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een zwaluw maakt nog geen lente phrase

one swallow does not a summer make(one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend)
phrase
[UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk]

een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer phrase

one swallow does not a summer make(one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend)
phrase
[UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk]

erogeen bijvoeglijk naamwoord

erogenous(sensitive to sexual arousal)
adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈrɒ.dʒə.nəs] [US: ɪ.ˈrɒ.dʒə.nəs]

estrogeen substantief
{n}

estrogen [estrogens]noun
[UK: ˈe.strə.dʒən] [US: ˈe.strə.dʒən]

gedane zaken maken geen keer substantief

water under the bridge(something in the past that cannot be controlled but must be accepted)
noun

gedane zaken nemen geen keer phrase

what's done is donephrase

glycogeen substantief
{n}

glycogen [glycogens](polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals)
noun
[UK: ˈɡlaɪk.ə.dʒən] [US: ˈɡlaɪk.ə.dʒən]

goede wijn behoeft geen krans phrase

good wine needs no bush(something good does not need to be advertised)
phrase
[UK: ɡʊd waɪn niːdz nəʊ bʊʃ] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈwaɪn ˈniːdz ˈnoʊ ˈbʊʃ]

hallucinogeen substantief

hallucinogen [hallucinogens](that which causes hallucinations)
noun
[UK: həlˈuːsɪnədʒən] [US: həlˈuːsɪnədʒən]

halogeen substantief
{n}

halogen [halogens](any element of group 17)
noun
[UK: ˈhæ.lə.dʒən] [US: ˈhæ.lə.dʒən]

halogeenalkanen substantief

haloalkane(chemical compound)
noun

heterogeen bijvoeglijk naamwoord

heterogeneous(diverse in kind)
adjective
[UK: ˌhe.tə.rə.ˈdʒiː.nɪəs] [US: ˌhe.tə.rə.ˈdʒiː.njəs]

hetgeen te bewijzen was phrase

quod erat demonstrandumphrase

homogeen bijvoeglijk naamwoord

homogeneous(of the same kind; alike, similar)
adjective
[UK: ˌhɒ.mə.ˈdʒiː.nɪəs] [US: ˌhomə.ˈdʒiː.niəs]

iatrogeen bijvoeglijk naamwoord

iatrogenic(induced by physician or medical treatment)
adjective
[UK: ˌaɪətrəʊdʒˈenɪk] [US: ˌaɪətroʊdʒˈenɪk]

ik eet geen varkensvlees phrase

I don't eat porkphrase

ik eet geen vis phrase

I don't eat fishphrase

ik eet geen vlees phrase

I don't eat meatphrase

ik heb geen geld phrase

I have no moneyphrase
[UK: ˈaɪ həv nəʊ ˈmʌ.ni] [US: ˈaɪ həv ˈnoʊ ˈmʌ.ni]

ik rijd geen auto phrase

I don't drive(I don't drive (a car, a vehicle))
phrase

ik spreek geen Engels phrase

I don't speak English(I don't speak English (specifically English))
phrase
[UK: ˈaɪ dəʊnt spiːk ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ] [US: ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈspiːk ˈɪŋ.ˌɡlɪʃ]

ik spreek geen Nederlands phrase

I don't speak English(I don't speak (fill with the name of the current foreign language))
phrase
[UK: ˈaɪ dəʊnt spiːk ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ] [US: ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈspiːk ˈɪŋ.ˌɡlɪʃ]

ik versta er geen bal van phrase

it's all Greek to me(I don’t understand any of it)
phrase
[UK: ɪts ɔːl ˈɡriːk tuː miː] [US: ɪts ɔːl ˈɡriːk ˈtuː ˈmiː]

in geen geval preposition

by no means(certainly not)
preposition
[UK: baɪ nəʊ miːnz] [US: baɪ ˈnoʊ ˈmiːnz]

in geen geval bijwoord

nowise(in no manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈnəʊ.waɪz] [US: ˈnoʊ.waɪz]

maak je geen zorgen phrase

don't worry(indicates to the interlocutor not to worry about something)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt ˈwʌ.ri] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈwɜː.ri]

mutageen substantief
{n}

mutagen(agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.tə.dʒen] [US: ˈmjuː.tə.dʒen]

oestrogeen substantief
{n}

estrogen [estrogens]noun
[UK: ˈe.strə.dʒən] [US: ˈe.strə.dʒən]

pathogeen substantief

pathogen [pathogens](any organism or substance that causes disease)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.θə.dʒən] [US: ˈpæ.θə.dʒən]

pathogeen bijvoeglijk naamwoord

pathogenic(able to cause disease)
adjective
[UK: ˈpæ.θə.dʒən] [US: ˌpæ.θə.ˈdʒe.nɪk]

pekingeend substantief
{f}

Pekin duck(breed of domestic duck)
noun

Peking duck(dish consisting of duck and pancake)
noun

praatjes vullen geen gaatjes phrase

fine words butter no parsnips(talking about doing something does not get it done)
phrase
[UK: faɪn ˈwɜːdz ˈbʌt.ə(r) nəʊ ˈpɑː.snɪps] [US: ˈfaɪn ˈwɝːdz ˈbʌt.r̩ ˈnoʊ ˈpæ.snɪps]

transgeen bijvoeglijk naamwoord

transgenic(genetically modified)
adjective
[UK: ˌtrænz.ˈdʒe.nɪk] [US: ˌtrænz.ˈdʒe.nɪk]

uitstel maar geen afstel substantief
{n}

rain check(any postponement, especially of an offer)
noun

van de prins geen kwaad weten phrase

butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth(benign appearance, suggesting the contrary)
phrase

wij aanvaarden geen creditcards phrase

sorry, we don't accept credit cardsphrase

witoogeend substantief

ferruginous duck(Aythya nyroca)
noun

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