Engels | Nederlands |
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Bewick's swan noun | kleine zwaansubstantief |
bible society noun [UK: ˈbaɪb.l̩ sə.ˈsaɪə.ti] [US: ˈbaɪb.l̩ sə.ˈsaɪə.ti] | Bijbelgenootschapsubstantief |
big screen (surface) noun | grote schermsubstantief |
big spender [big spenders] (one who makes large purchases) noun [UK: bɪɡ ˈspen.də(r)] [US: ˈbɪɡ ˈspen.dər] | patsersubstantief |
bighorn sheep [bighorn sheep] (a North American wild sheep) noun [UK: ˈbɪɡ.ˌhɔːn ʃiːp] [US: ˈbɪg.ˌhɔːrn ˈʃiːp] | dikhoornschaapsubstantief |
binary star (stellar system in which two stars orbit their center of mass) noun [UK: ˈbaɪ.nə.ri stɑː(r)] [US: ˈbaɪ.nə.ri ˈstɑːr] | dubbelstersubstantief |
birch sap (the sap extracted from a birch tree) noun | birkesaftsubstantief |
bird's nest soup (Chinese delicacy) noun [UK: ˈbɜːdz nest suːp] [US: ˈbɝːdz ˈnest ˈsuːp] | vogelnestjessoepsubstantief |
birthday suit (nakedness) noun [UK: ˈbɜːθ.deɪ suːt] [US: ˈbɝːθ.ˌde ˈsuːt] | adamskostuumsubstantief evakostuumsubstantief paradijskostuumsubstantief |
black salsify (Scorzonera hispanica) noun [UK: blæk ˈsæl.sɪ.fi] [US: ˈblæk ˈsæl.sɪ.fi] | grote schorseneersubstantief |
black sapote (fruit) noun | zwarte Zapotesubstantief |
Black Sea (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) proper noun [UK: blæk siː] [US: ˈblæk ˈsiː] | Zwarte Zeeeigennam |
black sheep (nonconformist) noun [UK: blæk ʃiːp] [US: ˈblæk ˈʃiːp] | zwart schaapsubstantief |
black skimmer (bird) noun [UK: blæk ˈskɪ.mə(r)] [US: ˈblæk ˈskɪ.mər] | zwarte schaarbeksubstantief |
black stork (Ciconia nigra) noun | zwarte ooievaarsubstantief |
black-striped wallaby (Macropus dorsalis) noun | aalstreepwallabysubstantief |
blind spot [blind spots] (part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen) noun [UK: blaɪnd spɒt] [US: ˈblaɪnd ˈspɑːt] | blinde vleksubstantief |
blood, sweat and tears (person's determination and hard work) noun | bloedsubstantief zweet en tranensubstantief |
blood sample [blood samples] (a sample of blood) noun [UK: blʌd ˈsɑːm.pl̩] [US: ˈbləd ˈsæm.pl̩] | bloedmonstersubstantief |
blood sausage (type of sausage) noun [UK: blʌd ˈsɒ.sɪdʒ] [US: ˈbləd ˈsɒ.sədʒ] | bloedworstsubstantief |
blood sport (sport involving the killing of animals) noun [UK: blʌd spɔːt] [US: ˈbləd ˈspɔːrt] | kwelspelsubstantief |
blow off steam (to vent to relieve stress) verb [UK: bləʊ ɒf stiːm] [US: ˈbloʊ ˈɒf ˈstiːm] | stoom afblazenwerkwoord |
blue screen of death (screen indicating a system error) noun [UK: bluː skriːn əv deθ] [US: ˈbluː ˈskriːn əv ˈdeθ] | blauw scherm des doodsubstantief |
blue swallow noun | blauwe zwaluwsubstantief |
bone structure (exact anatomy of an individual at the level of his bones) noun | beenderstructuursubstantief |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | met een gouden lepel in de mond geborenbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy noun | boviene spongiforme encefalopathiesubstantief dollekoeienziektesubstantief gekkekoeienziektesubstantief |
boxer shorts (underwear) noun [UK: ˈbɒks.ə(r) ʃɔːts] [US: ˈbɑːks.ər ˈʃɔːrts] | boxersubstantief boxershortsubstantief |
brain stem [brain stems] (part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum) noun [UK: breɪn stem] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈstem] | hersenstamsubstantief |
brain surgery (something complex) noun [UK: breɪn ˈsɜː.dʒə.ri] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈsɝː.dʒə.ri] | hogere wiskundesubstantief |
brake shoe (element of a drum brake) noun [UK: breɪk ʃuː] [US: ˈbreɪk ˈʃuː] | remschoensubstantief |
break a sweat (to put effort into something) verb | er flink voor werkenwerkwoord |
break someone's heart (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) verb | hart brekenwerkwoord |
breathe down someone's neck (to follow or supervise too closely) verb | iemand in zijn/haar nek hijgenwerkwoord |