Samengestelde woorden:
or | OR |
approach,
approach [sb] or [sth] vtr | (move closer: space) (in ruimte) | benaderen overg.ww |
| | The boxer approached his opponent carefully. |
| at ease with [sb] or [sth] prep | (comfortable) | op zijn / haar gemak bw |
back,
back [sth] or [sb] vtr | (wager on) | wedden op, geld inzetten op, gokken op ww + vz |
| | Which horse should we back? |
belay,
belay [sth] or [sb] vtr | (secure with a rope) | vastbinden, vastsjorren overg.ww |
belay,
belay [sth] or [sb] n | ([sth] to which a rope can be secured) | klamp nw de |
| chloroform [sb] or [sth]⇒ vtr | (make unconscious using chloroform) | met chloroform verdoven overg. uitdr. |
cut,
cut [sth] or [sb] vtr | (slice into) | opensnijden overg.ww |
| | The doctor cut the patient to begin his surgery. |
disfavor,
disfavor [sb] or [sth],
UK: disfavour,
disfavour [sb] or [sth] n | US (dislike, disapproval) | afkeuring, afwijzing nw de, ont. |
disfavor,
disfavor [sb] or [sth],
UK: disfavour,
disfavour [sb] or [sth] vtr | US (dislike, disapprove of) | afkeuren, afwijzen overg.ww |
| do or die expr | figurative (critical situation) (figuurlijk) | pompen of verzuipen frase |
| | It's do or die for our team today. |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) (kaartspel) | alles of niets nw het, ont. |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | alles of niets nw als bn |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
either,
either or conj | (one or another) | of, ofwel vw |
| | Either we stop now or we go all the way. |
either/or,
either-or adj | informal (with two choices) | of-of bn |
| | The issue often is presented as an either/or proposition: either you eagerly accept all technology, or you are behind the times. |
enmesh,
enmesh [sth] or [sb] vtr | (tangle up, involve) | verstrikken overg.ww |
eviscerate,
eviscerate [sb] or [sth] vtr | literal (disembowel, gut) | van de ingewanden ontdoen overg.ww |
eviscerate,
eviscerate [sb] or [sth] vtr | figurative (remove the substance of) | ontkrachten, verzwakken overg.ww |
fight,
fight [sb] or [sth] vtr | (struggle against, try to defeat) | het opnemen tegen, in een strijd verwikkeld zijn met ww voorz. |
| | She fought the government and won. |
| for better or for worse adv | (whatever the consequences) | in voor- en tegenspoed woordgr |
| | I will be your wife for better or for worse. |
| give or take [sth] expr | informal (plus or minus) | plus-minus bw |
| | I've been away from home for three months, give or take a few days. |
| give or take expr | informal (more or less) | ongeveer bw |
| | | min of meer bw |
| | My new car cost $9000, give or take. |
gladden,
gladden [sb] or [sth] vtr | (cheer, make happier) | blij maken, opvrolijken, vrolijk stemmen overg.ww |
grab,
grab [sth] or [sb] vtr | (seize) | pakken, grijpen, vastnemen, vastgrijpen, vastpakken overg.ww |
| | He grabbed my hand and pulled me away. |
grade,
grade [sb] or [sth] vtr | (classify) | klasseren, rangschikken overg.ww |
| | People are sometimes graded according to socio-economic status. |
grade,
grade [sb] or [sth] vtr | (education: award a grade to) | een cijfer geven |
| | | beoordelen overg. ww |
| | The professor graded the performance an A+. |
hors d'oeuvre,
plural: same or hors d'oeuvres n | French (food: appetizer) | voorspijs nw de |
| | | voorgerecht nw het |
| | If you fill up on hors d'oeuvres, you will have no room left for dinner |
| in one way or another adv | (somehow, by some means) | op de één of andere manier bw |
| know a thing or two v expr | informal (be experienced in [sth]) (informeel) | het één en ander afweten van frase |
| | After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction. |
| learn a thing or two v expr | informal (become knowledgeable) | ergens iets van opsteken, ergens iets van leren frase |
| | | het één en ander leren frase |
| | Stick around and watch; you may learn a thing or two. |
lick,
lick [sb] or [sth] vtr | slang, figurative (defeat) (figuurlijk) | een pak slaag geven overg.ww |
| | (informeel, fig.) | afdrogen, kloppen overg.ww |
| | | verslaan overg.ww |
make heads or tails of [sth] (US),
make head or tail of [sth],
make head nor tail of [sth] (UK) v expr | (understand [sth]) (figuurlijk) | ergens geen touw aan vast kunnen knopen overg.uitdr. |
| Opmerking: Usually in the negative. |
| make or break [sth] v expr | informal (cause success, failure) | maken of breken, staan of vallen frase |
| | That critic's reviews can make or break a new restaurant. |
| make-or-break adj | informal (success or failure) | alles of niets, erop of eronder bw |
| | It is make-or-break time for the store after two years of declining sales. |
memorialize,
memorialize [sth] or [sb],
UK: memorialise [sth] or [sb] vtr | (commemorate) | herdenken overg.ww |
| more or less adv | (to a greater or lesser extent) | min of meer woordgr |
| | I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year. |
no ifs,
ands,
or buts expr | informal (no excuses are permitted) (informeel) | geen mitsen en maren, zonder gemaar, geen gemaar frase |
| | I need you to finish that report today, no ifs, ands, or buts. |
| not lose sight of [sth] or [sb] v expr | (keep in view) | niet uit het oog verliezen frase |
| | Do not lose sight of your children around water. |
| now or never expr | (final chance) | nu of nooit frase |
| | You have to decide, it's now or never if you want to go to the concert. |
| one hundred or so adj | informal (about a hundred) | zo'n honderd frase |
| | It's a middle-sized plane, with one hundred or so seats. |
| or else adv | (otherwise, if not) | of anders, anders bw |
| | Choose ham and eggs, or else ham and cheese. |
| or else interj | informal (expressing a threat) (informeel) | Of anders! En anders! tw |
| | You will do as I say, or else! |
| or so adv | (approximately) | ongeveer bw |
| | The container could hold a litre or so of water. |
overstretch,
overstretch [sth] or [sb] vtr | (subject to strain, work too hard) (figuurlijk) | overbelasten overg.ww |
overstretch,
overstretch [sth] or [sb] vtr | (make stretch too far, strain) | te ver rekken, overrekken overg.ww |
overvalue,
overvalue [sth] or [sb] vtr | figurative (place too much importance on) (figuurlijk) | overschatten overg.ww |
overvalue,
overvalue [sth] or [sb] vtr | literal (set too high a price for) (letterlijk) | overschatten overg.ww |
prepare,
prepare [sth] or [sb] vtr | (make ready) | voorbereiden overg.ww |
| | Before you plant seeds, you need to prepare the ground. |
profile,
profile [sth] or [sb] vtr | (describe) | beschrijven, profileren overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | schetsen overg.ww |
punch,
punch [sth] or [sb] vtr | (hit with fist) | slaan, een vuistslag geven overg.ww |
release,
release [sth] or [sb] vtr | (let go of, stop grasping) | loslaten, laten gaan overg.ww |
| | The father released his hold on his daughter when she saw grandma. |
saw,
saw [sth] or [sb] vtr | (cut with a saw) | zagen, doorzagen overg.ww |
| | The magician sawed his assistant in half. |
sequester,
sequester [sb] or [sth] vtr | (put in isolation) | isoleren, afzonderen overg.ww |
sequester,
sequester [sb] or [sth] vtr | (confiscate) | in beslag nemen, confisqueren overg.ww |
| shade [sb] or [sth] (from [sth])⇒ vtr | (shelter, protect from sun) | beschermen, beschutten overg.ww |
| | | afschermen overg.ww |
| sink or swim v expr | figurative (fail or succeed) (figuurlijk) | pompen of verzuipen frase |
| | It's sink or swim with this final exam. |
| somehow or other adv | (in an undetermined way) | op de één of andere manier bw |
| | Jan studied the cliff face, determined to scale it somehow or other. |
| sooner or later adv | (at some time in the future) | vroeg of laat bw |
| | Keep up your life of crime and sooner or later you'll end up in prison! |
strike,
strike [sth] or [sb] vtr | (hit) | slaan, raken overg.ww |
| | The boxer struck his opponent. |
strike,
strike [sth] or [sb] vtr | (crash into) | raken overg.ww |
| | | botsen tegen ww+vz |
| | The car struck the guardrail. |
strike,
strike [sth] or [sb] vtr | (fall on) (licht) | vallen op ww + vz |
| | Light struck his face. |
stroke,
stroke [sth] or [sb] vtr | (pass hand over) | aaien, strelen overg.ww |
| | She stroked the cat's fur. |
tap,
tap [sth] or [sb] vtr | abbr, informal (wiretap, bug) | afluisteren, aftappen overg.ww |
| trick or treat n | (Halloween tradition) (Halloween) | een snoepje of ik schiet frase |
| | Trick or treat's the only thing I like about Hallowe'en. |
| Trick or treat! interj | (at Halloween) (Halloween) | een snoepje of ik schiet! tw |
| | The kids knocked on the door and shouted: "Trick or treat!" |
turn,
turn to [sb] or [sth] vtr | (direct attention toward) (aandacht) | richten overg. ww |
| | They turned their attention to the speaker. |
weigh,
weigh [sth] or [sb] vtr | (measure weight of) | wegen overg.ww |
| | | het gewicht bepalen van ww+vz |
| without rhyme or reason adv | (inexplicably) (figuurlijk) | zonder kop of staart, in het wilde weg bw |
| | He yells at me without rhyme or reason, and I just can't understand why. |
| without rhyme or reason expr | (inexplicable) | onzinnig, onbegrijpelijk bn |
| | Your belief that Daisy doesn't like you is without rhyme or reason; she's never done anything to make you think that. |