wacht betekenis in Engels
| Nederlands | Engels |
|---|---|
| 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) |
