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zwaard substantief {n} | sword [swords](weapon) |
zwaard van Damocles substantief {n} | sword of Damocles(thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune) |
zwaarder wegen werkwoord | outweigh [outweighed, outweighing, outweighs]verb |
zwaardlelie substantief {f} | gladiolus [gladiole | gladioluses | gladioli](plant) |
zwaardslikker substantief {m} | sword swallower(person who swallows swords) |
zwaardsmid substantief {m} | swordsmith(a maker of swords) |
zwaardvechter substantief {m} | swordsman [swordsmen](a person skilled at using swords) |
zwaardvis substantief {m} | marlin [marlins](game fish) swordfish [swordfishes](Xiphias gladius) |
zwaardwalvis substantief {m} | killer whale [killer whales]noun orcanoun |
gewetensbezwaarde substantief {m} {f} | conscientious objector(someone refusing to fight in an armed conflict because of religious or moral principles) |
grootzwaard substantief {n} | longsword(a kind of sword) |
lichtzwaard substantief {n} | lightsaber(a fictional type of sword) |
slagzwaard substantief {n} | longsword(a kind of sword) |
tweesnijdend zwaard substantief {n} | double-edged sword(idiomatic) |
wie leeft bij het zwaard phrase | live by the sword, die by the sword(one who uses violence can expect a violent response) |
zal sterven bij het zwaard phrase | live by the sword, die by the sword(one who uses violence can expect a violent response) |