Holland | Angol |
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aangenaam met u kennis te maken phrase | pleased to meet you(polite formula used when being introduced to somebody) |
aangenaam om met u kennis te maken phrase | pleased to meet you(polite formula used when being introduced to somebody) |
aanzetten tot werkwoord | egg on(provoke) motive(to prompt or incite) |
absolute ruimte-tijd substantief {m} | absolute space-time(Newtonian concept of an unchangeable reference system of time and spatial coordinates) |
absolute temperatuur substantief {m} | absolute temperature [absolute temperatures](thermodynamic temperature) |
absolute tijd substantief {m} | absolute time(unchangeable time) |
absolute toonhoogte substantief {m} | absolute pitch [absolute pitches](pitch established by its rate of vibration) |
abstracte term substantief {m} | abstract [abstracts](an abstraction) |
according to the particular context: visie substantief | shibboleth [shibboleths](a common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth) |
achter de tralies preposition | behind bars(in jail or prison) |
af en toe bijvoeglijk naamwoord | occasional(limited to certain occasions; not very often) |
af en toe bijwoord | ever and anon(now and then) every so often(occasionally) now and then((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) occasionally(from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at infrequent intervals) |
agree to disagree werkwoord | agree to disagree(tolerate one another's opinion and stop arguing) |
alle troeven in handen hebben werkwoord | hold the cards(To be in a strong position) |
aller tijden preposition | of all time(ever) |
als ; The Hague dialect: as voegwoord | asconjunction |
als mijn tante wieltjes had phrase | if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle(proverb) |
als; The Hague dialect: as preposition | as(Introducing a basis of comparison) |
alt-toets substantief {m} | alt key(computing: a key on a keyboard) |
Amerikaanse torenvalk substantief | American kestrel(species) |
andere katten te geselen hebben werkwoord | have other fish to fry(to have more important things to do) |
aphthae tropicae substantief | sprue [sprues](malabsorption syndrome) |
Assam-thee substantief | Assam(black tea) |
Australisch Hoofdstedelijk Territorium eigennam | Australian Capital Territory(Territory of Australia) |
bad trip substantief | bad trip(psychedelic crisis) |
Basse-Terre eigennam {n} | Basse-Terre(capital city of Guadeloupe) |
behoren tot werkwoord | belong [belonged, belonging, belongs](set theory: be an element of) |
behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed bijvoeglijk naamwoord | antediluvian(biblical) |
bekken trekken werkwoord | mug [mugged, mugging, mugs](to exaggerate a facial expression) |
belasting op de toegevoegde waarde substantief {f} | value added tax(tax levied on added value of an exchange, see also: VAT) |
belletje trekken werkwoord | ding-dong ditch(ringing someone's door bell and running away) |
ben je je tong verloren? phrase | cat got someone's tongue(why are you not saying anything?) |
ben zo terug phrase | be right back(indicate speaker will return in a moment) |
benarde toestand substantief | plight [plights](unfortunate situation) |
Bengaalse tijger substantief {m} | Bengal tiger(population of Panthera tigris tigris) |
berouw tonen werkwoord | repent [repented, repenting, repents](theology: to be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness) |