-en betekenis in Engels
| Nederlands | Engels |
|---|---|
| hier en nu substantief {n} | here and now(present situation) |
| hoe zeg je … in het Engels? phrase | how do you say … in English(request for translation into English) |
| houd op en doe van afstand werkwoord | cease and desist(stop and not resume an action) |
| ijs en weder dienende phrase | Lord willing and the creek don't rise(phrase) |
| ik ben Engelse phrase {f} | I am Englishphrase |
| ik ben Engelsman phrase {m} | I am Englishphrase |
| ik spreek geen Engels phrase | I don't speak English(I don't speak English (specifically English)) |
| in- en uitschakelen werkwoord | cycle [cycled, cycling, cycles](to turn power off and back on) |
| in enge zin phrase | stricto sensu(in the strict sense) |
| in lief en leed preposition | for better or worse(No matter what the future may hold) |
| in voor- en tegenspoed preposition | for better or worse(No matter what the future may hold) |
| in vuur en vlam bijvoeglijk naamwoord | ablaze(on fire) |
| informatie- en communicatietechnologie substantief {f} | information and communications technology(processing of data using computers, and the movement of data between computers) |
| ja en amen phrase | yes and amen(agreement) |
| ja en nee phrase | yes and no(indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) |
| Jan en alleman pronoun | all and sundry(all; everyone) |
| Jan en Alleman substantief | Tom, Dick and Harry(anybody or everybody; random or unknown people) |
| kaas en eieren substantief | tic-tac-toe(game) |
| kant en klaar bijvoeglijk naamwoord | ready-made(made in advance) |
| kant-en-klaar bijvoeglijk naamwoord | instant(quickly prepared) turnkey(ready to use without further assembly) |
| kat-en-muisspel substantief {n} | cat and mouse(two keeping check on one another) |
| Keulen en Aken zijn niet op één dag gebouwd phrase | Rome wasn't built in a day(it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) |
| kinderen en dronken mensen spreken altijd de waarheid phrase | in wine, there is truth(one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) |
| kip-en-eiprobleem substantief {n} | chicken-or-egg question(a question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first) |
| koetjes en kalfjes substantief {Pl} {n} | small talk(idle conversation) |
| Koninkrijk Engeland eigennam {n} | Kingdom of Englandproper noun |
| kopiëren en plakken substantief | copy-paste(action of duplicating by copying and later pasting) |
| kort en krachtig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | short-winded(concise and to the point) |
| kost en inwoning substantief | board and lodging(lodging with daily meals) |
| leef en laat leven werkwoord | live and let live(be tolerant) |
| logies en ontbijt substantief {n} | bed and breakfast(guesthouse providing breakfast) |
| magneto-encefalografie substantief {f} | magnetoencephalography(technique) |
| man en paard noemen werkwoord | call a spade a spade(to speak the truth) |
| man en vrouw substantief {Pl} | husband and wife(husband and wife, see also: married couple) |
| mechanische energie substantief | |
| meer en meer bijwoord | more and more(progressively more) |
| met hand en tand bijwoord | tooth and nail(viciously) |
| met kop en kont bijwoord | neck and crop(completely and with violence) |
| met man en muis vergaan bijvoeglijk naamwoord | lost with all hands(destroyed or sunk, while all passengers and crew died) |
