Holland | Angol |
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hoe meer het hetzelfde blijft phrase | the more things change, the more they stay the same( change is constant, unavoidable and a fact of life) |
in dezelfde geest preposition | in the same vein(of similar kind) |
in dezelfde trant preposition | in the same vein(of similar kind) |
in hetzelfde bootje bijvoeglijk naamwoord | in the same boat(in the same situation) |
in zichzelf gekeerd bijvoeglijk naamwoord | introverted(psychology: Of or characteristic of an introvert) |
in zichzelf praten werkwoord | talk to oneself(to converse with oneself) |
in zichzelf verdiept bijvoeglijk naamwoord | self-absorbed(heavily concerned with oneself) |
jezelf pronoun | yourselfpronoun |
jezelf in de hoek schilderen werkwoord | paint oneself into a corner(to create a predicament or problem for oneself) |
jijzelf pronoun | yourself((reflexive) your own self) |
ken uzelf phrase | know thyself(be aware of both your strengths and limitations) |
laat hij die zelf nooit zondigt phrase | let him who is without sin cast the first stone(only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) |
met alleen aandacht voor zichzelf bijvoeglijk naamwoord | self-absorbed(heavily concerned with oneself) |
mezelf pronoun | myself(me, reflexive form of me) |
mijzelf pronoun | myself(me, reflexive form of me) |
niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord substantief {n} | mass noun(noun describing something that cannot be counted) |
onszelf pronoun | ourselvespronoun |
onzelfzuchtig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | unselfish(not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic) |
op dezelfde manier bijwoord | similarly(in a similar style or manner) |
op hetzelfde niveau preposition | on a par(on a level) |
tegen zichzelf praten werkwoord | talk to oneself(to converse with oneself) |
telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord substantief {n} | count noun(noun used to refer to things that can be counted) |
tezelfdertijd preposition | at the same time(simultaneously, see also: at once; simultaneously) |
uzelf pronoun | yourself((reflexive) your own self) |
valt er zelf in bijvoeglijk naamwoord | hoist by one's own petard(be hurt by one's own plot) |
van hetzelfde phrase | same to you(I wish to you what you have just wished to me) |
vanzelfsprekend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | axiomatic(self-evident) self-evident(obviously true) |
vanzelfsprekend bijwoord | naturally(surely) obviously(in an obvious manner; clearly apparent) |
vanzelfsprekendheid substantief {f} | self-evidence(the quality of being self-evident) |
voor zichzelf opeisen werkwoord | hog [hogged, hogging, hogs](to take more than one's share) |
wat je zegt ben je zelf phrase | I'm rubber, you're gluephrase |
weeral 't zelfde liedje substantief {n} | same old story(the repetition of an annoying occurrence) |
zichzelf werkwoord | bootstrap(to help (oneself) without the aid of others) |
zichzelf pronoun | himself((reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object) itself((reflexive) it) oneself(a person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself) themselvespronoun |
zichzelf in de voet schieten werkwoord | shoot oneself in the foot(to act against one's own interest) |