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slaan meaning in English

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slaan werkwoord

beat [beat, beaten, beating, beats](to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike)
verb
[UK: biːt] [US: ˈbiːt]

best(to beat)
verb
[UK: best] [US: ˈbest]

bruise [bruised, bruising, bruises](strike (a person), giving them a bruise)
verb
[UK: bruːz] [US: ˈbruːz]

clout [clouted, clouting, clouts](hit, especially with the fist)
verb
[UK: klaʊt] [US: ˈklaʊt]

club [clubbed, clubbing, clubs](to hit with a club)
verb
[UK: klʌb] [US: ˈkləb]

strike [struck, struck, striking, strikes](to hit)
verb
[UK: straɪk] [US: ˈstraɪk]

whack [whacked, whacking, whacks](to hit, slap or strike)
verb
[UK: wæk] [US: ˈwæk]

aan de haak slaan werkwoord

hook [hooked, hooking, hooks](to catch with a hook)
verb
[UK: hʊk] [US: ˈhʊk]

aan diggelen slaan werkwoord

shatter [shattered, shattering, shatters](to violently break something into pieces)
verb
[UK: ˈʃæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈʃæ.tər]

aanslaan werkwoord

fly [flew, flown, flying, flies](to become accepted)
verb
[UK: flaɪ] [US: ˈflaɪ]

afslaan werkwoord

cut out(stop working, be disconnected)
verb
[UK: kʌt ˈaʊt] [US: ˈkət ˈaʊt]

refuse [refused, refusing, refuses]((transitive) decline (request, demand))
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈfjuːz] [US: rə.ˈfjuːz]

stall [stalled, stalling, stalls](to come to a standstill)
verb
[UK: stɔːl] [US: ˈstɒl]

turn [turned, turning, turns](to change one's direction of travel)
verb
[UK: tɜːn] [US: ˈtɝːn]

alarm slaan werkwoord

alarm [alarmed, alarming, alarms](to give notice (by sound or otherwise) of approaching danger)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈlɑːm] [US: ə.ˈlɑːrm]

beslaan werkwoord

compass [compassed, compassing, compasses](surround)
verb
[UK: ˈkʌm.pəs] [US: ˈkʌm.pəs]

shoe [shoed, shoed, shoeing, shoes](to put horseshoes on a horse)
verb
[UK: ʃuː] [US: ˈʃuː]

de spijker op de kop slaan werkwoord

hit the nail on the head(identify something exactly)
verb
[UK: hɪt ðə neɪl ɒn ðə hed] [US: ˈhɪt ðə ˈneɪl ɑːn ðə ˈhed]

de wereld met verbazing slaan werkwoord

set the world on fire(do something sensational)
verb

een belachelijk figuur slaan werkwoord

make a show of oneself(To embarrass oneself or others in public)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ə ʃəʊ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈʃoʊ əv wʌn.ˈself]

make a spectacle of oneself(To embarrass oneself or others in public)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself]

een figuur slaan substantief

egg on one's face(suffer embarrassment or humiliation)
noun

een flater slaan werkwoord

blunder [blundered, blundering, blunders](To make a stupid mistake)
verb
[UK: ˈblʌn.də(r)] [US: ˈblʌn.dər]

een slaatje slaan werkwoord

profit [profited, profiting, profits](To take advantage of, exploit, use)
verb
[UK: ˈprɒ.fɪt] [US: ˈprɑː.fət]

en passant slaan substantief

en passant(chess move)
noun

gade slaan werkwoord

heed [heeded, heeding, heeds](to mind)
verb
[UK: hiːd] [US: ˈhiːd]

gadeslaan werkwoord

eye [eyed, eyeing or eying, eyes](to look as if intending to do sthg)
verb
[UK: aɪ] [US: ˈaɪ]

iemand de kop inslaan werkwoord

brain [brained, braining, brains](to kill a person by smashing the skull)
verb
[UK: breɪn] [US: ˈbreɪn]

iemand op z'n kop slaan werkwoord

brain [brained, braining, brains](to strike on the head)
verb
[UK: breɪn] [US: ˈbreɪn]

in de boeien slaan werkwoord

handcuff [handcuffed, handcuffing, handcuffs](to apply handcuffs)
verb
[UK: ˈhændkʌf] [US: ˈhændˌkəf]

inslaan werkwoord

batter [battered, battering, batters](to hit or strike violently and repeatedly)
verb
[UK: ˈbæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈbæ.tər]

inslaand bijvoeglijk naamwoord

incident(physics: falling on a surface)
adjective
[UK: ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt] [US: ˈɪn.sə.dənt]

met de vuist slaan werkwoord

punch [punched, punching, punches](to strike something or someone with one's fist)
verb
[UK: pʌntʃ] [US: ˈpəntʃ]

munt slaan werkwoord

coin [coined, coining, coins](to create coins)
verb
[UK: kɔɪn] [US: ˌkɔɪn]

neerslaan werkwoord

abate [abated, abating, abates]((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbeɪt] [US: ə.ˈbeɪt]

condense [condensed, condensing, condenses](to transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈdens] [US: kən.ˈdens]

omslaan werkwoord

overturn [overturned, overturning, overturns](to turn over, capsize)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈtɜːn] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈtɜːn]

wrench [wrenched, wrenching, wrenches](to sprain a joint)
verb
[UK: rentʃ] [US: ˈrentʃ]

ontslaan werkwoord

cashier [cashiered, cashiering, cashiers](to dismiss from service)
verb
[UK: kæ.ˈʃɪə(r)] [US: kæ.ˈʃɪr]

dismiss [dismissed, dismissing, dismisses](to discharge)
verb
[UK: dɪz.ˈmɪs] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsmɪs]

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