Nederlands | Engels |
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er vanonder trekken werkwoord | absquatulate(to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart) |
flessentrekkerij substantief {f} | fraud [frauds](an act of deception) |
freudiaanse verspreking substantief {f} | Freudian slip(subconscious mistake in speech or action) |
gebrek substantief {n} | lack(deficiency, need) |
gebrek aan zelfbeheersing substantief | acrasia(lack of self-control) |
gebrek hebben werkwoord | lack [lacked, lacking, lacks](be without, need, require) |
gebrekkig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | defective(having one or more defects) deficient(insufficient or inadequate in amount) faulty [faultier, faultiest](having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable) handicapped(having a handicap) rickety(feeble in the joints, tottering) |
gelaatstrek substantief {m} | feature [features](one of the physical constituents of the face) |
gesprek substantief {n} | chat [chats](conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) conversation [conversations](expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people) dialogue(conversation or other discourse between individuals) discourse [discourses](expression in (spoken or written) words) talk [talks](conversation) |
gesprekspartner substantief {m} | interlocutor(a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) |
getouwtrek substantief {n} | tug of war [tugs of war](game) |
gevolgtrekking substantief {f} | corollary [corollaries](proposition which follows easily) |
gewone tijdrekening bijwoord | BCE(before the common era) |
goed/correct uitspreken werkwoord | articulate [articulated, articulating, articulates](to speak clearly) |
golfbreker substantief {m} | breakwater(construction in or around a harbour) |
grote karekiet substantief {m} | great reed warbler(Acrocephalus arundinaceus) |
halsbrekend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | breakneck(dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) |
hart breken werkwoord | break someone's heart(to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) |
heimelijk vertrekken werkwoord | abscond [absconded, absconding, absconds](to flee, often secretly) |
hersenbreker substantief {m} | puzzle [puzzles](game for one person) |
hersenbreker substantief {n} | conundrum [conundrums](difficult question or riddle) |
het brood breken werkwoord | break bread(take part in Holy Communion) |
het ijs breken werkwoord | break the ice(to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness) |
het kortste lootje trekken werkwoord | draw the short straw(to select the shortest straw) |
het zich onttrekken substantief | cop-out(avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty) |
hoofdbreker substantief {m} | headache [headaches](nuisance or unpleasant problem) |
iets afbreken substantief | evisceration [eviscerations](A vigorous verbal assault) |
ijsbreker substantief {m} | icebreaker [icebreakers](ship designed to break through ice) |
ik wil er niet over spreken phrase | |
in gebreke blijvend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | delinquent(late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation) |
in gesprek bijvoeglijk naamwoord | engaged(already involved in a telephone call) |
in rekening brengen werkwoord | bill [billed, billing, bills](to charge or enter in a bill) |