make(one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend)
phrase
[UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk]

een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer phrase

one swallow does not a summer make(one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend)
phrase
[UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk]

eendracht maakt magt phrase

unity is strength(unity makes us become stronger)
phrase
[UK: ˈjuː.nɪ.ti ɪz streŋθ] [US: ˈjuː.nə.ti ˈɪz ˈstreŋkθ]

eenmanszaak substantief
{m} {f}

sole trader(a type of business enterprise)
noun
[UK: səʊl ˈtreɪ.də(r)] [US: soʊl ˈtreɪ.dər]

eenpersoonszaak substantief
{m} {f}

sole trader(a type of business enterprise)
noun
[UK: səʊl ˈtreɪ.də(r)] [US: soʊl ˈtreɪ.dər]

eerwraak substantief
{f} {m}

honour killing(murder as a cultural practice)
noun

engeltjesmaakster substantief
{f}; aborteur {m}

abortionist [abortionists]noun
[UK: ə.ˈbɔː.ʃə.nɪst] [US: ə.ˈbɔːr.ʃə.nəst]

enterhaak substantief

grapple(tool with claws or hooks)
noun
[UK: ˈɡræp.l̩] [US: ˈɡræp.l̩]

grappling hook(a type of hook)
noun
[UK: ˈɡræp.l̩.ɪŋ hʊk] [US: ˈɡræp.l̩.ɪŋ ˈhʊk]

forelhaak substantief
{n}

Aberdeen(fishhook)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.bə.ˈdiːn] [US: ˈæ.bər.ˌdin]

Geduld is een schone zaak phrase

patience is a virtue(it is better to be patient than impatient)
phrase
[UK: ˈpeɪʃns ɪz ə ˈvɜː.tʃuː] [US: ˈpeɪ.ʃəns ˈɪz ə ˈvɝː.tʃuː]

geduld is een schone zaak phrase

good things come to those who wait(patience is a virtue)
phrase
[UK: ɡʊd ˈθɪŋz kʌm tuː ðəʊz huː weɪt] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈθɪŋz ˈkəm ˈtuː ðoʊz ˈhuː ˈweɪt]

gekraak substantief
{n}

crack [cracks](sharp sound made when solid material breaks)
noun
[UK: kræk] [US: ˈkræk]

gekraakt bijvoeglijk naamwoord

broken(completely defeated and dispirited)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən] [US: ˈbroʊkən]

gekwaak substantief
{n}

croak [croaks](the sound of a frog or toad)
noun
[UK: krəʊk] [US: kroʊk]

gemaakt in China bijvoeglijk naamwoord

made in China(manufactured in the PRC)
adjective

geraakt bijvoeglijk naamwoord

affected(emotionally moved, touched)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈfek.tɪd] [US: ə.ˈfek.təd]

groepszaak substantief
{f}

class action(lawsuit)
noun

grondoorzaak substantief
{f}

root cause(initiating cause)
noun
[UK: ruːt kɔːz] [US: ˈruːt ˈkəz]

grootspraak substantief
{m} {f}

grandiloquence(lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing)
noun
[UK: ɡræn.ˈdɪ.lə.kwəns] [US: ɡræn.ˈdɪ.lə.kwəns]

grote schoonmaak houden werkwoord

bottom the house(clean a house extremely thoroughly)
verb

haak substantief

fishhook [fishhooks](barbed hook for fishing)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪʃhʊk] [US: ˈfɪʃhʊk]

haak substantief
{m}

catch [catches](a clasp which stops something from opening)
noun
[UK: kætʃ] [US: ˈkætʃ]

clasp [clasps](fastener or holder)
noun
[UK: klɑːsp] [US: ˈklæsp]

cradle [cradles](rest for the receiver of a telephone)
noun
[UK: ˈkreɪd.l̩] [US: ˈkreɪd.l̩]

hook [hooks](rod bent into a curved shape)
noun
[UK: hʊk] [US: ˈhʊk]

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