Holland | Angol |
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herroepen werkwoord | revoke [revoked, revoking, revokes](to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing) |
herroeper substantief {m} | abjurer(one who abjures) |
herroeping substantief | retraction [retractions](a printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion) |
herroeping substantief {f} | annulment [annulments](act or instance of annulling) |
herroeping substantief {m} | abjuration [abjurations](a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath) abrenunciation(absolute renunciation; repudiation) |
het geld groeit me niet op de rug phrase | money doesn't grow on trees(you must work in order to have money) |
het gras is altijd groener aan de overkant phrase | the grass is always greener on the other side(others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.) |
het gras is altijd groener bij de buren phrase | the grass is always greener on the other side(others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.) |
het oudste beroep ter wereld substantief {n} | world's oldest profession(euphemism for prostitution) |
het roer omgooien werkwoord | about-face(to change opinion or attitude) |
Hitlergroet substantief {m} | Nazi salute(greeting in Nazi Germany) |
hof van beroep substantief {n} | appellate court(court having jurisdiction to hear appeals) |
hoogteroer substantief {n} | elevator [elevators](control surface of an aircraft) |
iemand met groene vingers substantief | green thumb(person) |
ijzeroer substantief {n} | bog iron ore(deposit) |
in beroep gaan werkwoord | appeal [appealed, appealing, appeals]((intransitive) to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned) |
in herinnering roepen werkwoord | retrieve [retrieved, retrieving, retrieves](to remember or recall something) |
in hoger beroep gaan werkwoord | appeal [appealed, appealing, appeals]((intransitive) to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned) |
inroepen werkwoord | invoke [invoked, invoking, invokes](appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority) request [requested, requesting, requests]verb |
Istro-Roemeens eigennam | Istro-Romanian(language) |
jabiroe substantief | jabiru(Jabiru mycteria) |
jabroer substantief {m} | yes man(a person who always agrees with his employer or superior) |
jadegroen substantief {n} | jade(colour) |
jeansbroek substantief {m} {f} | jeans [jeans](denim trousers) |
Jeroen eigennam | Jerome(male given name) |
joggingbroek substantief | sweatpants [sweatpants](cotton trousers) |
juffertje-in-het-groen substantief | love-in-a-mist [love-in-a-mist](Nigella damascena) |
Kameroen eigennam {n} | Cameroon(country in Central Africa) |
Kameroener substantief {m} | Cameroonian(person from Cameroon) |
Kameroens bijvoeglijk naamwoord | Cameroonian(pertaining to Cameroon) |
Kameroense substantief {f} | Cameroonian(person from Cameroon) |
kangoeroe substantief {m} | kangaroo [kangaroos](marsupial) |
kangoeroebal substantief {m} | space hopper(large rubber ball upon which one bounces) |
kangoeroejong substantief {n} | joey(kangaroo joey) |
kennen als z'n broekzak werkwoord | know like the back of one's hand(be intimately knowledgable about) |
kernproef substantief {f} | nuclear testing(testing of nuclear weapon) |
kiemgroente substantief {f} | sprout [sprouts](edible germinated seed) |
klantengroep substantief {m} {f} | clientele [clienteles](body of clients who frequent an establishment) |