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Voornaamste vertalingen |
horse n | (animal) | paard nw het |
| Many cowboys rode horses. |
| My horse is nearly twenty, and I've had her since she was a foal. |
Aanvullende vertalingen |
horse n | (male horse) | hengst nw de |
| The horse mated with the mare. |
horse n | (gymnastics) | paard nw het |
| Her favourite competition in gymnastics was the horse. |
horse n | (unattractive woman) | onaantrekkelijke vrouw |
| Why don't I like her? She is a horse! |
horse n | (cavalry) | cavalerie nw de |
| While the foot soldiers were fighting, the horses came in to help. |
horse n | (heroin) | heroïne nw de |
| (slang) | bruin |
| They say it is hard to get off the horse once you are on it. Heroin addiction is strong. |
horse⇒ vtr | dated (provide with horses) | van paarden voorzien |
| The groom made sure the master and the lady were properly horsed for the journey. |
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Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
Voornaamste vertalingen |
paard nw het | (dier) | horse n |
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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horse around vi phrasal | informal (behave in a silly or frivolous way) | stoeien, ravotten onoverg.ww |
| While the parents made dinner the kids horsed around at their feet. |
| Terwijl de ouders het avondeten maakten, stoeiden de kinderen wat. |
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Samengestelde woorden:
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beat a dead horse, flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) (figuurlijk) | vechten tegen de bierkaai uitdr. |
| I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
carthorse, cart horse, cart-horse n | (horse that pulls a cart) | trekpaard nw het |
dark horse n | (racehorse about which little is known) | outsider nw de |
dark horse n | figurative (political candidate about whom little is known) | onbekende kandidaat bn + nw de |
| At first Obama was something of a dark horse, but he went on to win the election! |
get on your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (act morally superior) (figuurlijk) | hoog te paard bw |
| | hooghartig, uit de hoogte bw |
| (Belg.) | rap op uw paard zitten |
| I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| Ik weet dat je denkt dat ik verkeerd ben, maar daarom hoef je nog niet hoog te paard zitten. |
groom n | (stable worker) | stalknecht nw de |
| Elise worked at the stables as a groom in exchange for riding lessons. |
groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | paardenverzorger nw de |
| | groom nw de |
| The groomer cleaned and brushed the horse. |
horse groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | groom nw de |
| | paardenverzorger nw de |
| (vrouwelijk) | paardenverzorgster nw de |
horse race n | (competition for horses) | paardenkoers nw de |
| | paardenrennen nw mv |
| Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
horse race n | US, figurative (close competition) | nek-aan-nekrace nw de |
horse riding n | (activity: riding on a horse) | paardrijden ww |
| I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| Ik hou van paardrijden, maar het zorgt ervoor dat mijn spieren achteraf pijn doen. |
horseback riding (US), horse riding (UK) n | (activity: riding a horse) | paardrijden ww |
| One of my favorite summer activities was horseback riding. |
| I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| Een van mijn favoriete zomeractiviteiten was paardrijden. |
horsefly, horse fly n | (large flying insect) (biologie) | daas nw de |
| Tom was having a nice day until a horsefly bit his arm. |
horseracing, horse racing n | (race between horses) | paardenrennen nw mv |
| Eddie enjoys watching horseracing, but he never places bets. |
racehorse, race horse n | (horse that competes in races) | renpaard nw het |
| That racehorse has never lost. |
rocking horse n | (riding toy) | hobbelpaard nw het |
| Charlie keeps falling off the rocking horse we bought him. |
seahorse, sea horse n | (small horse-like fish) | zeepaardje nw het |
| Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |