| Samengestelde woorden: |
| about adv | (all around) | her en der, in het rond |
| | | overal bw |
| | She was sitting at her desk, books lying all about. |
| battered adj | (beat up) | bont en blauw |
| | | mishandeld bn |
| between prep | (concerning) | met….en…. |
| | Between the heat and the humidity, it's uncomfortable now. |
| bob vi | (go up and down) | op en neer bewegen onoverg.ww |
| | | huppelen, wippen onoverg. ww |
| | Ice cubes bobbed in the pitcher of lemonade. |
| broadcasting n | (industry) | radio- en televisieindustrie nw de |
| | Jobs in broadcasting have been decreasing in number every year. |
| butterfly vtr | (culinary: split open and spread) | snijden en openvouwen van vlees |
| | First, you need to butterfly the chicken breast. |
| core n | figurative (soul) (figuurlijk) | bot nw het |
| | (figuurlijk) | in hart en nieren |
| | In his core, Stephen is a conservative. |
| death n | (destruction) (figuurlijk) | dood en verderf zaaien |
| | The bombs rained death upon the land. |
doing,
doings n | (activities) | doen en laten |
| | | activiteit nw de |
| | He's always talking about the doings of his neighbours. |
| fire vi | very dated, poetic, figurative (glow) | gloeien onoverg. ww |
| | (figuurlijk, van zonsopkomst of zonsondergang) | de horizon in vuur en vlam zetten ww overg. |
| | Dawn fired in the east. |
| flap vtr | (a flap movement) | op en neer bewegen onoverg.ww |
| furniture n | (accessories) | hang-en sluitwerk nw het |
| | | deurbeslag nw het |
| | You should finish varnishing the door before you put the furniture on it. |
| in adv | (in season) | het goede seizoen voor fruit en groente |
| | | verkrijgbaar bn |
| | You have to wait another month for raspberries to be in. |
| increasingly adv | (more and more) | in toenemende mate, meer en meer bw |
| | The runner got increasingly tired as he ran. |
| life n | (experience) | leven nw het |
| | | doen en laten frase |
| | My grandma told me all about her life as a nurse during the war. |
| message vi | (communicate by message) | een bericht/berichtje sturen |
| | | sms'en overg.ww |
| | Don't worry about letting him know, just message today. |
| miserable adj | figurative (weather: bad) | grauw, bar, ellendig bn |
| | (NL) | bar en boos bn |
| | I've had enough of this miserable weather; I wish it would stop raining! |
| occasionally adv | (now and then) | nu en dan, af en toe, van tijd tot tijd bw |
| | | incidenteel bw |
| | Alison sees Stephen occasionally, but not as often as she would like. |
| odd adj | (occasional) | zo nu en dan bw |
| | Jeff has mostly recovered from his illness, though he still has the odd dizzy spell. |
| one and the same n | (same person or thing) | één en dezelfde zaak, één en de zelfde persoon frase |
| | At the end of the story, the boy and his twin were revealed to be one and the same! |
| pace vtr | (walk quickly) | heen en weer lopen over of door ww voorz. |
| | | ijsberen over of door ww voorz. |
| | She paced the floor. |
| pace vi | (walk quickly) | heen en weer lopen ww onoverg. |
| | | ijsberen ww onoverg. |
| | He paced outside as his wife was delivering the baby. |
| rattle vtr | (shake and make noise) | heen en weer rammelen, laten rammelen, laten/doen ratelen overg.ww |
| return n | UK (round-trip ticket) | heen-en-terug kaartje nw het |
| | | retour nw de |
| | I'd like two returns for London, please. |
saw,
saw sth vtr | (move as if to cut with a saw) | heen en weer bewegen overg.ww |
| | | doorklieven overg. ww |
| | He sawed the air with his hand. |
| scattered adj | figurative (rain, showers: off and on) (van bui) | plaatselijk bn |
| | (van bui) | hier en daar bw |
| | This afternoon, you should expect bright spells and scattered showers. |
| shuttle vtr | (transport: two points) | heen en weer vervoeren overg.ww |
| | | pendelen onoverg.ww |
| slip vtr | (mention casually) | terloops laten vallen, terloops zeggen |
| | | tussen neus en lippen door zeggen |
| | He slipped the subject of marriage into the conversation. |
| sometimes adv | (at times) | soms bw |
| | | zo nu en dan, af en toe bw |
| | Sometimes I have eggs for breakfast, but I often just eat cereal. |
| sprawl vi | (lie, limbs spread) | de armen en benen uitspreiden onoverg.ww |
| | | languit liggen onoverg.ww |
| | Alex sprawled on the sofa, watching TV. |
| staging n | (theatre) | mise en scène nw de |
| | | opvoeren nw het, ont. |
| | The staging of the play was beautifully done. |
| storm n | (thunder) | onweer nw het |
| | (informeel) | donder en bliksem |
| | The storm frightened our dog, who is afraid of lightening and thunder. |
| summer n | US (Memorial Day to Labor day) | periode tussen Memorial Day en Labor Day in Amerika |
| | The pool opening on Memorial Day weekend in May marks the beginning of summer. |
| sweat n | figurative (hard work) (figuurlijk) | bloed, zweet en tranen uitdrukking |
| | (Belg.) | labeur nw het |
| | After years of sweat and toil, Imogen finally completed the project. |
| swing vtr | (oscillate) | heen en weer slingeren overg. ww |
| | Swing the rope from side to side. |
| swing vi | (vacillate) (figuurlijk) | schommelen onoverg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | heen en weer gaan |
| | Opinion swings back and forth between the candidates. |
tapestry,
rich tapestry n | figurative (complexity) | complex en gedetailleerd geheel nw het |
| | (figuurlijk) | lappendeken nw de/het |
| | The old lady didn't go out much any more, but she enjoyed watching life's rich tapestry from a seat on her porch. |
| tower vi | (be above) | met kop en schouders uitsteken boven, uittorenen boven ww + vz. |
| | He's very tall and towers above everyone else. |
| tower vi | figurative (surpass) | met kop en schouders uitsteken boven, uittorenen boven ww + vz. |
| | Through his military genius, Napoleon towered above his contemporaries. |
| track vi | US (cinema: camera movement) (camera) | bewegen en filmen onoverg. ww |
| | The director shouted at everyone, while the cameraman kept tracking. |
| wildlife n | uncountable (animals, plants, etc.) | wilde dieren nw mv |
| | | flora en fauna nw de, ont. |
| | | wildstand nw de |
| | The zoologist had spent years studying wildlife. |