Dutch | English |
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preken werkwoord | preach [preached, preaching, preaches](give a sermon) |
aanspreken werkwoord | appeal [appealed, appealing, appeals](to be attractive) |
afspreken werkwoord | meet(to come face to face with someone by arrangement) |
als vanzelfsprekend beschouwen werkwoord | take for granted(give little attention to or to underestimate the value of) |
Bengaalssprekende bijvoeglijk naamwoord | Banglaphone(Bengali-speaking) |
Bengaalssprekende substantief {m} {f} | Banglaphone(one who speaks Bengali) |
bespreken werkwoord | bespeak [bespoke, bespoken, bespeaking, bespeaks]((transitive) to speak about; tell of; relate; discuss) debate [debated, debating, debates](participate in a debate) discourse [discoursed, discoursing, discourses](to debate) discuss [discussed, discussing, discusses](to converse or debate concerning a particular topic) |
bij wijze van spreken preposition | in a manner of speaking(as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect) |
boekdelen spreken werkwoord | say it all(to convey information implicitly and non-verbally.) speak volumes(to convey significant information beyond what is explicit) |
breedvoerig spreken werkwoord | expatiate [expatiated, expatiating, expatiates]verb |
buikspreken substantief | ventriloquism(art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source) |
eentonig spreken werkwoord | drone [droned, droning, drones](to speak in a monotone way) |
Engelssprekende bijvoeglijk naamwoord | Anglophone(English-speaking) |
Engelssprekende substantief {m} {f} | Anglophone(one who speaks English) |
goed/correct uitspreken werkwoord | articulate [articulated, articulating, articulates](to speak clearly) |
ik wil er niet over spreken phrase | |
kinderen en dronken mensen spreken altijd de waarheid phrase | in wine, there is truth(one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) |
kwaad spreken werkwoord | deprave [depraved, depraving, depraves](To speak ill of) |
kwaadspreken werkwoord | badmouth(to criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully) |
lijzig spreken werkwoord | drawl [drawled, drawling, drawls](to speak with a drawl) |
manier van spreken substantief | figure of speech(word or phrase) |
misspreken werkwoord | misspeak(to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly) |
rechtspreken werkwoord | judge [judged, judging, judges](to sit in judgment on, act as judge) |
schoonspreken werkwoord | pussyfoot [pussyfooted, pussyfooting, pussyfoots](to use euphemistic language) |
spreken werkwoord | discourse [discoursed, discoursing, discourses](engage in discussion or conversation) speak [spoke, spoken, speaking, speaks](to communicate with one's voice using words) talk [talked, talking, talks](to communicate by speech) |
Spreken is zilver phrase | speech is silver, silence is golden(proverb) |
sprekend wapen substantief | cant [cants](heraldry: blazon that makes a pun, canting arms) |
sprekend wapen substantief {n} | canting armsnoun |
tegenspreken werkwoord | backtalk(disputatively or sarcastically respond) contend [contended, contending, contends](strive in opposition) contradict [contradicted, contradicting, contradicts](deny the truth of (a statement or statements)) gainsay [gainsaid, gainsaid, gainsaying, gainsays](to contradict something said) sass(talk back) |
tegenspreken substantief {n} | sass(backtalk, cheek, sarcasm) |