English | Dutch |
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somewhere else (in or at some other place) adverb | ergens andersbijwoord |
somewhere else (to some other place) adverb | elwaartsbijwoord |
and then some (confirming the preceding utterance) phrase | en nog watphrase |
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 |
autosome [autosomes] (any chromosome other than sex chromosomes) noun | autosoomsubstantief |
awesome (causing awe or terror) adjective [UK: ˈɔː.səm] [US: ˈɑː.səm] | angstaanjagendbijvoeglijk naamwoord beangstigendbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
awesome (excellent, exciting) adjective [UK: ˈɔː.səm] [US: ˈɑː.səm] | indrukwekkendbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
bend someone's ear (talk too long) verb | iemand de oren van het hoofd kletsenwerkwoord |
blossom [blossomed, blossoming, blossoms] (have or open into blossoms) verb [UK: ˈblɒ.səm] [US: ˈblɑː.səm] | bloeienwerkwoord bloesemenwerkwoord |
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 |
burdensomeness (the state or quality of being burdensome) noun | belastingsubstantief lastsubstantief |
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) phrase | |
cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase | ben je je tong verloren?phrase |
chromosome [chromosomes] (structure in the cell nucleus) noun [UK: ˈkrəʊ.mə.səʊm] [US: ˈkroʊ.məˌsoʊm] | chromosoomsubstantief |
clean someone's clock (defeat decisively) verb | |
clear someone's name (prove someone's innocence) verb | iemands naam zuiverenwerkwoord |
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 |
cumbersome (burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous) adjective [UK: ˈkʌm.bə.səm] [US: ˈkʌm.bər.səm] | hinderlijkbijvoeglijk naamwoord lastigbijvoeglijk naamwoord moeilijkbijvoeglijk naamwoord moeizaambijvoeglijk naamwoord zwaarbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
cumbersome (inert, lumbering, slow in movement) adjective [UK: ˈkʌm.bə.səm] [US: ˈkʌm.bər.səm] | logbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
cumbersome (not easily managed or handled; awkward) adjective [UK: ˈkʌm.bə.səm] [US: ˈkʌm.bər.səm] | omslachtigbijvoeglijk naamwoord onhandigbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
drink someone under the table (drink more alcohol than) verb | iemand onder tafel drinkenwerkwoord |
eightsome (group of eight) noun [UK: ˈeɪt.səm] [US: ˈeɪt.səm] | achttalsubstantief |
eightysomething (a person between the ages of 80 and 89) noun | tachtigersubstantief |
elaiosome (fleshy structure) noun | elaiosoomsubstantief mierenbroodjesubstantief |
foursome [foursomes] (group of four) noun [UK: ˈfɔː.səm] [US: ˈfɔːr.səm] | kwartetsubstantief viertalsubstantief |
get on someone's nerves (annoy or irritate) verb [UK: ˈɡet ɒn ˈsəˌm.wənz nɜːvz] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈnɝːvz] | op de zenuwen werkenwerkwoord |
get some air (invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air) verb | uitwaaienwerkwoord |
get something over with (put behind oneself) verb | ergens komaf mee makenwerkwoord |