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door preposition | after(as a result of) by(indicates the agent of a passive verb) due to(caused by) through(from one side of an opening to the other) with(expressing manner) |
door bijwoord | along(onward, forward) |
door ... heen preposition | out of(not having anymore) |
door abasie bijvoeglijk naamwoord | abasic(of, pertaining to or caused by abasia) |
door activa gedekt bijvoeglijk naamwoord | asset-backed(having assets as collateral) |
door alle eeuwen der eeuwen bijwoord | for ever and ever(eternally) |
door de bomen het bos niet meer zien werkwoord | see the forest for the trees(to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) |
door de hel gaan substantief | living hell(continuing state of extreme pain, punishment or torment) |
door de vingers glippen werkwoord | |
door de vingers zien werkwoord | overlook [overlooked, overlooking, overlooks](to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment) turn a blind eye(to ignore or deliberately overlook) |
door de zure appel werkwoord | bite the bullet(accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.) grit one's teeth(face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it) |
door een kleiner opening voeren werkwoord | funnel(to proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel) |
door een trechter gieten werkwoord | funnel(to use a funnel) |
door elkaar halen werkwoord | confuse [confused, confusing, confuses](to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another) |
door elkaar schudden werkwoord | concuss [concussed, concussing, concusses](injure the brain) |
door en door bijwoord | thoroughly(in a thorough or complete manner) through and through(entirely) |
door land omgeven bijvoeglijk naamwoord | landlocked(surrounded by land) |
door mekaar mengen werkwoord | muddle [muddled, muddling, muddles](mix together, to mix up; to confuse) |
door mensenhanden gemaakt bijvoeglijk naamwoord | man-made(created by a human) |
door middel van preposition | by means of(By using) |
door rood rijden werkwoord | run a red light(1.To pass through the traffic light when the red light is illuminated) |
door schade en schande wordt men wijs phrase | once bitten, twice shy(one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past) |
door toedoen van preposition | at the hands of(by the actions of) |
doorbladeren werkwoord | browse [browsed, browsing, browses](scan, casually look through) leaf through(to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random) page [paged, paging, pages](turn several pages of a publication) skim [skimmed, skimming, skims](read quickly, skipping some detail) |
doorboren werkwoord | broach [broached, broaching, broaches](make a hole in) hole [holed, holing, holes](to make holes) impale [impaled, impaling, impales](pierce something with any long, pointed object) launch [launched, launching, launches](strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce) |
doorbraak substantief {c} | breakthrough [breakthroughs](military advance) |
doorbrengen werkwoord | spend [spent, spent, spending, spends](to consume, to use up (time)) |