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atten werkwoord | down [downed, downing, downs](to drink or swallow) |
attenties substantief {Pl} | attention [attentions](romantic interest) |
afmatten werkwoord | fatigue [fatigued, fatiguing, fatigues](to tire or make weary) |
afmatten uitputten werkwoord | abrade [abraded, abrading, abrades](to wear down) |
afmattend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | gruelling(so difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted) |
allesomvattend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | blanket(covering or encompassing everything) complete [completer, completest](with everything included) |
alomvattend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | comprehensive(broadly or completely covering) |
andere katten te geselen hebben werkwoord | have other fish to fry(to have more important things to do) |
beschatten werkwoord | tail [tailed, tailing, tails](to tail) |
bevatten werkwoord | comprehend [comprehended, comprehending, comprehends](to understand) comprise [comprised, comprising, comprises](be made up of) contain [contained, containing, contains](To hold inside) encompass [encompassed, encompassing, encompasses](include) feature [featured, featuring, features](to star, to contain) hold [held, holding, holds](to contain) sense [sensed, sensing, senses](to comprehend) |
bij nacht zijn alle katten grauw phrase | all cats are grey in the dark(proverb) |
brandschatten werkwoord | plunder [plundered, plundering, plunders](to take all the goods of, by force (as in war) (transitive)) |
chatten werkwoord | chat [chatted, chatting, chats](exchange messages in real time) |
de koe bij de hoorns vatten werkwoord | take the bull by the horns(to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty) |
flessenkratten substantief {Pl} | bottle crate(a container used for transport of beverage containers) |
geringschatten werkwoord | downplay [downplayed, downplaying, downplays](to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential) |
hervatten werkwoord | resume [resumed, resuming, resumes]((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) |
in de watten leggen werkwoord | indulge [indulged, indulging, indulges](to satisfy the wishes or whims of) |
inschatten werkwoord | weigh up(assess a situation) |
inschatten substantief | reckoning [reckonings](the action of calculating or estimating something) |
jatten werkwoord | boost [boosted, boosting, boosts](to steal) pilfer [pilfered, pilfering, pilfers](to steal in small quantities) steal [stole, stolen, stealing, steals](to illegally take possession of) swipe [swiped, swiping, swipes](to steal or snatch) |
katoenwatten substantief {n-Pl} | cotton wool(absorbent cotton) |
kattenbakvulling substantief {f} | kitty litter(mixture to provide a soiling area for cats) |
kattendoorn substantief {m} | restharrow [restharrows](any of various species of small shrubs making up the genius Ononis) |
kattengat substantief {n} | cat flap(small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in) |
kattenjong substantief | kitty [kitties](informal: kitten, young cat) |
kattenkruid substantief {n} | catnip(plant of the genus Nepeta) |
kattenkwaad substantief {n} | mischief(conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance) |
kattenluikje substantief {n} | cat flap(small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in) |
kattenoog substantief | cat's eye(retroreflective device placed on a road surface) |