Nederlands | Engels |
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dubbelzinnigheid substantief {f} | equivocation [equivocations](Expression susceptible of a double signification, possibly misleading) |
een belachelijk figuur slaan werkwoord | make a show of oneself(To embarrass oneself or others in public) make a spectacle of oneself(To embarrass oneself or others in public) |
een belletje doen rinkelen; iets zeggen werkwoord | ring a bell(to seem vaguely familiar) |
erfbelasting substantief {c} | inheritance tax(tax on the property of the deceased) |
fabel substantief {f} | fable [fables](fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept) |
fiscaal beleid substantief {n} | fiscal policy(government policy) |
flexibel bijvoeglijk naamwoord | flexible(easy and compliant) resilient(able to withstand force without cracking; elastic) |
formidabel bijvoeglijk naamwoord | formidable(difficult to defeat or overcome) |
fungibel bijvoeglijk naamwoord | fungible(able to be substituted for something of equal value) |
galknobbel substantief {m} | gall [galls](blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants) |
gebabbel substantief | gab(Idle chatter) |
gebabbel substantief {n} | chat [chats](informal conversation) chatter(talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk) |
gebelgdheid substantief {f} | indignation(self-righteous anger or disgust) |
gebrabbel substantief {n} | gibberish(unintelligible speech or writing) jargon [jargons](incomprehensible speech) mumbo jumbo(meaningless speech) tosh(silly nonsense) |
gekrabbel substantief {n} | scrawl [scrawls](irregular handwriting) |
gekwebbel substantief {n} | chatter(talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk) |
geldbelust bijvoeglijk naamwoord | mercenary(motivated by private gain) |
geloofsbelijdenis substantief {f} | creed [creeds](reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents) |
geloofsbelijdenis van Nicea eigennam {f} | Nicene Creed(official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) |
geloofsbelijdenis van Nicea-Constantinopel eigennam {f} | Nicene Creed(official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) |
gobelin substantief {m} and {n} | Gobelin(a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry) |
gobelin substantief {n} | tapestry [tapestries](heavy woven cloth) |
grabbelen werkwoord | pluck [plucked, plucking, plucks](to pull something sharply; to pull something out) |
hebben de kriebel in zijn gat substantief | ants in one's pants(agitated and fidgety state) |
Hebreeuwse Bijbel eigennam {m} | Hebrew Bible(the sacred texts of Judaism) |
het terugkrabbelen substantief | cop-out(avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty) |
hobbelen werkwoord | jolt [jolted, jolting, jolts](to push or shake) |
hobbelen substantief {n} | lurch [lurches](sudden or unsteady movement) |
hobbelpaard substantief {n} | rocking horse(a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing) |
ik bel de politie phrase | I'll call the policephrase |
inflexibel bijvoeglijk naamwoord | stiff [stiffer, stiffest](figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) |
inkomstenbelasting substantief | income tax [income taxes](tax levied on income) |
insensibel bijvoeglijk naamwoord | crass [crasser, crassest](coarse; crude; not refined, insensitive) |
interpretabel bijvoeglijk naamwoord | interpretable(capable of being interpreted) |