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elf [elfen] substantief

elf [elves](mythical, supernatural being)
noun
[UK: elf] [US: ˈelf]

elf telwoord

eleven(the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve)
numeral
[UK: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩] [US: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩]

elfde substantief

eleventh(something in the eleventh position)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩θ] [US: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩θ]

elfde bijvoeglijk naamwoord

eleventh(ordinal form of eleven, see also: 11th)
adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩θ] [US: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩θ]

elfde uur substantief

eleventh hour(The last minute)
noun

elfhoek substantief
{m}

hendecagon(geometry)
noun
[UK: hen.ˈdek.ə.ɡən] [US: hen.ˈdek.ə.ɡɑːn]

undecagon(11-sided polygon)
noun
[UK: ˌʌndɪkˈaɡən] [US: ˌʌndᵻkˈæɡɑːn]

elfhonderd telwoord
{f}

eleven hundred(one thousand one hundred)
numeral
[UK: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩ ˈhʌn.drəd] [US: ɪ.ˈlev.n̩ ˈhʌn.drəd]

elfje substantief
{n}

elevenienoun

elflettergrepig bijvoeglijk naamwoord

hendecasyllabic(having eleven syllables)
adjective
[UK: hˌendɪkˌasɪlˈabɪk] [US: hˌendɪkˌæsɪlˈæbɪk]

elfmeter substantief
{m}

penalty kick(soccer: form of direct free kick)
noun
[UK: ˈpenl.ti ˈkɪk] [US: ˈpe.nəl.ti ˈkɪk]

elft substantief
{m}

allis shad(Alosa alosa)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.ˌlɪs ʃæd] [US: ˈæ.ˌlɪs ˈʃæd]

shad [shads](fishes of the herring family)
noun
[UK: ʃæd] [US: ˈʃæd]

als vanzelfsprekend beschouwen werkwoord

take for granted(give little attention to or to underestimate the value of)
verb
[UK: teɪk fɔː(r) ˈɡrɑːn.tɪd] [US: ˈteɪk ˈfɔːr ˈɡræn.təd]

appelflap substantief
{f} {m}

apple turnover(a pastry dessert filled with pieces of sweetened apples)
noun

Belfast eigennam

Belfast(capital of Northern Ireland)
proper noun
[UK: ˌbel.ˈfɑːst] [US: ˈbel.ˌfæst]

belfort substantief
{m}

belfry(tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church)
noun
[UK: ˈbel.fri] [US: ˈbel.fri]

ben je zelf phrase

I know you are but what am I(assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party)
phrase

betere helft substantief

better half(spouse or lover)
noun
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r) hɑːf] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈhæf]

Delfi eigennam
{n}

Delphi(city of ancient Greece)
proper noun
[UK: ˈdel.faɪ] [US: ˈdel.faɪ]

delfstof substantief
{c}

mineral [minerals](in geology)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.nə.rəl] [US: ˈmɪ.nə.rəl]

dezelfde bijvoeglijk naamwoord

selfsame(precisely the same)
adjective
[UK: ˈself.seɪm] [US: ˈself.ˌsem]

very(the same; identical)
adjective
[UK: ˈver.i] [US: ˈver.i]

dezelfde bijvoeglijk naamwoord
{c}

same(not different as regards self; identical)
adjective
[UK: seɪm] [US: ˈseɪm]

doe-het-zelf bijvoeglijk naamwoord

DIY(of or pertaining to do it yourself)
adjective
[UK: ˌdi:.ˌaɪ.ˈwaɪ] [US: ˌdi:.ˌaɪ.ˈwaɪ]

doel op zichzelf substantief
{n}

end in itself(something without a purpose)
noun
[UK: end ɪn ɪt.ˈself] [US: ˈend ɪn ət.ˈself]

dubbelfout substantief
{m} {f}

double fault(missing of both the first serve and second serve)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌb.l̩ fɔːlt] [US: ˈdʌb.l̩ ˈfɒlt]

een ezel stoot zich geen tweemaal aan dezelfde steen phrase

once bitten, twice shy(one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past)
phrase

gebrek aan zelfbeheersing substantief

acrasia(lack of self-control)
noun

geheel op zichzelf staand bijwoord

absolutely(in a manner that does not take an object)
adverb
[UK: ˈæb.sə.luːt.li] [US: ˌæb.sə.ˈluːt.li]

genees uzelf phrase

physician, heal thyselfphrase

gewelf substantief
{n}

vault [vaults](arched masonry structure)
noun
[UK: vɔːlt] [US: ˈvɒlt]

gravelfiets substantief
{f}

gravel bikenoun

gravelfietsen substantief
{n}

gravel cyclingnoun

griezelfilm substantief
{m}

horror movie(motion picture which horrifies or frightens)
noun
[UK: ˈhɒ.rə(r) ˈmuː.vi] [US: ˈhɔː.rər ˈmuː.vi]

helft substantief

half [halves](one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided)
noun
[UK: hɑːf] [US: ˈhæf]

hemelgewelf substantief
{n}

firmament(vault of the heavens, see also: heavens; sky)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜː.mə.mənt] [US: ˈfɝː.mə.mənt]

welkin(the sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible, see also: firmament; sky)
noun
[UK: ˈwelkɪn] [US: ˈwelkɪn]

hetzelfde pronoun

same(the identical thing)
pronoun
[UK: seɪm] [US: ˈseɪm]

hetzelfde bijvoeglijk naamwoord

alike(having resemblance; similar)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈlaɪk] [US: ə.ˈlaɪk]

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