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koewachtertje substantief {n} | whitethroat [whitethroats](Sylvia communis) |
krokodilwachter [krokodilwachters] substantief {m} | Egyptian plover(Pluvianus aegyptius) |
kustwacht substantief {m} {f} | coast guard(enforcer of maritime law) |
levensverwachting substantief {f} | life expectancy [life expectancies](the amount of time one is expected to live) |
liggen te wachten werkwoord | await [awaited, awaiting, awaits](transitive: to be in store for) |
lijfwacht substantief | bodyguard [bodyguards](person responsible for protecting an individual) |
lijfwacht substantief {m} | guard [guards](person who or thing that protects something) |
nachtwacht substantief {m} | night watchman [night watchmen](a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers) |
onverwacht substantief | variance [variances](difference between what is expected and what happens) |
onverwacht bijvoeglijk naamwoord | unexpected(not expected, anticipated or foreseen) unforeseen(not expected) unheralded(Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) |
onverwachte aanval substantief | foray [forays](incursion) |
onverwachtheid substantief {m} | abruptness(state of being abrupt) |
onverwachts bijwoord | unexpectedly(in an unexpected manner) |
opwachten werkwoord | waylay [waylaid, waylaying, waylays](to lie in wait for and attack from ambush) |
parkeerwacht substantief | meter maid(female meter attendant) |
parkeerwachter substantief | meter maid(female meter attendant) |
parkeerwachter substantief {m} | parking attendant(person who issues tickets for parking violations) |
poortwachter substantief {m} | gatekeeper [gatekeepers](person who guards or monitors passage through a gate) |
poortwachtster substantief {f} | gatekeeper [gatekeepers](person who guards or monitors passage through a gate) |
rijkswacht substantief {f} | gendarmerie(military body charged with police duties) |
schildwacht substantief | sentry [sentries](guard) |
schildwacht gebeurtenis substantief | sentinel event(unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury) |
sluiswachter substantief {m} | lockkeeper(person assigned to look after a canal or river lock) |
sluiswachteres substantief {f} | lockkeeper(person assigned to look after a canal or river lock) |
sluiswachtster substantief {f} | lockkeeper(person assigned to look after a canal or river lock) |
sterrenwacht substantief {f} | observatory [observatories](place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) |
valt nog af te wachten werkwoord | remain to be seen(be as yet unknown) |
verwacht bijvoeglijk naamwoord | expected(anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur) |
verwachten werkwoord | await [awaited, awaiting, awaits](transitive: to wait for) expect [expected, expecting, expects](to look for, look forward to, anticipate) |
verwachting substantief {f} | expectation [expectations](act or state of expecting) |
vuurtorenwachter substantief {m} | lighthouse keeper(person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) |
vuurtorenwachtster substantief {f} | lighthouse keeper(person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) |
weersverwachting substantief {f} | weather forecast(prediction of future weather) |
wiegewacht substantief | babysitter [babysitters](baby or child caretaker) |
wisselwachter substantief | pointsman [pointsmen](a man in charge of railroad points or switches) |
zenuwachtig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | jittery [jitterier, jitteriest](nervy) jumpy [jumpier, jumpiest](nervous and excited) |