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eon [eons] (eternity) noun [UK: ˈiːən] [US: ˈiːən] | eeuwigheidsubstantief eterniteitsubstantief sempiterniteitsubstantief |
eon [eons] (period of 1,000,000,000 years) noun [UK: ˈiːən] [US: ˈiːən] | eonsubstantief |
apple of someone's eye (favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one) noun [UK: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪ] [US: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪ] | oogappelsubstantief |
barber surgeon (medical practitioner) noun | chirurgijnsubstantief |
bend someone's ear (talk too long) verb | iemand de oren van het hoofd kletsenwerkwoord |
bludgeon (short heavy club) noun [UK: ˈblʌ.dʒən] [US: ˈblʌ.dʒən] | knuppelsubstantief |
bludgeon [bludgeoned, bludgeoning, bludgeons] (to club, hit with a bludgeon) verb [UK: ˈblʌ.dʒən] [US: ˈblʌ.dʒən] | neerknuppelenwerkwoord |
bludgeon [bludgeoned, bludgeoning, bludgeons] (to force upon) verb [UK: ˈblʌ.dʒən] [US: ˈblʌ.dʒən] | afdwingenwerkwoord |
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 |
burgeon [burgeoned, burgeoning, burgeons] (of plants, to bloom, bud) verb [UK: ˈbɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbɝː.dʒən] | bloeienwerkwoord |
burgeon [burgeoned, burgeoning, burgeons] (to grow or expand) verb [UK: ˈbɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbɝː.dʒən] | opbloeienwerkwoord uitgroeienwerkwoord |
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) phrase | |
carrier pigeon noun [UK: ˈkæ.rɪə(r) ˈpɪ.dʒən] [US: ˈkæ.riər ˈpɪ.dʒən] | postduifsubstantief |
cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase | ben je je tong verloren?phrase |
chameleon [chameleons] (reptile) noun [UK: kə.ˈmiː.lɪən] [US: tʃə.ˈme.liən] | kameleonsubstantief |
clean someone's clock (defeat decisively) verb | |
clear someone's name (prove someone's innocence) verb | iemands naam zuiverenwerkwoord |
cock pigeon (male pigeon) noun | doffersubstantief duifsubstantief |
come to someone's aid (to assist and rescue someone) verb | te hulp komenwerkwoord |
come to someone's rescue (to rescue someone from further harm) verb | te hulp komenwerkwoord |
curmudgeon [curmudgeons] (an ill-tempered stubborn person) noun [UK: kɜː.ˈmʌ.dʒən] [US: kər.ˈmə.dʒən] | iezegrimsubstantief kankeraarsubstantief |
deontic (pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation) adjective | deontischbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
deontological (of or relating to deontology) adjective [UK: diːˌɒntəlˈɒdʒɪkəl] [US: diːˌɑːntəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl] | deontologischbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
deontology (Ethical study of duties, obligations, and rights) noun [UK: ˌdiːɒn.ˈtɒ.lə.dʒɪ] [US: ˌdiːɑːn.ˈtɑː.lə.dʒiː] | deontologiesubstantief |
drink someone under the table (drink more alcohol than) verb | iemand onder tafel drinkenwerkwoord |
dungeon [dungeons] (underground prison or vault) noun [UK: ˈdʌn.dʒən] [US: ˈdʌn.dʒən] | kerkersubstantief |
Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) noun | Eleonora's valksubstantief |
escutcheon [escutcheons] (coat of arms) noun [UK: ɪ.ˈskʌ.tʃən] [US: ɪ.ˈskʌ.tʃən] | wapenschildsubstantief |
escutcheon [escutcheons] (plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protuberance) noun [UK: ɪ.ˈskʌ.tʃən] [US: ɪ.ˈskʌ.tʃən] | sleutelschildsubstantief |
Eurasian wigeon (dabbling duck) noun | smientsubstantief |
feral pigeon (pigeon adapted to city life) noun | stadsduifsubstantief |
freon [freons] (non-flammable refrigerant) noun [UK: freon] [US: ˈfriːan] | freonsubstantief |
galleon (large sailing ship) noun [UK: ˈɡæ.lɪən] [US: ˈɡæ.liən] | galjoensubstantief |
geonym (name of a geographical feature) noun | geoniemsubstantief |