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| blow [sth] away vtr phrasal | (wind: carry off) | wegblazen overg.ww |
| | The wind blew the dollar bill away. |
| blow away vi phrasal | (be carried off by wind) | weggeblazen worden volt. deelw + ww |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (impress greatly) | grote indruk maken op frase |
| | (informeel) | iem. overdonderen overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | omverblazen overg.ww |
| | The candidate blew her interviewer away. |
| blow [sb] away vtr phrasal | slang, figurative (kill by shooting) | neerschieten overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | neerknallen overg.ww |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (thoroughly defeat) | verpletteren overg.ww |
| | The first time he ran, he blew away the competition and came home with a gold medal. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) | zich afscheiden, zich afsplitsen wk. ww |
| | | breken met, loskomen van ww. + vz |
| Opmerking: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) | zich afscheiden, zich afsplitsen wk. ww |
| | | breken met ww. + vz |
| | | weggaan onoverg.ww |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | afbreken onoverg. ww |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
| clear [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (put away neatly) | wegruimen, opruimen overg.ww |
| | After the meal, Fiona began clearing away the plates. |
| come away vi phrasal | (step back, leave) | weggaan onoverg. ww |
| | I had to come away or I would have ended up swearing at them. |
| do away with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (eliminate, get rid of) | afschaffen overg. ww |
| | | een einde maken aan frase |
| | | stoppen met ww + vz |
| | To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows. |
| do away with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (kill, murder) | uit de weg ruimen, van kant maken overg. uitdr. |
| | | afrekenen met ww + vz |
| | He was a liability to our gang, and we knew sooner or later we would have to do away with him. |
| drift away vi phrasal | (be carried away, float off) | wegdrijven van, afdrijven van ww + vz |
| | He fell asleep on the lilo and slowly drifted away from the beach. |
| drift away vi phrasal | figurative (lose contact, become estranged) | vervreemden onoverg. ww |
| | | uit elkaar groeien onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Sometimes husbands and wives just drift away from each other and end up getting divorced. |
| drive away vi phrasal | (depart in a vehicle) | wegrijden onoverg. ww |
| | She wiped a tear from her eye as he drove away. |
| eat away at [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (worry) (figuurlijk) | knagen aan ww + vz |
| | Raskolnikov's crime ate away at his peace of mind and, ultimately, his soul. |
| eat away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (erode) (figuurlijk) | wegvreten overg.ww |
| | | eroderen overg.ww |
| | The river eats away at the sand banks every time there's a flood. |
| edge away from [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (distance yourself) | voorzichtig afstand nemen van frase |
| | | wegschuifelen onoverg.ww |
| | I tried to edge away from the drunk man on the bus. |
| fade away vi phrasal | (grow fainter or less distinct) | langzaam verdwijnen bw + overg. ww |
| | | vervagen overg. ww |
| | (geluid) | wegsterven |
| | From here, it looks like the mountains fade away into the distance. |
| | The further we walked from the disco, the more the music faded away. |
| fall away vi phrasal | (diminish) | minder worden bw + ww |
| | | wegvallen ww |
| | Attendance at the church fell away as more and more people moved to the suburbs. |
| fall away vi phrasal | figurative (worries, etc.: disappear) | plotseling verdwijnen bw + ww |
| | Eventually her emotional burdens simply fell away, and she was her old self again. |
| file [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (put in folder) (in map) | opbergen, archiveren overg.ww |
| | You should file away your receipts after a business trip. |
| file [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (in memory) (in geheugen) | opslaan overg.ww |
| fire away vi phrasal | informal, figurative (begin asking questions) | vraag maar woordgr |
| | "Professor, could we ask you a few questions?" "Of course. Fire away!" |
| fire away vi phrasal | informal (begin shooting) | vuur maar raak woordgr |
| | | begin met schieten woordgr |
| | When you have a clear shot at the deer, fire away. |
| float away vi phrasal | (on water: drift off) | wegdrijven ww |
| | He didn't tie up the boat properly, so it began to float away. |
| float away vi phrasal | (in air: drift off) | wegzweven ww |
| | The girl let go of the string and her balloon floated away. |
| get away vi phrasal | (escape) | ontsnappen, ontkomen, vluchten onoverg. ww |
| | I was almost mugged but I managed to get away. |
| get away vi phrasal | informal (go on holiday) | vakantie nemen nw de + ww |
| | | eruit gaan bw + onoverg. ww |
| | I have been working late all week and need to get away this weekend. |
| get away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (escape: [sb]) | wegkomen van iemand woordgr |
| | | ontsnappen ww |
| | How did you manage to get away from your captors? |
| get away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (place: leave) | ergens vandaan gaan woordgr |
| | It's great to get away from London sometimes. |
| get away with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (not be punished) | wegkomen met ww + vz |
| | The murderer got away with his hideous crime. |
| give [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (make a gift) | weggeven overg.ww |
| | She put her old clothes in a bag and gave them away. |
| | Ze stak haar oude kleren in een zak en gaf ze weg. |
| give [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reveal) | verklappen, onthullen overg.ww |
| | When you tell a joke, you can't give away the punch line until the end. |
| | Wanneer je een grap vertelt, mag je de clou niet verklappen tot het einde. |
| grow away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (lose attachment) (figuurlijk) | uit elkaar groeien onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Children gradually grow away from their parents and form their own identities. |
| hack away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (keep chopping at [sth]) | inhakken op, loshakken op ww+vz |
| | The loggers hacked away at the conifers. |
| hack away vi phrasal | figurative (keep working) (informeel) | doorploeteren onoverg.ww |
| | | doorwerken onoverg.ww |
| | We hacked away all night to get all the information we needed. |
| hack away at [sth] vi phrasal | figurative (decrease [sth] over time) | wegwerken overg.ww |
| | Ik heb nog heel wat dossiers weg te werken. |
hammer away at,
reolace: hammer away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (persist) | ergens op zwoegen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | If you want to finish your novel, you need to just hammer away at it every day. |
| | Als je je roman wil afkrijgen, zul je er elke dag op moeten zwoegen. |
hammer away at,
reolace: hammer away at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (try to persade) | doordrammen onoverg.ww |
| | I hammered away at my boss until he finally agreed to give me a raise. |
| | Ik bleef doordrammen bij mijn baas tot hij me eindelijk een loonsverhoging gaf. |
| hide away vi phrasal | (remain concealed) | zich verbergen, zich verschuilen wk.ww |
| | The police are looking for me, so I will hide away in the mountains. |
| | De politie zoekt me, dus ik ga me verschuilen in de bergen. |
| hide away vtr phrasal sep | (keep concealed) | verbergen, verstoppen overg.ww |
| hurry away vi phrasal | (quickly leave) | weg haasten bw + ww |
| | The robbers hurried away when they heard the alarm go off. |
hurry [sb/sth] away,
hurry away [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (quickly make [sb/sth] leave) | iemand weghalen overg. ww |
| | The bride was hurried away so her fiance wouldn't see her in her wedding gown before the ceremony. |
| idle [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (time, hours: pass lazily) | luieren, nietsnutten onoverg.ww |
| | The teenagers idled the summer away in the house instead of making themselves useful. |
| keep away vtr phrasal sep | (prevent from getting closer) | op afstand houden frase |
| | | tegenhouden overg. ww |
| keep away vi phrasal | (stay at a distance) | uit de buurt blijven frase |
| | I keep away from people who are ill. |
lock [sb] away,
lock away [sb] vtr phrasal | (put in prison, institution) (figuurlijk) | iemand opbergen, iemand opsluiten vnw + ww |
| | | gevangen zetten bn+ww |
| | That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time. |
lock [sth] away,
lock away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (keep safe or hidden) | opbergen, wegbergen overg.ww |
| | Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all! |
| look away vi phrasal | (avert one's eyes) | wegkijken ww |
| | The little boy knew he was in trouble and when the teacher looked at him he had to look away. It was a horror movie and I had to look away much of the time! |
| ooze away vi phrasal | figurative (ebb, disappear) | verdwijnen onoverg. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | wegsijpelen onoverg. ww |
| | | voorbijgaan onoverg. ww |
| | Day by day, her life is slowly oozing away. |
| ooze away vi phrasal | (thick liquid: flow slowly away) | wegsijpelen onoverg. ww |
| | | wegvloeien onoverg. ww |
pass on,
pass away vi phrasal | euphemism (die) (eufemisme) | heengaan scheidbaar onoverg.ww |
| | Uncle James passed on a couple of years ago. His grandfather passed away after a five-year struggle with cancer. I was so sad when my cat passed away. |
| | Oom Jan is een paar jaar geleden heengegaan. Zijn grootvader is heengegaan na vijf jaar tegen kanker te hebben gestreden. Ik was heel verdrietig toen mijn kat heenging. |
pry [sth] away,
prize [sth] away (US),
prise [sth] away (UK) vtr phrasal sep | (draw away with difficulty) (figuurlijk) | losrukken overg.ww |
| | Once my son got his own laptop, I could scarcely pry him away from it. |
| shut away vtr phrasal sep | (keep confined) | opsluiten, opbergen overg.ww |
| | | achter gesloten deuren frase |
| | Victor keeps his priceless wines shut away from prying eyes. Many monks live shut away from the rest of the world. |
| shy away from [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (keep distance) | terugschrikken voor, terugdeinzen voor ww + vz |
| | The horse shied away from the elephant. |
| shy away from (doing) [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (avoid doing [sth]) (figuurlijk) | terugdeinzen voor ww + vz |
| | He's never been one to shy away from hard work. |
| sign [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (rights: give up) | schriftelijk afstand doen frase |
| | Leyla signed away all rights to her father's estate. |
| sign [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (give up, lose) | opgeven overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | loslaten overg.ww |
| | Johnson signed away his chances in the next election when he approved such an unpopular law. |
| squirrel [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (hide, save) | opbergen, verstoppen overg.ww |
| | | hamsteren overg.ww |
| | Agnes squirrels away part of her salary every month, so she'll have some money if she ever needs it. |
| turn away from vtr phrasal insep | figurative (reject) | afwijzen, afzweren overg.ww |
| | Don't turn away from my love. You must turn away from a life of crime if you want to stay out of jail. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| bid [sth] away vtr + adv | (outbid [sb] for) (financieel) | overbieden onoverg.ww |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (leave) | weggaan onoverg.ww |
| | Lucy came away from the interview feeling confident that she had got the job. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (move further) | weggaan bij, weggaan van ww + vz |
| | Come away from that cliff edge; it may crumble. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (become detached) | losraken, loskomen onoverg.ww |
| | The cupboard door had come away from one of its hinges. |
| cutaway n | (TV, film: scene change) (film) | snelle wisseling van scènes nw de |
| cutaway n | (drawing, model: shows interior) | opengewerkte tekening nw de |
| | | opengewerkt model nw het |
| cutaway n | US (men's formal coat) | rokkostuum nw het |
| | (Belg.) | pitteleer nw de |
day away (US),
day out (UK) n | (one-day trip, outing) | dagtochtje nw het |
| | We had a lovely day out at the seaside. |
| drive [sb/sth] away vtr + adv | (repel, force to leave) | wegjagen overg.ww |
| | She drove him away with her constant nagging. |
| far away adv | (in the distance) | in de verte, ver weg bw |
| | I could see the skyline far away on the horizon. |
| fly away vi + adv | (insect, bird: take flight) | wegvliegen onoverg.ww |
| | After the bird was rescued from the cat, he shook himself, then flew away. |
| | Nadat de vogel gered werd van de kat, schudde hij eens en vloog dan weg. |
| fly away vi + adv | figurative (be carried off by wind) (fig., met de wind) | wegdrijven onoverg.ww |
| | The loose sheets of paper flew away in the wind. |
| | De losse bladen dreven weg met de wind. |
| Get away! interj | UK, slang (disbelief) | ga weg tw |
| | You saw the Queen in Burnley market? Get away! |
| get away with murder v expr | figurative, informal (never be punished) | ergens mee wegkomen frase |
| | Somehow Joe always seems to get away with murder. |
| get carried away (with/by [sth]) v expr | figurative (be overexcited) | zich laten meeslepen wk.ww |
| | | overdrijven overg.ww |
| | She gets carried away at Christmas, and spends too much money on everything. |
| | Ze laat zich meeslepen met Kerstmis en geeft teveel geld uit aan alles. |
| get carried away (with [sth]) v expr | figurative (forget other tasks) | zich laten afleiden wk.ww |
| | | opgaan in ww+vz |
| | Sorry I'm late - I got carried away watching the football. |
| | Sorry dat ik te laat ben. Ik werd afgeleid door de voetbal. |
get carried away with [sth],
get carried away by [sth],
be carried way by [sth] v expr | figurative (be overcome with excitement) | overweldigd worden bn+koppelww |
| | Mark got carried away with all the excitement and nearly fainted. |
| | Sophia was carried away by the emotion of the occasion and burst into tears. |
| go away vi + adv | (leave) | weggaan, vertrekken onoverg.ww |
| | Margo told her son to stop disturbing her and go away. |
| go away! interj | (leave!) (informeel) | ga weg, maak dat je wegkomt tw |
| | I'm trying to do some work - go away! |
| go away vi + adv | (take a trip) | op reis gaan frase |
| | | vertrekken onoverg.ww |
| | Oliver is planning to go away this weekend. |
| hack [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove [sth] by chopping) | weghakken overg.ww |
| | Bob hacked away the ivy that was covering the wall. |
| hide yourself away v expr | (be reclusive) | zich verstoppen, zich verschuilen wk.ww |
| | | zich terugtrekken wk.ww |
| | She was very shy and hid herself away in her room all week. |
| hire [sb] away⇒ vtr | US (employee: poach) (werknemer) | wegkapen overg.ww |
layaway,
lay away n | ([sth] reserved by paying a deposit) | product gereserveerd door aanbetaling |
loaf [sth] away,
loaf away [sth] vtr + adv | (be idle, waste time) (informeel) | verlummelen overg.ww |
| | (tijd) | verdoen overg.ww |
| | Rachel loafed her whole weekend away. |
| move away vi + adv | (relocate, go to live elsewhere) | verhuizen ww |
| | I moved away when I was 18 years old and went to live in the city. |
| move away vi + adv | (retreat, step back) | weglopen ww |
| | I moved away from the fire because it was too hot. |
| move [sth] away vtr + adv | (place at a greater distance) | iets verplaatsen overg.ww |
| | The mother moved the glass away, out of the child's reach. |
| right away adv | informal (immediately) | onmiddellijk bw |
| | | nu meteen bw+bw |
| | I'm leaving right away. |
scuttle,
scuttle along,
scuttle away,
scuttle off vi | (insect: crawl quickly) | dribbelen, draven, hollen onoverg.ww |
| | | krioelen, wemelen onoverg.ww |
| | A beetle scuttled along the rail. |
slip,
slip away vi | (disappear) | verdwijnen onoverg.ww |
| | He slipped into the shadows. |
| store [sth] away vtr + adv | (keep) | wegbergen, opbergen overg.ww |
| | Jim stored away provisions for emergencies. |
straightaway,
straight away adv | (immediately) | onmiddellijk, dadelijk, meteen, direct bw |
| | Come home straightaway after work and we'll eat early. |
take,
take [sth] from [sth],
take [sth] away vtr | (confiscate) | afpakken, afnemen, wegnemen overg.ww |
| | The teacher took the magazine from the student. |
takeaway,
take-away,
US: takeout,
take-out n | UK (food: eaten off premises) | afhaaleten nw het |
takeaway,
take-away n | UK (restaurant: serves food to go) | afhaalrestaurant nw het |
| | We went to the Chinese takeaway to get some food. |
takeaway,
take-away,
US: takeout,
take-out adj | UK (food: eaten off premises) (in samenstellingen) | afhaal-, meeneem- bn |
| | After the film we went to the Chinese restaurant for some take-away food. |
tearaway,
tear-away adj | UK, informal (reckless) | roekeloos,onvoorzichtig bn |
| | | onverstandig bn |
tearaway,
also UK: tear-away n | UK, informal (reckless person) (informeel) | relschopper nw de |
| | A couple of tearaways graffitied the school walls. |