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come hell or high water

Voornaamste vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
water n	(liquid)	water nw het, ont.
	There was water on the floor where the bath had overflowed.
water n	(drink)	water, drinkwater nw het, ont.
	Waiter, please bring us some water.
water n	(glass of water)	glas/flesje water nw het
	Waiter, please bring us three waters.
water⇒ vtr	(irrigate)	begieten, besproeien, irrigeren, water geven overg.ww
	I need to water the plants.

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Aanvullende vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
water adj	(relating to water) (in samenstelling)	water-
	Can you get the water bottle for me?
water n	(rain)	regenwater nw het, ont.
		regen nw de
	After the storm, there were puddles of water everywhere.
water n	(contents of a river, ocean)	water nw het, ont.
	I'm going swimming in the water. Are you coming?
water n	(tide)	water nw het, ont.
		waterpeil nw het
	The water is rising. Let's move our beach towels.
water n	(surface of a lake, pond)	wateroppervlak nw het
	Look how smooth the water is in the morning.
water n	(a liquid solution) (oplossing)	water nw het
	Some people say you should drink sugar water when you are ill.
water, waters npl	(territorial)	wateren nw mv
	We are in French waters now.
water vi	(discharge)	etteren onoverg.ww
	The sore on Fred's leg started watering.
water vi	(secrete)	tranen onoverg.ww
	Alison's eyes started to water.
water vtr	(animals)	drenken, water geven, te drinken geven overg.ww
	You need to feed and water the horses.

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Voornaamste vertalingen
Nederlands		Engels
water, mv. waters, wateren nw het	ook figuurlijk (vloeistof, element)	water n
tranen onoverg. ww	(tranen produceren) (eyes)	run, water vtr
	Door de koude wind, traanden zijn ogen.
water nw het	(regen, neerslag)	water n
		rain, rainfall n
		precipitation n
water nw het	(water voor scheepvaart)	water n
		waterway n
water nw het	(vocht in het lichaam)	water n

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Samengestelde woorden:
Nederlands		Engels
als twee druppels water frase	(haast identiek)	as two drops of water expr
bewegend water nw het	(niet stilstaand water)	moving water adj + n
bidon nw de	(drinkbus) (attached to bicycle)	water bottle n
boiler nw de	(warm water)	water heater n
		boiler n
drinkwater nw het	(water geschikt om te drinken)	drinking water, potable water n
fontein nw de		fountain n
		jet n
		water fountain, drinking fountain n
		natural spring, spring n
het hoofd boven water houden onoverg. uitdr.	(nipt overleven) (figurative)	keep your head above water v expr
het water in de mond doen lopen overg. uitdr.	(iemand erg doen verlangen naar)	make the mouth water v expr
in het water doen vallen overg. uitdr.	letterlijk (literally)	drop in the water v expr
kokend water bn+nw het		boiling water n
lekker maken bn+ww	(iemand laten watertanden)	work up vtr phrasal sep
		make someone's mouth water v expr
lijst nw de	(bouwkundig element) (architecture)	water table n
open water bn+nw de	(water in de open lucht)	open water n
puree nw de	figuurlijk (problemen) (fig. in trouble)	hot water adj+n
put nw de	(in de grond; voor water)	well, water well n
soda nw de	(water met koolzuurgas)	soda, soda water n
	(dated)	seltzer, seltzer water n
spa nw de, ont.	(mineraalwater)	mineral water n
steek houden onoverg. uitdr.	(relevant zijn, opgaan) (figurative)	hold water vtr + n
		make sense v expr
water nw het	(bronwater)	mineral water n
waterdruppel nw de	(spet van water)	drop, bead n
	(literally)	water drop n
		droplet n
waterglas, mv. waterglazen nw het	(drinkglas)	glass n
	(literally)	water glass n
waterlelie nw de	(waterplant)	water lily n
waterpolo nw het, ont.	(sport: balspel in water)	water polo n
waterput nw de	(diepe kuil met water)	well, water well n
watersport nw de	(sport op water beoefend)	water sport, aquatic sport n
zonneboiler nw de	(toestel voor waterverwarming)	solar water heating system, SWH system n

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Samengestelde woorden:
Engels		Nederlands
armbands, water wings npl	(flotation aids worn on arms)	zwembandjes nw mv
	I put my little girl's armbands on so that she could splash about in the pool.
bilge, bilge water n	(dirty or stagnant water) (in een schip)	bilgewater, ruimwater nw het, ont.
	The bilge needs to be pumped out so that the ship does not end up sinking.
bilge, bilge water n	informal, figurative (drivel: worthless talk) (informeel)	klets, kletskoek nw de, ont.
	(informeel)	gezwam, geleuter nw het, ont.
boiling water n	(water: heated)	kokend water nw het, ont.
	There was a pan of boiling water on top of the stove.
cottonmouth, water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin n	(reptile: venomous snake) (dierkunde)	watermoccasinslang nw de
distilled water n	(chemically-purified water)	gedestilleerd water nw het
	You need to use distilled water when topping up the battery.
drinking water n	(water that is safe to drink)	drinkwater nw het, ont.
	The pioneers only settled in areas where they could find safe drinking water.
fountain n	abbreviation (drinking-water dispenser)	drinkwaterfontein nw de
	Kate got a drink at the fountain.
fresh water, freshwater n	(water that is not salty)	zoet water bn + nw
		zoetwater nw het
Opmerking: single-word form used when the term modifies another noun.
	I only swim in fresh water. Perch is strictly a freshwater fish.
	Ik zwem alleen maar in zoet water. Baars is strikt een zoetwatervis.
groundwater, ground water n	(water beneath the soil)	grondwater nw het
	The state passed several new regulations to prevent the contamination of groundwater.
water heater n	(boiler)	geiser nw de
	(Belg.)	boiler nw de
	Melanie hired a plumber to fix the broken water heater.
high-water mark n	(sea, river: highest level)	hoogwaterpeil nw het
	The high-water mark is easy to identify on a beach by a line of debris such as seaweed.
high-water mark n	figurative (achievement)	toppunt, hoogtepunt nw het
	The end of the second century was the high-water mark of the Roman Empire.
hot water n	literal (water that has been heated)	warm water bn + nw
	Hot water is better than cold water for taking a bath.
	Het is beter warm water dan koud water te gebruiken voor een bad.
hot water n	figurative (trouble)	in de problemen bw
	He is in hot water for being absent from work yesterday.
	Hij zit in de problemen doordat hij gisteren afwezig was op zijn werk.
make [sb]'s mouth water v expr	informal (food: look appetizing) (figuurlijk)	het water in de mond doen lopen frase
		doen watertanden ww+ww
	The smell of that steak on the grill is making my mouth water.
moorhen, water hen n	(marsh bird) (vogelsoort)	waterhoen nw de
open water n	(unenclosed area of water)	open water nw het
open-water n as adj	(swimming: in unenclosed waters) (in samenstellingen)	open-water-
	Lisa is taking part in an open-water swimming event.
rainwater, rain water, rain-water n	(fallen rain)	regenwater nw het, ont.
	The farmers need rainwater to grow their crops.
rosewater, rose water, rose-water n	(perfume, flavoring)	rozenwater nw het
seawater, sea water n	(salt water from the ocean)	zeewater nw het
seltzer, seltzer water n	(fizzy mineral water)	bruiswater nw het
soda water n	(drink: fizzy water)	sodawater nw het, ont.
	Would you like soda water in your whisky? Soda water instead of milk in the recipe will make your pancakes light and fluffy.
sparkling water n	(artificially carbonated drinking water)	sodawater, spuitwater nw het, ont.
	(Belg.)	bruiswater nw het, onrt.
	You can buy imported sparkling water in litre bottles.
wastewater, waste water n	(used water)	afvalwater nw het, ont.
	Treatment of the wastewater begins in the septic tank.
water fountain, drinking fountain n	(tap dispensing drinking water)	drinkfontein nw de
	After gym class the children lined up for a sip of water at the water fountain.
	The drinking fountain is a fine example of Victorian decorative street furniture.
water main n	(pipe supplying water)	hoofdleiding nw de
	When the water main burst, the street quickly flooded.
water rights npl	(rights to use water flowing over or next to property)	waterrechten nw mv
	When I bought the house, the price included its water rights.
water torture n	(water onto forehead) (m. vallende druppel)	marteling nw de
	The secret police used water torture on Schmidt to extract information.
water vapor (US), water vapour (UK) n	(steam)	waterdamp nw de
		stoom nw de
	Water vapor is produced by boiling liquid water or sublimating ice.
waterbed, water bed n	(bed filled with liquid)	waterbed nw het
waterbird, water bird n	(bird: aquatic)	watervogel nw de
waterhole, water hole n	(natural pool of drinking water) (voor dieren)	drinkplaats nw de
waterlily, water lily n	(flowering pond plant) (plantkunde)	waterlelie nw de
watermark, water mark, water line n	(mark of water level)	peil nw het
		waterstand nw de
	The flood had left a watermark on the wall.
watermill, water mill, water-mill n	(mill driven by water)	watermolen nw de
water power, waterpower n	(energy generated by moving water)	waterkracht nw de
		hydraulische kracht bn+nw de
waterwheel, water wheel n	(wheel powered by water)	waterrad nw het
	In early cotton mills a waterwheel was often used to generate electricity.
whitewater, white-water n	(river: rapids)	stroomversnelling nw de

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