gap

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Inflections of 'gap' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
gaps
v 3rd person singular
gapping
v pres p
gapped
v past
gapped
v past p
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:

Voornaamste vertalingen
EngelsNederlands
gap n (opening, break)gat nw het
  opening nw de
 You could see through the gap in the hedge.
 Mind the gap between the train and the platform as you board.
gap n (time interval)interval, pauze nw de
  (formeel)tijdspanne nw de
 There was a ninety-minute gap between leaving the bar and arriving home.
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EngelsNederlands
gap n (crack)spleet, barst nw de
 The gap in the concrete sidewalk was a hazard.
gap n (blank, missing value)leemte nw de
  hiaat nw het, de
 There was a gap in the data report, with Tuesday's numbers missing.
gap n (discrepancy)afstand, discrepantie nw de
  kloof nw de
 There is a large gap between the way of life of young people and that of their parents.
gap n (mountain pass)bergpas nw de
  col nw de
 The main way through the mountains is the gap 20 km. north of here.
gap⇒ vtr (make a breach)een gat maken
 You have to gap the sheet metal, so the pipe will fit into it.
gap vtr (set spark plug aperture)bougie afstellen
 If you don't gap the spark plugs properly, the car engine will misfire.
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opening nw de (gat)opening, gap n
gat nw het (opening)hole, gap n
  opening n
mond nw de figuurlijk (opening, gat)hole, gap n
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Samengestelde woorden:
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de kloof verkleinen onoverg. uitdr. figuurlijk (toenadering zoeken) (figurative)reduce the gap v expr
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Samengestelde woorden:
EngelsNederlands
gap year n (school-leaver's one-year break)tussenjaar nw het
 We offer paid placements for students in their gap year.
 I'm not sure how I want to spend my gap year.
generation gap n (difference between old and young)generatiekloof nw de
 Nowhere is the generation gap between parents and children more evident than in the slang terms they use.
narrow the gap v expr figurative (lessen the difference) (figuurlijk)de kloof verkleinen, de afstand verkleinen nw + ww
 We put her in tutoring to try to narrow the gap between her reading level and what it should be.
trade gap n (difference in value between nation's imports and exports)handelstekort nw het
 The United States is very worried about its large trade gap with China.
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Collocatie: gap the [door, window] (open), [a short, an unexpected] gap, take a gap year to [travel, honeymoon], meer...

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