Nederlands | Engels |
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steken werkwoord | jab [jabbed, jabbing, jabs](to poke or thrust abruptly) nettle [nettled, nettling, nettles](of the nettle plant etc., to sting causing a rash) pry [pried, prying, pries](to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) rankle [rankled, rankling, rankles](to cause irritation) shiv(stab) stab [stabbed, stabbing, stabs](to pierce or wound with pointed object) sting [stung, stung, stinging, stings]verb |
stekend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | pungent(having a strong odour) sharp [sharper, sharpest](intense and sudden (of pain)) |
aanhalingsteken substantief {n} | quotation marks(Note: These languages use "◌"-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.) quote [quotes](a quotation mark) |
aansteken werkwoord | ignite [ignited, igniting, ignites](to set fire to, to light) kindle [kindled, kindling, kindles](to start (a fire)) set on fire(cause to begin to burn) |
blijven steken werkwoord | stick [stuck, sticking, sticks](to jam) |
de kop in het zand steken werkwoord | bury one's head in the sand(to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) |
de Rubicon oversteken werkwoord | cross the Rubicon(to make an irreversible decision) |
de tong uitsteken werkwoord | stick one's tongue out(to push one's tongue out) |
een spaak in het wiel steken substantief | monkey wrench [monkey wrenches](problem) |
herhalingsteken substantief {n} | ditto [dittos](ditto mark) |
in brand steken werkwoord | set on fire(cause to begin to burn) |
in de schede steken werkwoord | sheathe [sheathed, sheathing, sheathes](to put (something) into a sheath) |
in een zak steken werkwoord | bag [bagged, bagging, bags](to put into a bag) |
kruisteken substantief {n} | cross [crosses](gesture made by Christians) sign of the cross(gesture) |
leesteken substantief {n} | punctuation mark(symbol used in writing) |
lijst met opsommingstekens substantief {f} | bulleted list(list) |
ontsteken werkwoord | ignite [ignited, igniting, ignites](to set fire to, to light) |
opsommingsteken substantief {n} | bullet point(symbol that marks each item in a bullet list) |
oversteken werkwoord | cross [crossed, crossing, crosses](go from one side of something to the other) |
plusteken substantief {n} | plus sign(mathematical symbol) |
sluisteken substantief {n} | pipe [pipes](the character ) |
uitsteken werkwoord | project [projected, projecting, projects](to extend beyond a surface) protrude [protruded, protruding, protrudes](to extend from) |
uitstekend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | capital(excellent) excellent(of the highest quality) exquisite(especially fine) fine [finer, finest](of superior quality) passing(pre-eminent, excellent) prime(first in excellence, quality, or value) |