Samengestelde woorden:
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a great deal,
a good deal n | (much, large amount) (figuurlijk, informeel) | berg, hoop nw de |
| | | heleboel nw de, ont. |
| | I have a great deal to accomplish before the end of the semester. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (greatly, very much) | zeer veel, heel veel, heel wat bw |
| | I value your input a great deal. |
| Britain n | abbreviation (Great Britain) | Groot-Brittannië eigennaam |
| | There will be rain across most parts of Britain this weekend. |
GB,
G.B. n | initialism (Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales) (Groot-Brittannië) | GB afkorting |
| | Maxwell shows his British pride with a "GB" bumper sticker on his car. |
| great abundance n | (plentiful amount) | grote overvloed bn + nw |
| | There was food in great abundance. There always seem to be fools in great abundance. |
| | Er was eten in grote overvloed. Er lijken altijd dwazen in grote overvloed te zijn. |
| Great Barrier Reef n | (reef off Australian coast) | groot barriere-rif bn + nw |
| great big adj | informal (huge) | enorm bn |
| | (in samenstellingen) | reuze- |
| | Anna noticed a great big spot on her face. |
| Great Britain n | (England, Wales, Scotland) | Groot-Britannië |
| | During the Victorian Era, Great Britain had a huge empire. |
| | Tijdens het Victoriaanse tijdperk, had Groot-Brittannië een groot rijk. |
| Great Dane n | (breed of large dog) | deense dog bn + nw |
| the Great Depression n | (economic crisis of 1930s) | Grote Depressie bn + nw |
| | We haven't seen this kind of economic turmoil since the Great Depression. |
| | My grandparents were children during the Great Depression. |
| great fun adj | informal (enjoyable) (informeel) | superleuk bn |
| | | enig bn |
| | Our day out at the theme park was great fun. |
| | Onze dag in het pretpark was superleuk. |
great grandfather,
great-grandfather n | (father of a grandparent) | overgrootvader nw de |
| | My great-grandfather fought in the First World War. |
great grandmother,
great-grandmother n | (mother of a grandparent) | overgrootmoeder nw de |
| | Cars hadn't even been invented when my great grandmother was a young girl. |
| great minds think alike expr | humorous (said when two people have same idea) | grote geesten denken hetzelfde, knappe koppen denken hetzelfde frase |
| great price n | (value for money, cheap cost) | goede prijs, geweldige prijs bn + nw |
| | That's a great price for a machine with those features. |
| | Dat is een geweldige prijs voor een machine met deze functies. |
| great value n | (well worth the money) | goede prijs-kwaliteitverhouding bn + nw |
| | At £4 each, the tickets are great value as they allow unlimited bus travel throughout the day. |
the Great Wall of China,
the Great Wall n | (defensive structure in China) | Chinese muur eigennaam |
| | A lot of people go to China just to see the Great Wall. |
| great work n | (job: done well) | goede werk bn + nw |
| | Her boss congratulated her on her great work. |
| | Haar baas feliciteerde haar voor het goede werk. |
| great work n | (art: masterpiece) | meesterwerk nw het |
| | The Great Gatsby is one of the great works of American literature. |
great-aunt,
grandaunt,
Great-Aunt,
Grandaunt n | (grandparent's sister) | oudtante nw de |
| Opmerking: Takes a capital letter when used as a title or term of address |
| | My great-aunts Cora and Clarice still live in the house they were born in. |
great-aunt,
Great-Aunt,
grandaunt,
Grandaunt n | (great-uncle's wife) | oudtante nw de |
| Opmerking: Takes a capital letter when used as a title or term of address |
| | My great-aunt Nelly is 88 years old. |
| great-uncle n | (brother of your grandparent) | oudoom nw de |
| | My great-uncle owns a small farm in Iowa. |
| Great-Uncle n | (term of address: parent's uncle) | oudoom nw de |
| | Great-Uncle Pete, meet my wife, Mary! |
greathearted,
great-hearted adj | figurative (kind and generous) | grootmoedig, onzelfzuchtig bn |
| in great measure adv | (largely) | in grote mate, grotendeels bw |
| | The President's re-election chances are in great measure tied to the health of the economy. |
matter of importance,
matter of great importance n | ([sth] significant) | zaak van belang nw de |
| | I can't play with you now; I have matters of importance to deal with. I need to speak to the President now, it is a matter of great importance! |
the unwashed,
the great unwashed npl | figurative, pejorative (common people) (informeel, pejoratief) | gepeupel nw het, ont. |
| | (pejoratief) | plebs nw mv |
| | (slang, pejoratief) | klootjesvolk nw het |