Samengestelde woorden:
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| at one time expr | (once, at some point in the past) | eens, ooit bw |
| | At one time you were allowed to buy milk straight from the farmer. |
| at one time expr | (at once: simultaneously) | tegelijk, tegelijkertijd bw |
| | I was trying to do three things at one time, and failed the three. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 n | invariable (thousand million, 10^9) | miljard nw het |
| Opmerking: "a billion" is used generally; "one billion" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | I bet you can't count to two billion! |
a billion,
one billion,
1 billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 adj | invariable (one thousand million in number, 10^9) | miljard bn |
| | One celebrity donated one billion dollars to charity last year. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 pron | invariable (people, things: thousand million, 10^9) | miljard nw het |
| | The world's population is predicted to go up by a billion over the next decade. |
a billion,
one billion,
1 billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 n | invariable (thousand million pounds or dollars, 10^9) (geld) | miljard nw het |
| | The profits last year topped one billion. |
| | The government has pledged two billion to finance a new sports stadium. |
| do one's best to do [sth] v expr | (try one's hardest to do [sth]) | zijn / haar best doen om te frase |
| | Fred did his best to give up smoking, but couldn't keep it up. |
dozen,
a dozen,
one dozen n | invariable (twelve) | dozijn nw het |
| | | twaalftal nw het |
| | A dozen plus 10 makes 22. |
dozen,
a dozen,
one dozen adj | invariable (twelve) | twaalftal bn |
| | If you're going to the shop, could you get me two dozen eggs? |
| draw one's gun v | (pull out a firearm) | zijn wapen trekken, zijn pistool trekken frase |
| | The insistent sound of the snake's rattle caused him to draw his gun as a precaution. |
| each and every one pron | (all) | allemaal, iedereen onbep.vn |
| | Each and every one filed in and sat down. |
| each one pron | (every individual one) | ieder, elk onbep.vn |
| | | stuk voor stuk bw |
| | Each one of them is different. |
| | Examine each one in turn. |
a fifth,
one fifth,
1/5 n | (fraction: 5th part, 20 per cent) (breukgetal) | een vijfde woordgr. |
| Opmerking: "a fifth" is used generally; "one fifth" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | Only a fifth of people with hearing problems wear hearing aids. |
| for one thing expr | informal (the first reason is) | om te beginnen woordgr |
| | No, you can't go out! For one thing, you can't afford it. |
| get to know one another v expr | (become better acquainted) | elkaar leren kennen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The two men got to know each other while they were both at college. |
| go one step further v expr | figurative (do [sth] more extreme) (figuurlijk) | een stap verder gaan, een stapje verder gaan frase |
| | This year the team went one step further and won both domestic cup competitions. |
hole in one,
hole-in-one n | (golf: one stroke) (golfsport) | hole-in-one nw de |
| | At 103 years old, Gus Andreone is the oldest golfer to ever record a hole in one. |
hundred,
a hundred,
one hundred n | invariable (cardinal number: 100) | honderd nw de |
| Opmerking: "a hundred" is used generally; "one hundred" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | She lost count just after a hundred. |
| | What is one hundred and three multiplied by five? |
hundred,
a hundred,
one hundred adj | invariable (100 in number) | honderd bn |
| | There were a hundred singers in the choir. |
a hundredfold,
one hundredfold adv | (by a hundred, 100 times) | honderdmaal bw |
| | | honderdvoudig bw |
| | The value of their investment has increased a hundredfold over the past 30 years. |
hundredth,
a hundredth,
one hundredth,
1/100,
100th n | (fraction: 100th part) (breukgetal) | een honderdste, 1/100 nw |
| Opmerking: "a hundredth" is used generally; "one hundredth" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | The profits are one hundredth of what we predicted. |
| | The horse won the race by two hundredths of a second. |
in one fell swoop,
at one fell swoop expr | (in a single fast action) | in één keer bw |
| | (figuurlijk) | in één klap bw |
| | Pests or disease can wipe out the entire crop in one fell swoop. |
| in one way or another adv | (somehow, by some means) | op de één of andere manier bw |
| kick up one's heels v expr | figurative, informal (have a good time) | zich amuseren, zich vermaken wk.ww |
| kill two birds with one stone v expr | informal, figurative (achieve 2 things at once) (figuurlijk) | twee vliegen in één klap slaan frase |
| | I can stop by your house on the way to the grocery store, so I'll kill two birds with one stone. |
| leave one's mark v expr | figurative (make an impact) (figuurlijk) | een stempel drukken nw het + ww |
| | Parents leave their mark on their children. |
be made for each other,
be made for one another v expr | informal, figurative (be ideally suited to each other) (figuurlijk) | gemaakt zijn voor, geschapen zijn voor uitdr. |
| | What a lovely couple; they're made for each other. |
| | Those two business partners are equally nasty; they're made for one another. |
million,
a million,
one million,
1,
000,
000 n | invariable (cardinal number: 1,000,000) (hoofdtelwoord) | miljoen nw het |
| Opmerking: "a million" is used generally; "one million" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | Three million is a very big number. |
million,
a million,
one million,
1,
000,
000 adj | invariable (1,000,000 in number) | miljoen bn |
| | Some houses cost a million dollars or more. |
millionth,
a millionth,
one millionth n | (fraction: 1,000,000th part) (deel) | miljoenste nw het |
| Opmerking: "a millionth" is used generally; "one millionth" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| My little one. interj | (affectionate term for a child) (informeel) | kleintje nw het |
| | (inf., mannelijk) | mannetje, kereltje nw het |
| | (inf., vrouwelijk) | meiske, meissie nw het |
| | Come here, my little one, and I'll tell you a story. |
neither,
neither of them,
neither one of them pron | (not either one) | geen van beiden woordgr. |
| | I invited Steve and David to the movies this evening, but neither was interested. |
| | Which skirt do I like? Neither of them! |
ninth,
a ninth,
one ninth,
1/9 n | (fraction: 9th part) (breukgetal) | een negende, 1/9 nw |
| Opmerking: "a ninth" is used generally; "one ninth" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | Can you cut a pie into ninths? |
nobody,
no one,
also UK: no-one pron | (not one person) | niemand vnw |
| Opmerking: "Nobody" is slightly more informal than "no one" |
| | Peter threw a party, but nobody showed up. |
| | I thought I heard someone, but there was no one there. |
not a bit,
not one bit adv | informal (not at all) | helemaal niet bw |
| | (informeel) | geen bal bw |
| | Am I bothered about missing the show. Not a bit. |
| | I'm not a bit worried about this exam because I've revised really hard for it. |
| on one hand adv | (from one point of view) | aan de ene kant woordgr |
| | On one hand, the restaurant serves excellent food, but on the other, it's very expensive. |
| on the one hand adv | figurative (from one point of view) | aan de ene kant bw |
| | | enerzijds bw |
| | On the one hand, it would be quicker to fly to Manchester; on the other, it would be more expensive than the train. |
| one after the other adv | (one at a time) | de één na de ander, het ene na het andere frase |
| | I couldn't believe it! He sat there and ate ten habanero peppers, one after the other! |
| 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! |
| one another pron | (each other) | elkaar vnw |
| | The lovers liked nothing better than to be with one another. |
| | Lisa believes that women in academia should help one another to get ahead. |
one day,
one of these days adv | (someday: an unspecified day in the future) | een van deze dagen woordgr |
| | One day I hope to travel to South America. |
| | I would like to have children one day. |
| one day adv | (at a point in the future) | op een dag vz + nw |
| | One day I'll be rich. |
| one day adv | (an unspecified day in the past) | een dag nw de |
| | There was one day last winter when it snowed heavily. |
one hundred,
100 n | (cardinal number: 100) | honderd nw de |
| | In Roman numerals, C means "one hundred". |
one hundred,
100 adj | (100 of [sth]) | honderd bn |
| | None of us will be here one hundred years from now. |
one hundred,
100 adj | (one hundred years old) | honderd bn |
| 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. |
| one in a million n | informal, figurative (person: unique) (inf., figuurlijk) | uit duizenden bw |
| | I love you so much! You are one in a million. |
| one in a million adj | (1 out of 1,000,000) | één op een miljoen frase |
| | Sue suffers from a rare condition that is seen in perhaps one in a million people. |
| one in a thousand adj | (1 out of 1000) | één op duizend frase |
| | One in a thousand births have some sort of birth defect. |
| one minute adv | (at a given moment) | het ene moment bw |
| | One minute I was walking down the street, the next I found myself waking up on the pavement. |
| one of expr | (out of many) | een van de woordgr |
| | One of my coworkers is from Barbados. |
| one thing leads to another expr | (one action begins a series) | van het één komt het ander frase |
| | One thing led to another, and now she's pregnant. |
| one time adv | (on one occasion) | een keer bw |
| | I remember when my brother came home drunk one time. |
| one-armed bandit n | slang (gambling: fruit machine) | fruitautomaat nw de |
| | He lost all his money trying to win on the one-armed bandit. |
| one-night stand n | (isolated sexual encounter with [sb]) | onenightstand nw de |
| | Betty's not my girlfriend; we had a one-night stand, that's all. |
| one-of-a-kind adj | (unique) | uniek bn |
| | | enig in zijn soort uitdr. |
| | This is a handcrafted, one-of-a-kind piece of jewellery. |
| one-off n | informal ([sth] done once only) | iets eenmaligs woordgr |
| | The song was a one-off and the group never produced another hit. |
| one-off adj | informal (happening only once) | eenmalig, uniek bn |
| | I had a one-off chance to hear Sixto Rodriguez sing. |
| one-two punch n | US, figurative (double impact) | dubbel effect bn + nw het |
| one-two punch n | (boxing: two blows) (bokssport) | dubbele slag bn + nw de |
| | Joe knocked John down with a one-two punch to the head and stomach. |
| one-way adj | (traffic direction) | eenrichtings- voorvoegsel |
| | All of a sudden I found myself going the wrong way down a one-way street. |
one-way ticket,
also UK: single ticket,
single n | (transport: single-journey fare) | enkeltje nw het |
| | | enkele reis bn+nw de |
| | I didn't know when I would be coming back, so I bought a one-way ticket. |
| one's pron | (impersonal possessive pronoun) | zijn vnw |
onetime,
one-time adj | (former) | vroeger, voormalig bn |
| | (in samenstelling) | oud- bn |
onetime,
one-time adj | (done only once) | eenmalig bn |
| open one's heart v expr | figurative (find or show compassion) (figuurlijk) | zijn hart openen frase |
| | Open your heart and your wallet. Donate today to the Haiti relief effort! |
paralyzed on one side,
also UK: paralysed on one side adj | (hemiplegic) | half verlamd bn |
| | Ever since my uncle had his stroke, he's been paralyzed on one side. |
| put all your eggs in one basket v expr | proverb (rely on a single plan) (figuurlijk) | alles op één kaart zetten, op één paard wedden frase |
| | If you put all your eggs in one basket you risk losing them all. |
quarter,
a quarter,
one quarter,
1/4 n | (0.25, fourth, 25%) | kwart nw het, ont. |
| | | vierde nw het |
| Opmerking: When only one, "a quarter" is used generally; "one quarter" is used to emphasize the precise amount. |
| | An eighth and an eighth add up to one quarter. |
seventh,
a seventh,
one seventh,
1/7 n | (fraction: 7th part) (breukgetal) | een zevende, 1/7 nw |
| Opmerking: "a seventh" is used generally; "one seventh" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | One seventh of 49 is 7. |
| shout one's head off v expr | informal (rant, shout at length) (fig., informeel) | de longen uit je lijf schreeuwen frase |
| | He was shouting his head off but nobody heard him over the noise of the crowd. OK, I heard you - you don't have to shout your head off! |
sixth,
a sixth,
one sixth,
1/6 n | (fraction: 6th part) | zesde deel rangtelw.+nw het |
| Opmerking: "a sixth" is used generally; "one sixth" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | A sixth of a pie is a very big piece! |
thousand,
a thousand,
one thousand,
1000 n | invariable (cardinal number: 1000) | duizend nw de |
| Opmerking: "a thousand" is used generally; "one thousand" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | Three thousand came to the concert. |
thousand,
a thousand,
one thousand,
1000 adj | invariable (amounting to 1000) | duizend hoofdtelw. |
| | Three thousand people came to the concert. |
| to one side adv | (put [sth]: aside) | opzij bw |
| | She set her book to one side and picked up the newspaper. |
| to one side adv | (movement: to the side) | aan de kant bw |
| | The cars all moved to one side of the road so the ambulance could pass. |
twenty-one,
21 n | (cardinal number: 21) | 21, eenentwintig hoofdtelwoord |
| | Twenty-one comes before twenty-two. |
twenty-one,
21 adj | (21 in number) | 21, eenentwintig bn |
| | Yesterday I saw twenty-one birds in the tree in my backyard. |
twenty-one,
21 adj | (21 years of age) | 21 bn |
| | In many states of the US, you must be twenty-one to buy alcohol. |
twenty-one,
21 pron | (people, things: 21 of them) | 21, eenentwintig vnw |
| | Twenty-one of the thirty positions have already been filled. |
| 21 n | US, written (twenty-first day of specified month) | 21 bn |
| Opmerking: The example would be spoken "March twenty-first". |
| | The heads of state are meeting to discuss this issue on March 21. |
| 21 n | mainly UK, written (twenty-first day of specified month) | 21 bn |
| Opmerking: The example would be spoken as "(the) twenty-first of December". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | I finish work on 21 December and will be on holiday for two weeks. |
| with one voice adv | figurative (unanimously) | eenstemmig, unaniem bw |
| | When asked to vote for the resolution, we responded in favor with one voice. |
| with one voice adv | figurative (in unison) (figuurlijk) | als één man bw |
| | | in koor bw |
| | The crowd shouted with one voice, "Long live the king!" |