English | Dutch |
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been there, done that (assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic) phrase | al gezien al gedaanphrase |
behind every successful man there stands a woman (men's success often depends on the support and work and support of their wives for female partners) phrase | |
bellwether [bellwethers] (anything that indicates future trends) noun [UK: ˈbel.we.ðə(r)] [US: ˈbeˌl.we.ðər] | trendsettersubstantief |
bellwether [bellwethers] (the leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck) noun [UK: ˈbel.we.ðə(r)] [US: ˈbeˌl.we.ðər] | belhamelsubstantief |
biographer [biographers] (the writer of a biography) noun [UK: baɪ.ˈɒ.ɡrə.fə(r)] [US: baˈjɑː.ɡrə.fər] | biograafsubstantief |
biosphere [biospheres] (part of Earth capable of supporting life) noun [UK: ˈbaɪəʊ.sfɪə(r)] [US: ˈbaɪo.ʊ.sfɪə(r)] | biosfeersubstantief |
birds of a feather flock together (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) phrase [UK: bɜːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðə(r) flɒk tə.ˈɡe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈbɝːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðər ˈflɑːk tə.ˈɡe.ðər] | soort zoekt soortphrase |
birdwatcher (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dwɒ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbɝː.dwɒ.tʃər] | vogelaarsubstantief |
black-crowned night heron [black-crowned night herons] (Nycticorax nycticorax) noun [UK: blæk kraʊnd naɪt ˈhɛrən ] [US: blæk kraʊnd naɪt ˈhɛrən ] | kwaksubstantief |
bleacher [bleachers] (seating for spectators) noun [UK: ˈbliː.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbliː.tʃər] | tribunesubstantief |
blood brother (unrelated male friend confirmed by a ceremonial mingling of blood) noun [UK: ˈblʌd.ˌbrʌ.ðə] [US: ˈblʌd.ˌbrʌ.ðə] | bloedbroedersubstantief |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (country on the Balkan peninsula) proper noun [UK: ˈbɑːz.niə ənd ˌhert.səɡo.ˈviː.nə] [US: ˈbɑːz.niə ænd ˌhert.səɡo.ˈviː.nə] | Bosnië en Herzegovinaeigennam |
botcher (clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler) noun [UK: ˈbɒ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbɒ.tʃər] | prutsersubstantief |
bother [bothered, bothering, bothers] (make or take trouble) verb [UK: ˈbɒð.ə(r)] [US: ˈbɑːð.r̩] | moeite doenwerkwoord |
bother (mild expression of annoyance/irritation) interjection [UK: ˈbɒð.ə(r)] [US: ˈbɑːð.r̩] | verdorieinterjection |
bother [bothered, bothering, bothers] (to annoy, disturb) verb [UK: ˈbɒð.ə(r)] [US: ˈbɑːð.r̩] | storenwerkwoord |
bother [bothers] (trouble, inconvenience) noun [UK: ˈbɒð.ə(r)] [US: ˈbɑːð.r̩] | moeitesubstantief |
brother [brothers] (male sibling) noun [UK: ˈbrʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈbrʌð.r̩] | broedersubstantief broersubstantief |
brother-in-arms (fellow combatant or soldier) noun [UK: ˈbrʌð.ə(r) ɪn ɑːmz] [US: ˈbrʌð.r̩ ɪn ˈɑːrmz] | strijdmakkersubstantief wapenbroedersubstantief |
brother-in-law (one's husband's brother) noun [UK: ˈbrʌð.ə(r) ɪn lɔː] [US: ˈbrʌð.r̩ ɪn ˈlɑː] | schoonbroersubstantief zwagersubstantief |
brotherhood [brotherhoods] (state of being brothers or a brother) noun [UK: ˈbrʌ.ðə.hʊd] [US: ˈbrʌ.ðər.ˌhʊd] | broederschapsubstantief |
brotherly (of or characteristic of brothers) adjective [UK: ˈbrʌ.ðə.li] [US: ˈbrʌ.ðər.li] | broederlijkbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
bumfuck nowhere (the middle of nowhere) proper noun | Schubbekutteveeneigennam |
butcher [butchers] (a brutal or indiscriminate killer) noun [UK: ˈbʊ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbʊ.tʃər] | slachtersubstantief |
butcher [butchers] (a person who prepares and sells meat) noun [UK: ˈbʊ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbʊ.tʃər] | beenhouwersubstantief slagersubstantief |
butcher [butchered, butchering, butchers] (to kill brutally) verb [UK: ˈbʊ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbʊ.tʃər] | afslachtenwerkwoord |
butcher [butchered, butchering, butchers] (To slaughter animals and prepare meat for market) verb [UK: ˈbʊ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbʊ.tʃər] | slachtenwerkwoord |
butcher's (butcher’s shop) noun [UK: ˈbʊ.tʃərz] [US: ˈbʊ.tʃərz] | slagerijsubstantief |
butchershop (a butcher's shop) noun | slagerijsubstantief |
Caribbean Netherlands (municipalities) proper noun | Caribisch Nederlandeigennam |
cartographer [cartographers] (one who makes maps or charts) noun [UK: kɑː.ˈtɒ.ɡrə.fə(r)] [US: kɑːr.ˈtɒ.ɡrə.fər] | cartograafsubstantief |
catcher [catchers] (baseball player who receives pitches) noun [UK: ˈkæ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈkæ.tʃər] | achtervangersubstantief catchersubstantief |
catcher [catchers] (that which catches) noun [UK: ˈkæ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈkæ.tʃər] | vangersubstantief |
Catherine (female given name) proper noun [UK: ˈkæ.θrɪn] [US: ˈkæ.θə.rən] | Catharijneeigennam |
celestial sphere (abstract sphere of infinite radius) noun [UK: sɪ.ˈle.stɪəl sfɪə(r)] [US: sə.ˈles.tʃəl sˈfɪr] | hemelbolsubstantief |