Holland | Angol |
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begane grond substantief {m} | ground floor [ground floors](floor of a building closest to ground level) |
bovengronds preposition | above ground(on or above the surface of the ground) |
building waarbij iedere flat individuele eigendom is maar de gronden gemeenschappelijk substantief | condominium [condominiums](building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) |
de grond in boren werkwoord | murder [murdered, murdering, murders](defeat decisively) |
doorgronden werkwoord | see throughverb |
gegrond bijvoeglijk naamwoord | solid(lacking errors or inconsistencies) |
Gods wegen zijn ondoorgrondelijk phrase | God works in mysterious ways(a situation may be beneficial later) |
land/grond substantief | wildland(natural area) |
met beide voeten op de grond blijven substantief | feet on the ground(translations for "have one's feet on the ground") |
met de grond gelijk maken werkwoord | slate [slated, slating, slates](criticise/criticize harshly) |
met de voeten op de grond bijvoeglijk naamwoord | earthy [earthier, earthiest](down to earth) |
ondergrond substantief | compartment [compartments](heraldry: mound beneath the shield) ground [grounds](basis, foundation, groundwork) |
ondergronds bijvoeglijk naamwoord | underground(below the ground, see also: subterranean) |
ondergrondse substantief {f} | subway [subways](underground railway) |
ondoorgrondelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | abstruse(difficult to comprehend or understand, see also: obscure) fathomless(unfathomable or incomprehensible) inscrutable(difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret) unfathomable(impossible to fathom; incomprehensible) |
ongegrond bijvoeglijk naamwoord | gratuitous(not called for by the circumstances) specious(seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious) unwarranted(unjustified) |
ongegrond bijwoord | gratuitously(in a manner not demanded by the circumstances) |
plattegrond substantief {m} | map [maps](visual representation of an area) |
riviergrondel substantief | gudgeon [gudgeons](Gobio gobio) |
stille wateren hebben diepe gronden phrase | still waters run deep(a person's calm appearance may be misleading) |
ten grondslag liggen aan werkwoord | underlie [underlay, underlain, underlying, underlies](to serve as a basis of) |
uit de grond van zijn hart preposition | from the bottom of one's heart(in earnest, with one's full feelings) |
voorgrond substantief {m} | forefront [forefronts]noun foreground [foregrounds](the elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane) |