Nederlands | Engels |
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de- bijvoeglijk naamwoord | de-(reversal, undoing or removing) |
de afwas doen werkwoord | do the dishes(to wash up dishes) |
de Andes eigennam {Pl} | Andes(mountain range in South America) |
de angel halen uit werkwoord | defuse [defused, defusing, defuses](to make something less dangerous) |
de-audituverklaring substantief {f} | hearsay((law) an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted) |
de avond is nog jong phrase | the night is young(it's not very late) |
de bal in de 'scrimmage' plaatsen substantief | scrimmage [scrimmages]noun |
de Balearen eigennam {Pl} | Balearic Islands(group of Mediterranean islands) |
de bel aanbinden werkwoord | bell [belled, belling, bells](to attach a bell to) |
de bloemetjes en de bijtjes substantief {n-Pl} | birds and bees(euphemistic: sexual activity) |
de Boer eigennam | Deboerproper noun |
de boog kan niet altijd gespannen zijn phrase | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy(too much hard work) |
de boot missen werkwoord | miss the boat(fail to take advantage of an opportunity) |
de borst geven werkwoord | breastfeed [breastfed, breastfeeding, breastfeeds](feed a baby milk via the breasts) |
de broek aanhebben werkwoord | wear the trousers(to be the dominant partner) |
de broek aftrekken werkwoord | pants(pull someone’s pants down) |
de broekriem aanhalen werkwoord | tighten one's belt(be more frugal) |
de Bruijn eigennam | Brown(surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) |
de Bruijne eigennam | Brown(surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) |
de Bruin eigennam | Brown(surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) |
de Bruine eigennam | Brown(surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) |
de brutalen hebben de halve wereld phrase | fortune favors the bold(luck favors the adventurous) |
de Bruyn eigennam | Brown(surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) |
de Bruyne eigennam | Brown(surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) |
de clown uithangen werkwoord | yuk it up(clown around) |
de confrontatie aangaan met werkwoord | face [faced, facing, faces](deal with, confront) |
de contouren vluchtig schetsen werkwoord | adumbrate [adumbrated, adumbrating, adumbrates](To give a vague outline.) |
de daad bij het woord voegen werkwoord | walk the talk(to act in accordance with one's words) |
de dag ervoor bijwoord | the day before(on the preceding day) |
de dijne pronoun | thine(possessive pronoun) |
de dingen bij hun naam noemen werkwoord | call a spade a spade(to speak the truth) |
de dingen die voorbij zijn substantief | bygone(A person or occurrence that took place in the past) |
de Draak substantief | dragon [dragons](nickname for the Chinese empire and the People's Republic of China) |
de druppel die de emmer doet overlopen substantief {n} | the straw that broke the camel's back(small additional burden which causes failure) |
de duivel eigennam {m} | devil(the devil: the chief devil) |
de duivel zit in de details phrase | devil is in the details(specific provisions of something may be complicated) |
de een na de ander bijwoord | one after another(in single file) |
de eerste steen maar gooien phrase | let him who is without sin cast the first stone(only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) |
de eeuwigheid substantief {f} | eternity [eternities](period of time that elapses after death) |
de eindjes aan elkaar knopen werkwoord | make ends meet(get by financially) |