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Blaffende honden bijten niet phrase

one's bark is worse than one's bite(one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless)
phrase

blaffende honden bijten niet phrase

barking dogs seldom bite(people who make threats rarely carry them out)
phrase
[UK: ˈbɑːkɪŋ dɒɡz ˈsel.dəm baɪt] [US: ˈbɑːrkɪŋ ˈdɑːɡz ˈsel.dəm ˈbaɪt]

cummingtoniet substantief
{m}

cummingtonite(mineral magnesium-iron silicate hydroxide)
noun
[UK: kˈʌmɪŋtˌɒnaɪt] [US: kˈʌmɪŋtˌɑːnaɪt]

dat meen je niet! interjection

shut up("I don't believe it!")
interjection
[UK: ʃʌt ʌp] [US: ˈʃət ʌp]

de boog kan niet altijd gespannen zijn phrase

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy(too much hard work)
phrase

de huid niet verkopen voor de beer geschoten is phrase

don't count your chickens before they're hatched(one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː(r) ˈtʃɪkɪnz bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ˈðeə(r) hætʃt] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈkaʊnt ˈjɔːr ˈtʃɪkənz bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈðer ˈhætʃt]

desalniettemin phrase

that said(even so)
phrase

desalniettemin bijwoord

nevertheless(in spite of what preceded)
adverb
[UK: ˌne.və.ðə.ˈles] [US: ˌne.vər.ðə.ˈles]

deugniet substantief

flibbertigibbet(offbeat, skittish person)
noun
[UK: ˌflɪ.bə.tɪ.ˈdʒɪ.bɪt] [US: ˌflɪ.bə.tɪ.ˈdʒɪ.bɪt]

deugniet substantief
{m}

devil [devils](wicked or naughty person)
noun
[UK: ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdev.l̩]

rascal [rascals](cheeky person)
noun
[UK: ˈrɑː.skl̩] [US: ˈræ.skl̩]

doe dat ook een ander niet phrase

do unto others as you would have them do unto you(One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself)
phrase

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)
verb

echt niet interjection

no way(absolutely not)
interjection
[UK: nəʊ ˈweɪ] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈweɪ]

een appel valt niet ver van de boom phrase

the apple does not fall far from the tree(a child is similar to its parents)
phrase

een gegeven paard niet in de bek kijken phrase

don't look a gift horse in the mouth(a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt lʊk ə ɡɪft hɔːs ɪn ðə maʊθ] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈlʊk ə ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs ɪn ðə ˈmaʊθ]

een vos verliest zijn streken niet phrase

a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts]

één zwaluw maakt de lente niet 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]

eis tot nietigheid substantief

defense in abatementnoun

er niet bij bijvoeglijk naamwoord

absent-minded(absent in mind)
adjective
[UK: ˌæb.sənt.ˈmaɪn.dɪd] [US: ˌæb.sənt.ˈmaɪn.dɪd]

geef niet de boodschapper de schuld phrase

don't shoot the messenger(the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news)
phrase

geef niet op! interjection

never say die(do not despair)
interjection
[UK: ˈne.və(r) ˈseɪ daɪ] [US: ˈne.vər ˈseɪ ˈdaɪ]

geld stinkt niet phrase

money does not smellphrase

genietbaarheid substantief
{n}

enjoyabilitynoun

genieten werkwoord

bask [basked, basking, basks](to take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warm or happiness)
verb
[UK: bɑːsk] [US: ˈbæsk]

enjoy [enjoyed, enjoying, enjoys](to have the use or benefit of something)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ] [US: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ]

relish [relished, relishing, relishes](to taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of)
verb
[UK: ˈre.lɪʃ] [US: ˈre.lɪʃ]

genieten van werkwoord

enjoy [enjoyed, enjoying, enjoys](to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ] [US: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ]

graniet substantief
{f}

granite(type of rock)
noun
[UK: ˈɡræ.nɪt] [US: ˈɡræ.nət]

groene knolamaniet substantief

death cap(Amanita phalloides)
noun

het geld groeit me niet op de rug phrase

money doesn't grow on trees(you must work in order to have money)
phrase
[UK: ˈmʌ.ni ˈdʌznt ɡrəʊ ɒn triːz] [US: ˈmʌ.ni ˈdʌ.zənt ˈɡroʊ ɑːn ˈtriːz]

het is niet alles goud wat er blinkt phrase

all that glitters is not gold(things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so)
phrase
[UK: ɔːl ðæt ˈɡlɪ.təz ɪz nɒt ɡəʊld] [US: ɔːl ˈðæt ˈɡlɪ.tərz ˈɪz ˈnɑːt ɡoʊld]

het is niet mijn fout phrase

it's not my fault(I did not cause the problem)
phrase

het is niet mijn schuld phrase

it's not my fault(I did not cause the problem)
phrase

het kan me niet schelen phrase

I don't carephrase
[UK: ˈaɪ dəʊnt keə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈker]

het kan me niets schelen phrase

I don't carephrase
[UK: ˈaɪ dəʊnt keə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈker]

het maakt niet uit phrase

it doesn't matterphrase
[UK: ɪt ˈdʌznt ˈmæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈɪt ˈdʌ.zənt ˈmæ.tər]

het maakt niets uit phrase

it doesn't matterphrase
[UK: ɪt ˈdʌznt ˈmæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈɪt ˈdʌ.zənt ˈmæ.tər]

het niet eens zijn werkwoord

disagree [disagreed, disagreeing, disagrees](to fail to agree)
verb
[UK: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈɡriː] [US: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈɡriː]

ik begrijp het niet phrase

I don't understandphrase
[UK: ˈaɪ dəʊnt ˌʌn.də.ˈstænd] [US: ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˌʌn.dər.ˈstænd]

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