Holland | Angol |
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respectloos bijvoeglijk naamwoord | irreverent(courageous, straightforward, having mass appeal, but likely to offend) |
respectvol bijvoeglijk naamwoord | complaisant(polite) respectful(characterized by respect) |
respijt substantief | reprieve [reprieves](cancellation of a punishment) |
respijt substantief {n} | respite [respites]((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death) |
respons substantief {f} | reply [replies](written or spoken response) |
respons substantief {n} | response [responses](an answer or reply) |
responsabel bijvoeglijk naamwoord | responsible(involving a degree of personal accountability) |
rondetafelbespreking substantief {f} | round table [round tables](conference) |
serpentinespray substantief {m} | aerosol string(sprayed coloured foam) |
Shakespearein bijvoeglijk naamwoord | Shakespearean(pertaining to Shakespeare or his works) |
shakespeariaans sonnet substantief {n} | Shakespearean sonnet(type of sonnet) |
sollicitatiegesprek substantief {n} | job interview(interview attended by a job applicant) |
tandarts gespecialiseerd in wortelkanaalbehandeling substantief | endodontist(one who specializes in endodontics) |
technisch gesproken bijwoord | technically(based on precise facts, which however may be contrary to common misbelief or to a traditional name) |
telefoongesprek substantief {n} | call [calls](telephone conversation) telephone call [telephone calls](conversation) |
toespeling substantief {f} | allusion [allusions](indirect reference, hint) |
toespitsen werkwoord | taper [tapered, tapering, tapers](to make thinner or narrower at one end) |
toespraak substantief {f} | speech [speeches](an oration, session of speaking) |
touwtjespringen werkwoord | jump rope(to jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise) |
touwtjespringen substantief {n} | jump rope(game or activity) skipping rope(rope for play or exercise) |
trillen als een espenblad werkwoord | shake like a leaf(to tremble) |
tweespan substantief {n} | pair [pairs](couple of working animals attached to work together) |
tweesprong substantief | bifurcation [bifurcations](any place where one divides into two) |
uitgesproken bijvoeglijk naamwoord | forthright(straightforward; not evasive) |
van Shakespeare bijvoeglijk naamwoord | Shakespearean(pertaining to Shakespeare or his works) |
vanachter aangespannen bijwoord | abox(braced aback) |
vastprikken met een vleespin werkwoord | skewer [skewered, skewering, skewers](to impale on a skewer) |
Vespasianus eigennam | Vespasian(Roman cognomen) |
videogesprek substantief {n} | video call(kind of telephone call accompanied by video imagery) |
vraaggesprek substantief {n} | interview [interviews](conversation with journalist etc.) |
vredesbesprekingen substantief {Pl} | peace talks(discussions between nation-states held to resolve conflict) |
vredespijp substantief {f} | peace pipe(pipe) |
vriendjespolitiek substantief | jobbery(The act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain) spoils [spoils](public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction.) |
vriendjespolitiek substantief {f} | cronyism(favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications) |
vriendjespolitiek substantief {n} | nepotism(favoring of relatives or personal friends) |
vriespunt substantief {n} | freezing point [freezing points](temperature) |