Nederlands | Engels |
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zin substantief | purpose [purposes](reason for doing something) |
zin substantief {m} | meaning [meanings](significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") sense [senses](meaning or reason) sentence [sentences](grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) |
zin hebben werkwoord | feel like(have a desire for something, or to do something) |
zin van het leven substantief {m} | meaning of life(hypothetical answer to life’s ultimate questions) |
zindelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | house-trained(trained not to excrete indoors) |
zindelijkheid substantief {f} | tidiness(the quality of being tidy) |
zindelijkheidstraining substantief | toilet training [toilettes](process of training a child) |
zinderen werkwoord | sizzle [sizzled, sizzling, sizzles](to be exciting or dazzling) |
zingen werkwoord | chant [chanted, chanting, chants](sing monophonically without instruments) sing [sang, sung, singing, sings](to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice) |
zink substantief {f} {m} | cornett(wind instrument) |
zink substantief {n} | zinc [zincs](element) |
zinken werkwoord | founder [foundered, foundering, founders](to sink) sink [sank, sunk, sinking, sinks](descend into liquid, etc) subside [subsided, subsiding, subsides](to fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink) |
zinker substantief {m} | culvert [culverts](channel for draining water) |
zinkgat substantief {n} | sinkhole [sinkholes](geology: hole formed in soluble rock) |
zinkstuk substantief {n} | mattress [mattresses](engineering: a flat structure of brushwood or similar material used to provide a foundation for a structure including embankments) |
zinloos bijvoeglijk naamwoord | inane(lacking sense or meaning) meaningless(lacking meaning) nonsensical(without sense) otiose(resulting in no effect) pointless(having no purpose) |
zinloosheid substantief {f} | inanity(property of being inane) |
zinloze bezigheid substantief {f} | mug's game( A foolish, profitless, or hopeless undertaking.) |
zinnelijkheid substantief {f} | sensuality(state of being sensual, sensuous or sexy) |
zinnig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | sensible(acting with or showing good judgement) |
zinsbegoocheling substantief {f} | illusion [illusions](anything that seems to be something that it is not) |
zinsleer substantief {f} | syntax [syntaxes](study of the structure of phrases and sentences) |
zinsmelodie substantief {f} | intonation [intonations](the rise and fall of the voice in speaking) |
zinspelen werkwoord | hint [hinted, hinting, hints](express suggestively) |
zinspelen op werkwoord | tease [teased, teasing, teases](to show as forthcoming) |
zinspelend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | allusive(containing or making use of allusions) |
zinspeling substantief {f} | allusion [allusions](indirect reference, hint) |
zintuig substantief {n} | sense [senses](manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) sense organ [sense organs](an organic sensor) |
zintuigorgaan substantief {n} | sense organ [sense organs](an organic sensor) |
zinvol bijvoeglijk naamwoord | meaningful(having meaning, significant) |