Holland | Angol |
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beklimmen werkwoord | climb [climbed, climbing, climbs](to mount, to move upwards on) mount [mounted, mounting, mounts](to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride) ride [rode, ridden, riding, rides](to mount someone to have sex with them) |
beklimmer substantief {m} | climber [climbers](someone or something that climbs) |
beknibbelen werkwoord | pare [pared, paring, pares](To reduce or trim something (as if) by cutting off) skimp [skimped, skimping, skimps](to save; to be parsimonious or stingy) |
beknopt bijvoeglijk naamwoord | abridged(cut or shortened, especially of a literary work) concise(brief and precise) pithy [pithier, pithiest](Concise and meaningful) taut [tauter, tautest](containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled) |
beknorren werkwoord | rebuke [rebuked, rebuking, rebukes](to criticise harshly; to reprove) |
beknotte vorm substantief | shorthand(rough and rapid method of writing) |
beknotten werkwoord | abridge [abridged, abridging, abridges](to deprive) curtail [curtailed, curtailing, curtails](cut short an animal's tail) |
bekoelen werkwoord | cool [cooled, cooling, cools](to make colder (literally)) cool down(to become cooler (temperature)) |
bekogelen werkwoord | bombard [bombarded, bombarding, bombards](to attack something or someone by directing objects at them) pelt [pelted, pelting, pelts](to bombard (someone or something) with missiles) |
bekomen werkwoord | gain [gained, gaining, gains](acquire) purchase [purchased, purchasing, purchases](to pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain or acquire) |
bekommerd bijvoeglijk naamwoord | solicitous(anxious or concerned) |
bekoorlijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | captivating(beautiful) |
bekoren werkwoord | captivate [captivated, captivating, captivates](to attract and hold interest and attention of) |
bekorten werkwoord | abridge [abridged, abridging, abridges](to make shorter) curtail [curtailed, curtailing, curtails](cut short an animal's tail) |
bekorting substantief | abridgment [abridgments](act of abridging) |
bekostigen werkwoord | defray [defrayed, defraying, defrays](to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something)) |
bekrachtigen werkwoord | ratify [ratified, ratifying, ratifies](give formal consent to) |
bekrachtiging substantief | approbation(the act of approval) corroboration [corroborations](the act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming) endorsement [endorsements](the act or quality of endorsing) |
bekritiseren werkwoord | challenge [challenged, challenging, challenges](to dispute something) criticize [criticized, criticizing, criticizes](to find fault) pillory(criticize harshly) |
bekrompen bijvoeglijk naamwoord | narrow-minded(having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas) parochial(characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) straight-laced(having narrow views on moral matters) |
bekronen werkwoord | top it off(emphasize) |
bekroning substantief {f} | capstone [capstones](a crowning achievement) |
bekruisen werkwoord | becross(mark with the sign of the cross) |