English | Dutch |
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about preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | omtrentpreposition |
about-face [about-faces] (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction) noun [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | rechtsomkeertsubstantief |
about-face [about-faces] (reversal of direction or attitude) noun [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | koerswijzigingsubstantief ommezwaaisubstantief |
about-face (to change opinion or attitude) verb [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | een totale ommekeer uitvoerenwerkwoord het roer omgooienwerkwoord zijn standpunt totaal wijzigenwerkwoord |
about-face (to turn 180 degrees) verb [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | rechtsomkeert makenwerkwoord |
about sledge (largest hammer) noun | smidshamersubstantief voorhamersubstantief |
about time (close to the right time) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] | haast zoverbijwoord ongeveer tijdbijwoord |
about time (far past the desired time) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] | eindelijkbijwoord |
about to (indicating imminence) phrase | op het punt staanphrase tephrase |
about turn (about face) noun [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | rechtsomkeertsubstantief |
about turn (change of opinion) noun [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | koersveranderingsubstantief ommezwaaisubstantief |
accouter verb | uitdossenwerkwoord voorzienwerkwoord |
agouti [agoutis] (a rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs) noun [UK: ə.ˈɡuː.ti] [US: ə.ˈɡuː.ti] | agoetisubstantief |
back out (to withdraw from something one has promised to do) verb [UK: ˈbæk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbæk ˈaʊt] | zich terugtrekkenwerkwoord |
badmouth (to criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully) verb | kwaadsprekenwerkwoord |
bean sprout [bean sprouts] (a sprout of the mung bean) noun | taugésubstantief |
bear out (corroborate, prove, or confirm) verb [UK: beə(r) ˈaʊt] [US: ˈber ˈaʊt] | bevestigenwerkwoord |
bicycle roundabout (type of roundabout) noun | fietsrotondesubstantief |
black out (lose consciousness) verb [UK: blæk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈblæk ˈaʊt] | flauwvallenwerkwoord |
black out (make dark) verb [UK: blæk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈblæk ˈaʊt] | verduisterenwerkwoord |
blackout [blackouts] (a large-scale power failure) noun [UK: ˈblæk.aʊt] [US: ˈblæˌk.ɑːwt] | stroomstoringsubstantief |
blackout [blackouts] (a temporary loss of consciousness) noun [UK: ˈblæk.aʊt] [US: ˈblæˌk.ɑːwt] | bewustzijnsverliessubstantief |
blackout [blackouts] (a temporary loss of memory) noun [UK: ˈblæk.aʊt] [US: ˈblæˌk.ɑːwt] | geheugengatsubstantief geheugenverliessubstantief zwart gatsubstantief |
blackout [blackouts] (the mandatory blinding of all light) noun [UK: ˈblæk.aʊt] [US: ˈblæˌk.ɑːwt] | verduisteringsubstantief |
blackout curtain (A curtain which blocks light) noun | verduisterend gordijnsubstantief |
bleed out (die due to excess bloodloss) verb | doodbloedenwerkwoord |
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 |
boutique [boutiques] (a small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like) noun [UK: buː.ˈtiːk] [US: buː.ˈtiːk] | boetieksubstantief |
breathe out (to exhale) verb [UK: briːð ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbriːð ˈaʊt] | uitademenwerkwoord |
bring about (to accomplish) verb [UK: brɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈbrɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt] | bewerkstelligenwerkwoord |