Dutch | English |
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overtreffen werkwoord | surpass [surpassed, surpassing, surpasses](to exceed) |
overtreffen substantief | excess [excesses](degree by which one thing exceeds another) |
overtreffende trap substantief | superlative [superlatives](adjective used to praise) superlative degree((grammar)) |
overtreffende trap bijvoeglijk naamwoord | superlative(of or pertaining to a superlative) |
reffen werkwoord | reef [reefed, reefing, reefs](sailing) |
tot de derde macht verheffen werkwoord | cube [cubed, cubing, cubes](arithmetic: to raise to the third power) |
tot de tweede macht verheffen werkwoord | square [squared, squaring, squares](math: to multiply by itself) |
treffen werkwoord | afflict [afflicted, afflicting, afflicts](to cause pain to) encounter [encountered, encountering, encounters](meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly) impinge [impinged, impinging, impinges](to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon)) meet(to come face to face with by accident; to encounter) strike [struck, struck, striking, strikes](to hit) |
treffen substantief | combat [combats](a battle; a fight) |
treffen substantief {n} | encounter [encounters](unplanned meeting) |
treffend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | apposite(appropriate, relevant, well-suited) striking(of that which makes a strong impression) |
vereffening substantief {f} | liquidation(selling a business’s assets) |
verheffen werkwoord | rear [reared, rearing, rears](to lift, raise etc. physically) |