Nederlands | Engels |
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wacht substantief | watch [watches](particular time period) |
wacht substantief {m} | guard [guards](person who or thing that protects something) sentinel [sentinels](A sentry or guard) |
wachten werkwoord | hold on(wait a minute) tarry [tarried, tarrying, tarries](to stay or wait somewhere) wait [waited, waiting, waits](delay until some event) |
wachten substantief | abode [abodes](obsolete: act of waiting) waiting(the act of staying or remaining in expectation) |
wachten op werkwoord | await [awaited, awaiting, awaits](transitive: to wait for) |
wachter substantief {m} | guardian [guardians](guard or watcher) watcher [watchers](kind of angel) |
wachthuisje substantief {n} | sentry-box(booth for a sentry) |
wachtkamer substantief {f} | waiting room [waiting rooms](room) |
wachtlijst substantief {f} | waiting list [waiting lists](ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) |
wachtrij substantief | queue [queues](waiting list) |
wachttijd substantief {m} | latency [latencies](delay) |
wachttoren substantief {m} | watchtower(observation tower) |
wachtwoord substantief | shibboleth [shibboleths](a word, pronunciation, or custom, distinguishing members of a group, especially as a test) |
wachtwoord substantief {n} | password(word used to gain admittance) |
wachtzaal substantief | concourse(a large open space in a building where people can gather) |
wachtzaal substantief {f} | waiting room [waiting rooms](room) |
aardwachter substantief {m} | residual-current device(a device that breaks an electric circuit) |
afwachten werkwoord | abide [abode, abode, abiding, abides](wait in expectation) await [awaited, awaiting, awaits](transitive: to wait for) tarry [tarried, tarrying, tarries](to linger in expectation of) wait [waited, waiting, waits](delay until some event) |
afwachten substantief | waiting(the act of staying or remaining in expectation) |
afwachting substantief {f} | expectation [expectations](act or state of expecting) |
boswachter substantief {m} | forest rangernoun |
brugwachter substantief {m} | bridgetender(someone who maintains and/or operates a bridge) |
de kans afwachten werkwoord | bide one's time(to wait, especially for a suitable opportunity) |
doelwachter substantief {m} | goalkeeper [goalkeepers](player that protects a goal) keeper [keepers](guardian of goal) |
doelwachtster substantief {f} | goalkeeper [goalkeepers](player that protects a goal) |
grenswachter substantief {m} | border guard(a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states) |
haar opwachting maken werkwoord | appear [appeared, appearing, appears](to come before the public) |
in afwachting bijvoeglijk naamwoord | pending(awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation) |
in de wachtstand preposition | on hold(pertaining to a telephone hold state) |
in verwachting bijvoeglijk naamwoord | expectant(pregnant) expecting(in expectation of giving birth; pregnant) |