Samengestelde woorden:
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comprehend [sth],
comprehend what,
comprehend how,
comprehend why⇒ vtr | (understand) | begrijpen, bevatten overg. ww |
| | | doorgronden overg. ww |
| | I just cannot comprehend what made you do it. |
| dread to think what/how/who v expr | (find unpleasant to imagine) | ergens niet aan moeten denken frase |
| | I dread to think how the victim's family must be feeling. |
| how about | informal (introducing a suggestion) | wat dacht je van woordgr |
| | How about going to the cinema tonight? |
| | Wat dacht je van naar de bioscoop gaan vanavond? |
| How are you doing? expr | informal (greeting) | hoe gaat het?, hoe gaat het ermee?, hoe is het? hoe gaat het met je?, hoe is het met je? uitdr. |
| | "How are you doing?" "Not too bad, how about you?" |
| how are you? expr | (greeting) (informeel) | hoe gaat het?, hoe gaat het met je? frase |
| | | hoe gaat het met u? frase |
| how come expr | informal (why is it that) | hoe komt het woordgr |
| | How come you aren't at work? |
| | Hoe komt het dat je niet aan het werk bent? |
| How come? interj | informal (Why?) | hoe kan dat? tw |
| | You guys split up? How come? |
| How do you do? expr | formal (Pleased to meet you.) | aangenaam bn |
| | (formeel) | aangenaam met u kennis te maken, aangenaam kennis te maken frase |
| | How do you do? I'm delighted to meet you. |
| | Aangenaam. Fijn je te ontmoeten. |
| how is it that...? | (explain why) | hoe komt het dat? frase |
| | How is it that all of your hats are black? |
| | Hoe komt het dat al jouw hoeden zwart zijn? |
| how it is | (reality, the way life is) | zo zit het, zo gaat dat frase |
| | You might think it's unfair that you didn't get the job, but that's just how it is. |
| | Je denkt waarschijnlijk dat het oneerlijk is dat je de job niet kreeg, maar zo gaat dat. |
| how long adv | (time: for what duration) (tijdsduur) | hoe lang bw + bn |
| | How long does it take to boil an egg? |
| | Hoe lang duurt het om een ei te koken? |
| how long adv | (measurement: what length) (lengte) | hoe lang bw + bn |
| | How long is the Great Wall of China? |
| | Hoe lang is de Grote Muur van China? |
| how many expr | (what number) | hoeveel bn |
| | How many pairs of shoes do you own? |
| | How many times have you been abroad? |
| | Hoeveel paar schoenen heb je? |
| how much expr | (what amount) | hoeveel bw |
| | It's not important how much effort you put into the job - it's results that count! |
| | Het is niet belangrijk hoeveel moeite je in je werk steekt - het zijn resultaten die tellen! |
| how much expr | (to what extent) | hoeveel bw |
| | It doesn't matter how much I try to please my boss, he still isn't satisfied. |
| | Het maakt niet uit hoeveel ik mijn baas probeer te behagen, hij is nog steeds niet tevreden |
| how often adv | (the frequency with which) | hoe vaak bw |
| | How often I go to the dentist depends on how I feel. |
| | Hoe vaak ik naar de tandarts ga hangt af van hoe ik me voel. |
| how often adv | (with what frequency) | hoe vaak bw |
| | How often do you go to the doctor? |
| | Hoe vaak ga je naar de dokter? |
| how should I know? expr | informal (I don't know) (informeel) | hoe moet ik dat weten?, weet ik veel? frase |
how-do-you-do,
how-d'ye-do,
how-de-do n | informal, dated (difficult situation) (informeel, ironisch) | een mooie boel uitdr. |
| | (informeel) | penarie nw de |
| | Well that was certainly a fine how-do-you-do wasn't it? |
| how-to n | informal (instructional guide) | snelstartgids nw de |
| | This is more of a how-to than a full explanation of the principles involved. |
inquire whether/when/how,
enquire whether/when/how vtr | formal (with clause: ask) | vragen naar/of, informeren naar/of ww+vz |
| | | navragen overg. ww |
| | Fred inquired whether Larry had time to help him move this weekend. |
| | Lucie enquired when the next train for King's Cross departed. |
know-how,
the know-how n | (technical knowledge) | knowhow nw de |
| | I don't have the know-how to fix it. |
realize how/what/who,
also UK: realise how/what/who vtr + conj | (be aware) | snappen, weten, beseffen overg.ww |
| | He doesn't realize how important this is for me. |
| reteach [sb] how to do [sth] v expr | (train again) | opnieuw trainen bw + overg. ww |