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waken werkwoord

be awake(to not sleep)
verb
[UK: bi ə.ˈweɪk] [US: bi ə.ˈweɪk]

wakker maken werkwoord

awaken [awakened, awakening, awakens](transitive: to cause to become awake)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈweɪkən] [US: ə.ˈweɪkən]

wake(to make somebody stop sleeping)
verb
[UK: weɪk] [US: ˈweɪk]

wake up(to awaken (someone else))
verb
[UK: weɪk ʌp] [US: ˈweɪk ʌp]

wetsontwerp maken werkwoord
{n}

draft [drafted, drafting, drafts](to write a law)
verb
[UK: drɑːft] [US: ˈdræft]

wetten maken werkwoord

legislate [legislated, legislating, legislates](pass laws)
verb
[UK: ˈle.dʒɪ.sleɪt] [US: ˈle.dʒəs.ˌlet]

wraken werkwoord

challenge [challenged, challenging, challenges](to make a formal objection to a juror)
verb
[UK: ˈtʃæ.ləndʒ] [US: ˈtʃæ.ləndʒ]

recuse [recused, recusing, recuses](To refuse or reject)
verb
[UK: ˌrɪ.ˈkjuːz] [US: ˌrɪ.ˈkjuːz]

zaken substantief
{f-Pl}

business [businesses](occupation, work or trade of a person)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪz.nəs] [US: ˈbɪz.nəs]

zaken gaan voor plezier phrase

business before pleasure(discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification)
phrase
[UK: ˈbɪz.nəs bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)] [US: ˈbɪz.nəs bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

zakencijfer substantief
{n}

revenue [revenues](turnover, total sales)
noun
[UK: ˈre.və.njuː] [US: ˈre.və.ˌnuː]

turnover [turnovers](sales transacted)
noun
[UK: ˈtɜː.nəʊ.və(r)] [US: ˈtɜːno.ʊ.və(r)]

zakenleven substantief
{n}

business [businesses](occupation, work or trade of a person)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪz.nəs] [US: ˈbɪz.nəs]

zakenman substantief
{m}

businessman [businessmen](a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪz.nə.smæn] [US: ˈbɪz.nə.ˌsmæn]

zakenreis substantief
{m} {f}

business tripnoun
[UK: ˈbɪz.nəs trɪp] [US: ˈbɪz.nəs ˈtrɪp]

zakenvrouw substantief
{f}

businesswoman [businesswomen](woman of business)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪz.nə.ˌswʊ.mən] [US: ˈbɪz.nə.ˌswʊ.mən]

zich stilletjes uit de voeten maken werkwoord

abscond [absconded, absconding, absconds](to flee, often secretly)
verb
[UK: əb.ˈskɒnd] [US: əb.ˈskɑːnd]

zich vermaken werkwoord

disport(to amuse oneself divertingly or playfully)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈspɔːt] [US: dɪ.ˈspɔːrt]

zich zorgen maken werkwoord

fret [fretted, fretting, frets](to chafe or irritate; to worry)
verb
[UK: fret] [US: ˈfret]

sweat [sweated, sweating, sweats](informal: to worry)
verb
[UK: swet] [US: ˈswet]

worry [worried, worried, worrying, worries](be troubled)
verb
[UK: ˈwʌ.ri] [US: ˈwɜː.ri]

zichtbaar maken werkwoord

expose [exposed, exposing, exposes](to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to)
verb
[UK: ɪk.ˈspəʊz] [US: ɪkˈspoʊz]

ziekmakend bijvoeglijk naamwoord

sickening(causing sickness or disgust)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪk.ən.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsɪk.ən.ɪŋ]

zijn opwachting maken werkwoord

appear [appeared, appearing, appears](to come before the public)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈpɪə(r)] [US: ə.ˈpɪr]

zwanger raken werkwoord

fall pregnant(to become pregnant)
verb

zwartmaken werkwoord

blacken [blackened, blackening, blackens](defame, sully)
verb
[UK: ˈblækən] [US: ˈblækən]

denigrate [denigrated, denigrating, denigrates](blacken)
verb
[UK: ˈde.nɪ.ɡreɪt] [US: ˈde.nɪ.ˌɡret]

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