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handvat substantief {n} | handle [handles](part of an object held in the hand when used or moved) |
handvest substantief {n} | charter [charters](document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) handfast(contract) |
handvol substantief {n} | handful [handsful](amount held in hand) smattering [smatterings](small number) |
handwortelbeen substantief | carpus [carpi](the group of bones that make up the wrist) |
handzaag substantief {f} | handsaw(saw small enough to be used by one hand) |
handzeep substantief {m} {f} | handsoapnoun |
aan de hand van preposition | by means of(By using) |
beter één vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht phrase | a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(small but certain advantage is preferable) |
geen hand vol phrase | there are plenty of fish in the sea(there are more opportunities available) |
met de hand gemaakt bijvoeglijk naamwoord | handmade(made by hand) |
met hand en tand bijwoord | tooth and nail(viciously) |
om iemands hand vragen werkwoord | pop the questionverb |
op voorhand vastleggen werkwoord | prefix(set or appoint beforehand) |
op voorhand veroordelen werkwoord | foredoom [foredoomed, foredooming, foredooms](To predestine a doom) |
uit de hand gelopen bijvoeglijk naamwoord | rampant(rife and menacing) |
van de hand doen werkwoord | jettison [jettisoned, jettisoning, jettisons](to let go or get rid of) |
voor de hand liggen werkwoord | shine [shone, shone, shining, shines](to be immediately apparent) |
voor de hand liggend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | obvious(easily discovered or understood; self-explanatory) |