Holland | Angol |
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in kudde levend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | gregarious(of animals that travel in herds) |
in levenden lijve preposition | in the flesh(with one's own body and presence) |
kleurrijklevendig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | vivid(bright, intense or colourful) |
kleven werkwoord | adhere [adhered, adhering, adheres](To stick fast or cleave) stick [stuck, sticking, sticks](to glue; to adhere (transitive)) tailgate [tailgated, tailgating, tailgates](drive dangerously close behind another vehicle) |
kloosterleven substantief {n} | cloister [cloisters](monastic life) |
kosten van levensonderhoud substantief {Pl} | cost of living(average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life) |
kosten voor levensonderhoud substantief {Pl} | cost of living(average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life) |
kwestie van leven of dood substantief {f} | matter of life and death(Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death) |
leef en laat leven werkwoord | live and let live(be tolerant) |
luizenleventje substantief {n} | life of Riley(ideal life of care-free prosperity) |
medeleven substantief {n} | commiseration(act of commiserating) |
nachtleven substantief {n} | nightlife(Selection of nocturnal activities) |
nieuw leven inblazen werkwoord | revive [revived, reviving, revives](to recover from a state of neglect) |
nog in leven preposition | above ground(figuratively: not dead and buried; alive) |
nooit van je leven bijwoord | never ever(emphatic never) |
nooit van mijn leven bijwoord | not on your life(an emphatic negative) |
ongeschikt voor leven bijvoeglijk naamwoord | abiotic(Of inorganic matter) |
openbaar leven substantief {n} | public life(aspects of social life which occur in public) |
overgebleven bijvoeglijk naamwoord | residual(concerning a residue) |
overleven werkwoord | get along(survive; to do well enough) outlive [outlived, outliving, outlives](to live longer than) survive [survived, surviving, survives](person: continue to live) |
overleven substantief {n} | survival [survivals](continued existence or life) |
overlevende substantief {c} | survivor [survivors](one who survives) |
privéleven substantief {n} | private life(aspect of one's life that are personal) |
samenleven werkwoord | cohabit [cohabited, cohabiting, cohabits](live together as if married) |
stilleven substantief {n} | still life [still lifes](work of art) |
tot leven komen werkwoord | come to life(become alive) |
tot leven wekken werkwoord | strengthen [strengthened, strengthening, strengthens](to animate) |
wildleven substantief {n} | wildlife(animals and plants in their natural environment) |
zakenleven substantief {n} | business [businesses](occupation, work or trade of a person) |
zich in zijn levensonderhoud voorzien werkwoord | make a living(earn enough income) |
zin van het leven substantief {m} | meaning of life(hypothetical answer to life’s ultimate questions) |
zo is het leven phrase | such is life(used to express the acceptance of misfortune) |