de betekenis in Engels
| Nederlands | Engels |
|---|---|
| de kansen keren werkwoord | turn the tables(To reverse a situation so that the advantage has shifted) |
| de kastanjes uit het vuur halen werkwoord | pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire(do someone's difficult work) |
| de kat de bel aanbinden werkwoord | bell the cat(to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group) |
| de kat sturen werkwoord | stand up(to avoid a prearranged meeting) |
| de keten is zo sterk als haar zwakste schakel phrase | a chain is only as strong as its weakest link(aphorism) |
| de Klerk eigennam | de Klerkproper noun |
| de kluts kwijt bijwoord | abroad(astray) |
| de knoop substantief {m} | knot [knots](difficult situation) |
| de knuppel in het hoenderhok gooien werkwoord | put the cat among the pigeonsverb |
| de koe bij de hoorns vatten werkwoord | take the bull by the horns(to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty) |
| de koning is dood phrase | |
| de kop in het zand steken werkwoord | bury one's head in the sand(to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) |
| de Koran eigennam {m} | Qur'an(the Islamic holy book) |
| de kost gaat voor de baat uit phrase | no pain, no gain(discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) |
| de krenten uit de pap halen werkwoord | cherry-pick [cherry-picked, cherry-picking, cherry-picks](to select only the best from a range of options) |
| de kriebels bezorgen werkwoord | weird out(make feel strange) |
| de kriebels hebben werkwoord | fidget [fidgeted, fidgeting, fidgets](to move around nervously) |
| de Krim eigennam | Crimea(peninsula, see also: Crimean peninsula) |
| de kruisdood substantief {f} {m} | crucifixion [crucifixions](death of Christ on cross) |
| de kruisiging substantief {f} | crucifixion [crucifixions](death of Christ on cross) |
| de laan uitsturen werkwoord | dismiss [dismissed, dismissing, dismisses](to discharge) |
| de laatste tijd preposition {f} | of late(recently) |
| de liefde bedrijven werkwoord | make love(to engage in sexual intercourse, see also: copulate) sex [sexed, sexing, sexes](informal: to have sex (intransitivee)) |
| de liefde van de man gaat door de maag phrase | the way to a man's heart is through his stomach(cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections) |
| de lippen tuiten werkwoord | pout [pouted, pouting, pouts](push out one’s lips) |
| de max bijvoeglijk naamwoord | lush [lusher, lushest](amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked) |
| de mens eigennam {m} | Man(genus Homo) |
| de mens wikt phrase | man proposes, God disposes(things don't always work out as they were planned) |
| de metro van Londen eigennam {m} | London Underground(the London underground) |
| de mijne pronoun | mine(that which belongs to me) |
| de moeite lonend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | worthwhile(good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on) |
| de moeite waard bijvoeglijk naamwoord | worth one's while(important enough to spend time, effort or money on) worthwhile(good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on) |
| de moeite waard zijn bijvoeglijk naamwoord | worth it(worth doing) |
| de mogelijkheid hebben bijvoeglijk naamwoord | able [abler, ablest](permitted to) |
| de mouwen opstropen werkwoord | roll up one's sleeves(roll one's sleeves up) |
| de muren hebben oren phrase | walls have ears(be careful about what you say) |
| de neuk phrase | the fuck(vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns) |
| de neus optrekken/ophalen werkwoord | sneer [sneered, sneering, sneers](raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) |
