Dutch | English |
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ontkennende zin substantief {m} | negative clause(negative clause, negative sentence) |
onzin interjection | bullshit(expression of disbelief) rubbish(used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue) |
onzin substantief | poppycock(nonsense) twaddle(Empty or silly idle talk or writing) |
onzin substantief {c} | bilgewater(slang: nonsense) |
onzin interjection {m} | nonsense(emphatic rejection) |
onzin substantief {m} | abracadabra(mumbo-jumbo) baloney(nonsense, see also: nonsense) bull [bulls](nonsense) bullshit(vulgar slang for deceptive or exaggerated nonsense, see also: nonsense) fudge [fudges](light or frothy nonsense) nonsense(meaningless words) tosh(silly nonsense) |
onzinnig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | insensate(senseless; foolish; irrational) irrational(unfounded or nonsensical) nonsensical(without sense) |
onzinnige bijvoeglijk naamwoord | irrational(unfounded or nonsensical) |
onzinverhaal substantief {n} | cock-and-bull story(far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity) |
openingszin substantief {m} | pick-up line(short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger) |
overpeinzing substantief {f} | meditation [meditations](contemplative discourse) |
pleeggezin substantief | foster family(family having at least one foster child) |
reukzin substantief {m} | olfaction(the sense of smell) |
reuzin substantief {f} | giant [giants](very tall person) |
rondzingen substantief | feedback [feedbacks](howling noise) |
scherpzinnig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | astute(Quick at seeing how to gain advantage) clever [cleverer, cleverest](mentally quick or sharp) perspicacious(showing keen insight) sharp [sharper, sharpest](intelligent) |
scherpzinnigheid substantief | acuity [acuities]noun |
scherpzinnigheid substantief {f} | acumen(quickness of perception) |
slagzin substantief | shibboleth [shibboleths](a common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth) |
slagzin substantief {m} | slogan [slogans](catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised) |
snelheidsbegrenzing substantief {f} | speed limit(maximum speed permitted) |
tegenwijzerzin bijwoord {m} | widdershins(anticlockwise, counter-clockwise) |
tegenzin substantief {m} | reluctance(unwillingness to do something) |
terechtwijzing substantief {f} | reprimand [reprimands](severe, formal or official reproof) |
terzine substantief {f} | tercet [tercets](three-line stanza in a poem) |
toewijzing substantief | allocation [allocations](The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) |
toewijzing substantief {f} | ascription [ascriptions](act of ascribing a quality to someone or something) |