Dutch | English |
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luchtaanval substantief {m} | air raid(attack) air strike(attack by aircraft) |
meerval substantief | wels catfish(Silurus glanis) |
meerval substantief {m} | catfish [catfishes](type of fish, see also: sheatfish) |
met de deur in huis vallen werkwoord | cut to the chase(to get to the point) |
met Sint Juttemis; als Pasen en Pinksteren op één dag vallen substantief | cold day in Hell(an event that will never happen) |
met valschermen afwerpen werkwoord | airdrop(to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft) |
Midherfstfestival substantief | Mid-Autumn Festival(harvest festival) |
mindervalide bijvoeglijk naamwoord | disabled(having a disability) handicapped(having a handicap) |
muizenval substantief {m} | mousetrap [mousetraps](device for killing mice) |
na het vallen van de avond preposition | after dark(after nightfall, at night) |
naamval substantief {m} | grammatical case(mode of inflection of a word) |
nachtval substantief | nightfall(the close of the day; the coming of night) |
nachtval substantief {c} | dark(nightfall) |
nadat de nacht gevallen is preposition | after dark(after nightfall, at night) |
navalisme substantief {n} | navalism(naval militarism) |
neervallen werkwoord | fall down(to fall to the ground) flop [flopped, flopping, flops](to fall heavily, because lacking energy) |
Niagarawatervallen eigennam {Pl} | Niagara Falls(waterfalls) |
Nieuw-Zeelandse valk substantief | New Zealand falcon(Falco novaeseelandiae) |
noodgeval substantief {n} | emergency [emergencies](situation requiring urgent assistance) |
omvallen werkwoord | fall over(fall from an upright position to a horizontal position) keel over(of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover, see also: capsize) |
ongeval substantief {n} | accident [accidents](unexpected event with negative consequences) |
onopvallend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | inconspicuous(not prominent or easily noticeable) unobtrusiveadjective |
onverwachte aanval substantief | foray [forays](incursion) |
oosterse roodpootvalk substantief {f} | Amur falcon(Falco amurensis) |
opgewekte bevalling substantief {m} | abortion [abortions](induced abortion) |
opvallen werkwoord | attract attentionverb |
opvallend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | conspicuous(obvious or easy to notice) gaudy [gaudier, gaudiest](very showy or ornamented) remarkable(worthy of being remarked) striking(of that which makes a strong impression) |
opvallend bijwoord | amazingly(to a wonder-inspiring extent) conspicuously(in a conspicuous manner) |
over smaak valt niet te twisten phrase | there's no accounting for taste(people's tastes differ) |
overval substantief {m} | assault [assaults](violent onset or attack with physical means) |
overvallen werkwoord | mug [mugged, mugging, mugs](to assault for the purpose of robbery) |