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| end n | (part adjacent to an extremity) | uiteinde nw het |
| | You should place the end of the board against the wall. |
| end n | (death) | einde nw het |
| | He met an untimely end. |
| end n | (portion, aspect) | kant nw de |
| | | deel, gedeelte nw het |
| | It was the marketing end of the enterprise that caused the failure. |
| end n | (destruction) | einde nw het |
| | It's the end of the world as we know it. |
| end n | slang, dated (the best) | het einde nw het |
| | I love John Coltrane. He's the end! |
| end n | (American football: lineman) | eindspeler nw de |
| | He was the best offensive end in the team's history. |
end,
ends npl | (odds and ends: remnants) | prullen, spullen nw de mv |
| | | restjes nw mv |
| | I put odds and ends in that drawer. |
| end⇒ vi | (result) | eindigen, ophouden onoverg.ww |
| | Where will it all end? |
end,
end up vi | (arrive, find oneself) | uitkomen, terechtkomen onoverg.ww |
| | We were trying to get to Brighton, but we ended up in Hastings. |
end,
end [sth] vtr | (destroy or thwart) | een einde maken aan |
| | The rain ended our plans to play tennis. |
| end⇒ vtr | (kill) | afmaken overg.ww |
| | If only God would end the person who did this! |
| end vtr | (be a superlative example of) | de moeder aller bn |
| | It was the war to end all wars. |
| | Het was de moeder aller oorlogen |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| at the end adv | (at [sth]'s conclusion) | aan het einde, bij het einde, op het einde woordgr. |
| | I haven't seen the film yet; don't tell me what happens at the end. |
| at the end of [sth] expr | (at [sth]'s conclusion) | aan het einde, op het einde, tegen het einde woordgr. |
| | At the end of the race, the runner fell exhausted to her knees. |
| at the end adv | (just before death) | op het einde, op het laatst woordgr. |
| | At the end, she just sighed and let go of my hand. |
| | Op het einde zuchtte ze en liet ze mijn hand los. |
| at the end of the day expr | (in the evening) | aan het einde van de dag woordgr. |
| | He went home at the end of the day. |
| | Hij ging aan het einde van de dag naar huis. |
| at the end of the day expr | figurative (ultimately) | uiteindelijk bw |
| | At the end of the day, there's nothing we can do. |
| | Uiteindelijk kunnen we niets doen. |
at wit's end,
at your wit's end adj | (upset, frustrated) | ten einde raad bw |
| | | verontrust, bevreesd bn |
| | Kathy was at her wit's end with worry when her son failed to come home from school. |
at wit's end,
at your wit's end,
at your wits' end adj | (unable to find a solution) | ten einde raad bw |
| | (figuurlijk) | aan het eind van zijn Latijn bw |
| | Having spent three hours unsuccessfully trying to fix the photocopier, Dave was at his wit's end. |
book end,
bookend n | (support that keeps books in place) | boekensteun nw de |
| | Bob gave me a matching pair of wooden book ends as a present. |
| by the end adv | (before the final moment) | aan het einde vz + nw |
| | By the end of the first chapter, I could guess the solution to the mystery. |
| | I'm usually exhausted by the end of the day. |
| dead end n | (road: cul-de-sac) | doodlopend bn |
| | The street led to a dead end so we had to turn around. |
| dead-end n as adj | figurative (job, etc.: with no future) | uitzichtloos bn |
| | Rick hated his dead-end job. |
| end product n | (result of a process) | eindproduct nw het |
| | The end product of the process is a 100% organic fertilizer. |
| end result n | (product created by a process) | eindresultaat nw het |
| | The end result of the process is a new recyclable plastic. |
| end result n | (consequence) | resultaat, gevolg nw het |
| | The end result of a failure to follow safety procedures could be injury or death. |
end-to-end,
end to end adj | (start to finish) | van begin tot eind bw |
endgame,
end-game,
end game n | (final part of a chess game) (schaken) | eindspel nw het |
| | The chess master thrilled everyone with his endgame. |
endgame,
end-game,
end game n | figurative (final stage of a process) | slotfase, eindfase nw de |
| | The endgame will consist of comparing this year's sales numbers to last year's. |
| far end n | (furthest part, limit) | uiteinde nw het |
| | The station is situated at the far end of the village. |
| front end n | (foremost part) | voorkant nw de |
| | The front end of the car was badly damaged. |
| front-end adj | (relating to foremost part) | voorkant nw de |
| front-end adj | (money: paid at beginning) | voorbetaling nw de |
| high end n | (expensive range) | dure kant bn + nw |
| | It's a nice handbag, but it's on the high end. |
| | Het is een mooie handtas, maar het is aan de dure kant. |
| high-end n as adj | (upmarket or exclusive) | exclusief, duur bn |
| | I work at a high-end clothing store; nothing we sell is under $100. |
| in the end adv | (ultimately) | uiteindelijk bn |
| | In the end, it doesn't really matter whether we go to Milan or Barcelona for our holiday; either would be great. |
| in the end adv | (finally, eventually) | uiteindelijk bn |
| | He finished his work in the end. |
| make [sb]'s hair stand on end expr | (frighten [sb]) (figuurlijk) | iemands haar overeind doen staan, iemands haren te berge doen rijzen frase |
| | That guy was so creepy, he made my hair stand on end. |
| means to an end n | (method of achieving [sth]) | middel om een doel te bereiken frase |
| | It doesn't matter that he lied; it was just a means to an end. |
| | The junta has promised new civilian elections; the coup was a means to an end. |
| no end of [sth] adj | (numerous) | talloos bn |
| | He has had no end of troubles in his short life. |
| no end of [sth] adj | (continuous) | de één na de ander, het ene na het andere frase |
| | | voortdurend bn |
| | My teenage daughters cause me no end of trouble. |
| no end to [sth] expr | (continuous) | geen einde aan frase |
| | | grenzeloos bn |
| | There's no end to the fun you can have in New York City! |
| put an end to vtr | (stop, curtail) | een einde maken aan frase |
| | The fall put an end to her skiing career. I'll put an end to this nonsense right away! |
reach the end of your rope,
be at the end of your rope,
also UK: reach the end of your tether,
be at the end of your tether v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated) (figuurlijk) | aan het einde van zijn Latijn zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| | I need a break from the kids; I've reached the end of my rope! |
| rear end n | (back portion) | achterdeel nw het |
| | | achterste gedeelte bn+nw het |
| | | achterkant nw de |
| | The rear end of the bus was crumpled after the accident. |
| rear end n | informal (buttocks) (informeel) | achterste, achterwerk nw het |
| | I found a small space for my rear end among the spectators on the bench. |
right to the end,
to the end,
to the very end expr | (all the way through) | tot het eind toe, tot het einde toe bw |
| | She performed flawlessly right to the end. |
right to the end,
to the end,
to the very end expr | (to the moment of death) | tot het laatste moment bw |
| | I promise never to leave you: I'll stand by you right to the end. |
| | He suffered a lot, but he was in good spirits right to the end. |
| the end of the line n | literal (last stop of train or bus) | eindpunt nw het |
| | | eindhalte nw de |
| | The conductor announced the end of the line so we got off the train. After the bus reaches the end of the line, you'll have to walk a little bit. |
| the end of the line n | figurative (point [sth] ceases to exist) (figuurlijk) | grens nw de |
| | (figuurlijk) | randje nw het |
| | Jim's patience finally reached the end of the line. |
to the end of the earth,
to the ends of the earth expr | figurative (to any or every place) (figuurlijk) | tot het einde van de wereld bw |
| | | waar dan ook, overal bw |
| | My love is boundless! - I'll follow you to the ends of the earth! |
| untimely end n | (early death by unnatural causes) (figuurlijk) | vroegtijdig einde bn + nw het |
| | Keep away from the alligators or you'll meet an untimely end! The characters in John's latest novel will all meet an untimely end. |