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de neus optrekken/ophalen werkwoord | sneer [sneered, sneering, sneers](raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) |
dekbedovertrek substantief {n} | duvet(duvet cover) |
dieptrekken substantief {n} | deep drawing(metal forming process) |
diplomatieke betrekkingen substantief {f-Pl} | diplomatic relations(diplomatic intercourse) |
doortrekken werkwoord | flush [flushed, flushing, flushes](to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water) imbue [imbued, imbuing, imbues](to permeate or impregnate completely) peregrinate [peregrinated, peregrinating, peregrinates](to travel through a specific place) |
doortrekplaat substantief {f} | cockamamie(decal) |
een vos verliest zijn streken niet phrase | a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature) |
er vanonder trekken werkwoord | absquatulate(to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart) |
flessentrekkerij substantief {f} | fraud [frauds](an act of deception) |
gelaatstrek substantief {m} | feature [features](one of the physical constituents of the face) |
getouwtrek substantief {n} | tug of war [tugs of war](game) |
gevolgtrekking substantief {f} | corollary [corollaries](proposition which follows easily) |
heimelijk vertrekken werkwoord | abscond [absconded, absconding, absconds](to flee, often secretly) |
het kortste lootje trekken werkwoord | draw the short straw(to select the shortest straw) |
het zich onttrekken substantief | cop-out(avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty) |
in trek bijvoeglijk naamwoord | popular(liked by many people) |
in twijfel trekken werkwoord | question [questioned, questioning, questions](raise doubts about) |
in wederkerige betrekking staan werkwoord | correlate [correlated, correlating, correlates](intransitive: to be related by a correlation) |
internationale betrekkingen substantief | international relations(study of relationships among countries) |
intrekbaar bijvoeglijk naamwoord | abrogable(capable of being abrogated) |
intrekken werkwoord | absorb [absorbed, absorbing, absorbs](physics: to take up by chemical or physical action) overturn [overturned, overturning, overturns](legal: to reverse, overrule) recant [recanted, recanting, recants](to withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly) revoke [revoked, revoking, revokes](to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing) withdraw [withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing, withdraws](to take away or take back (something previously given or permitted), see also: remove; retract) |
intrekken substantief | cancellation [cancellations](act of cancelling) |
intrekking substantief {m} | abrogation [abrogations](act of abrogating) |
kleren aantrekken werkwoord | get dressed(to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes) |
kurkentrekker substantief {m} | corkscrew [corkscrews](implement for opening bottles sealed by a cork) |
laarzentrekker substantief {m} | bootstrap [bootstraps](a loop at the top of a boot to help in pulling it on) |
lottrekking substantief | lottery [lotteries](scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) |
maar niet zijn streken phrase | a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature) |
met betrekking tot preposition | as regards(regarding) concerning(regarding) in respect of(pertaining to) with respect to(pertaining to) |
met betrekking tot een roeping/aanleg bijvoeglijk naamwoord | vocational(of or pertaining to a vocation) |
met betrekking tot een tussenruimte bijvoeglijk naamwoord | interstitial(of, relating to, or situated in an interstice) |