Samengestelde woorden:
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| be accepted and agreed to v expr | (terms: be legally agreed) (juridisch) | goedgekeurd en overeengekomen frase |
| after all is said and done expr | (ultimately) | tenslotte, immers bw |
| | After all is said and done, the decision to have a baby is a personal one. |
aged from [sth] to [sth],
aged between [sth] and [sth] adj + prep | (in a given age range) | in de leeftijd van ... tot frase |
| | This program is designed for young people aged from 18 to 25. |
amalgamate [sth],
amalgamate [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (blend, mix) | mengen, mixen overg.ww |
| | Brass is obtained by amalgamating copper and zinc. |
amalgamate [sth],
amalgamate [sth] and [sth] vtr | (combine) | mengen, verenigen overg. ww |
| | | amalgameren overg. ww |
| | We workers will have greater power if we amalgamate our two main unions. |
| and so adv | (therefore) | en dus, en daarom woordgr. |
| | The student did not turn in his final research paper, and so he earned a failing grade for the course. |
| | De student heeft zijn eindverslag niet ingeleverd, en dus is hij gezakt voor het vak. |
| and so forth adv | (et cetera, etc.) | enzovoort, enzovoorts bw |
| and so on adv | (et cetera, etc.) | enzovoort, enzovoorts bw |
| and then conj | (immediately afterwards) | en daarna, en dan woordgr. |
| | We'll finish painting, and then we'll eat dinner. |
| | We maken eerst het schilderwerk af, en daarna gaan we eten. |
| back and forth adv | (move: to and fro) | heen en weer bw |
| | | voor- en achterwaarts bw |
| | The little girl rocked back and forth on the swing. |
back and forth,
back-and-forth adj | (movement: to and fro) | heen-en-weergaand bn |
| | | voor- en achterwaarts bn |
| Opmerking: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| | It is relaxing to sit on the beach and watch the back-and-forth motion of the waves. |
backwards and forwards,
backward and forward adv | (to and fro) | heen en weer bw |
| | I've spent the whole day rushing backwards and forwards. |
backwards and forwards,
backward and forward adv | US, figurative (thoroughly) | over en weer bw |
| | Ed searched the records backwards and forwards. |
| bed and breakfast n | (small guesthouse) | bed and breakfast nw de |
| | I like to stay in a bed and breakfast instead of in a big hotel. |
| bed and breakfast n | uncountable (lodging with morning meal) | bed and breakfast nw de |
| | | overnachting met ontbijt frase |
| | Several houses in this village offer bed and breakfast. |
| between you and me adv | (confidentially, in confidence) | tussen ons gezegd bw |
| | | tussen ons gezegd en gezwegen frase |
| | Between you and me, I think Stella has fallen in love with him. |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | zwart-wit zn het |
| | He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | zwart-wit bn |
| Opmerking: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) | zwart-wit bn |
| | The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | zwart-witfotografie nw de, ont. |
| | He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
| blood and thunder n | figurative (violence, intensity) | tumult nw het, ont. |
| | | stennis nw de, ont. |
| | For all his blood and thunder on the football field, Mark is a kind and gentle man. |
| break down and cry v expr | (burst into tears) | in tranen uitbarsten, in huilen uitbarsten frase |
| | Helen broke down and cried when she heard the sad news. |
| by and large adv | (in general, on the whole) | over het algemeen, al met al bw |
| | Not everything about my job is good, but by and large, I enjoy it. |
calico (US),
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) n as adj | (cat: with coloured markings) (dier: veelkleurig) | bont bn |
| cause and effect n | (principle of causality) | oorzaak en gevolg frase |
| | The law of cause and effect (Karma) is an important principle in Buddhism. |
| checks and balances npl | (when branches of government limit one another) (politiek, anglicisme) | checks and balances frase |
| | | middelen om politiek machtsevenwicht te bewaren frase |
| conflate [sth/sb] and [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (merge, bring together) | vermengen overg. ww |
| | | samenvoegen, samenbrengen overg. ww |
| | It is important to try not to conflate real people and stereotypes. |
| copy and paste vtr | (copy data and insert it elsewhere) (computer) | kopiëren en plakken frase |
| cross my heart and hope to die interj | infantile (promise) | erewoord, ik zweer het tw |
| | Mum, I'll clean my room in the morning; cross my heart and hope to die. |
| | Ik ruim mijn kamer vanochtend nog op mam, erewoord! |
| cut and paste [sth] (in)to [sth] v expr | (text: move) (computers) | knippen en plakken frase |
| | You can cut and paste internet images into the word processing document. |
cut-and-dried,
cut and dried adj | figurative (already decided or prepared) | pasklaar, geijkt bn |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The suspect offered the police a cut-and-dried explanation of his activity on the night of the crime. |
| day and night adv | (all the time) | dag en nacht bw |
| | Edgar's been working day and night to get the house ready in time. |
| dead and buried adj | (dead, deceased) | dood en begraven bw |
| | I remember my fourth grade teacher, but she's long since been dead and buried I'm sure. |
| dead and buried adj | (no longer in effect) | ter ziele gegaan bw |
| | That law is dead and buried. |
| dead and gone adj | (dead, deceased) | dood, overleden bw |
| | Cyril has been dead and gone for over twenty years now. |
| debits and credits npl | (expenditures and income) | debet en credit frase |
| | The first stage in creating accounting records is to record debits and credits. |
| discriminate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (differentiate between things) | onderscheid maken tussen overg.uitdr. |
| | It's hard to discriminate between the individual cells. |
| distinguish between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (know the difference) | het verschil kennen tussen, onderscheid maken frase |
| | I can't distinguish between the black and the dark brown. |
| dos and don'ts npl | informal (rules and regulations) | wat wel en niet mag, wat wel en wat niet te doen frase |
| | Here's a useful list of dos and don'ts for keeping tropical fish. |
dot the i's and cross the t's,
dot your i's and cross your t's v expr | figurative (attend to detail) (figuurlijk) | de puntjes op de i zetten overg.uitdr. |
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
also UK: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde n | figurative (person: alternately good, evil) (figuurlijk) | Dr. Jekyll en Mr. Hyde nw de |
| | I'll never marry him! In public, he's Dr. Jekyll, but behind closed doors, he's Mr. Hyde. |
| each and every adj | (all) | elk, alle onbep. vn |
| | You need to check each and every quotation for word-for-word accuracy. |
| each and every one pron | (all) | allemaal, iedereen onbep.vn |
| | Each and every one filed in and sat down. |
| ebb and flow n | literal (tidal movement) | eb en vloed frase |
| ebb and flow n | figurative (fluctuations) (figuurlijk) | golfbewegingen nw mv |
| | (figuurlijk) | eb en vloed frase |
| | Consumer spending on such products tends to follow the ebb and flow of the economy. |
equate [sth],
equate [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (consider equal) | gelijkstellen overg.ww |
| | How can you equate wealth and moral authority? |
| every now and then expr | informal (occasionally) | zo nu en dan woordgr |
| | Every now and then, a stray cat comes into our yard. |
| few and far between adj | colloquial (rare) | zeldzaam bw |
| | These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between. |
fine line between [sth] and [sth],
a fine line between [sth] and [sth] n | figurative (little distinction) | dunne lijn tussen iets en iets woordgr |
| | There's a fine line between genius and insanity. |
| first and foremost adv | (primarily) | ten eerste, in de eerste plaats woordgr. |
| | First and foremost, let's review the minutes from last week's meeting. |
| first and foremost adv | (above all else) | bovenal, vooral bw |
| | What parents want, first and foremost, is for their child to be happy. |
| fish and chips n | UK (British fried food) (culinair) | vis met patat frase |
| | | fish and chips nw mv, ont. |
fix [sb] up with [sb],
fix up [sb] and [sb] v expr | informal (pair romantically) | koppelen aan overg. ww+vz |
| | Joan is trying to fix me up with one of her single friends. |
| flesh and blood n | (relative, offspring) | nakomeling nw de |
| for ever and ever adv | (for eternity) (figuurlijk) | voor altijd, voor eeuwig bw |
| | | voor eeuwig en altijd frase |
| | Charles promised to love Lucy for ever and ever. |
| forgive and forget v expr | (be reconciled) | vergeven en vergeten frase |
| | Rather than simply forgive and forget, Nicholas became more and more angry. |
| | In plaats van gewoon te vergeven en vergeten, werd Nicholas nog bozer. |
| full of piss and vinegar adj | vulgar, informal (person: energetic, lively) | enthousiast, opgewonden bn |
| | | vol energie bw |
| | Well, aren't you full of piss and vinegar today! Why so enthusiastic? |
get up and go,
get-up-and-go n | slang (energy, motivation) (informeel) | pit, fut nw de, ont. |
| | | energie nw de, ont. |
| | Alan has plenty of get up and go, and is always busy with some new project. |
give and take,
give-and-take n | informal (compromise) | geven en nemen woordgr |
| | Marriage is all about give and take between the partners. |
| go ahead and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] with permission) (met toestemming, informeel) | je gang gaan en iets doen uitdr + overg.ww. |
| | Yes, of course you can have a snack; go ahead and help yourself to whatever you want. |
| | Het is niet nodig om het te vragen: ga je gang en doe het maar. |
| go ahead and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] without permission) (zonder toestemming, informeel) | doe het gewoon uitdr. |
| | Sarah's parents said she couldn't go to the party, but she went ahead and did it anyway. |
| | I didn't have time to ask my boss if she wanted me to deal with the problem; I just went ahead and did it. |
| go and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] foolish) | zo dwaas zijn iets te doen frase |
| | My stupid brother went and broke his leg the day before the race! |
| | Mijn stomme broer was zo dwaas om zijn been te breken de dag voor de race. |
| go and do [sth] v expr | (proceed to do) | doe maar verder frase |
go get (US),
go and get (UK) v expr | informal (fetch) | gaan halen ww + ww |
| | Would you please go get the bag I left behind in the car? |
| | Wil je alsjeblieft mijn tas gaan halen die ik achterliet in de auto? |
hand in glove,
Also US: hand and glove adj | figurative (in partnership) | nauw samenwerkend bn |
| | The government and the tech giants are hand in glove when it comes to the issue of privacy infringement. |
| hard-and-fast rule n | (rule: unbreakable) | vaste regel bn + nw |
| | (figuurlijk) | stalen wet bn+nw |
| | There's no hard-and-fast rule about what makes good picnic food. |
be head and shoulders above [sb/sth],
stand head and shoulders above [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (be vastly superior to) | met kop en schouders uitsteken boven frase |
| | George's essay was head and shoulders above those of the rest of the class. |
| | De essay van George stak met kop en schouders bovenuit de andere essays van de klas. |
| health and safety n | (regulations that protect people) | gezondheids- en veiligheidsbeleid nw het |
| | Catering staff must be trained in health and safety. |
| heart and soul adv | figurative (with all one's being) | hart en ziel bw |
| | Miranda threw herself heart and soul into her performance of the song. |
| here and now n | (present situation) | hier en nu nw het |
| | Stop worrying so much about the future - live for the here and now! |
| here and now adv | (in this place and time) | op dit moment bw |
| | Forget about long-term solutions - I want to know what can be done about the problem here and now. |
| here and there adv | (in various places) | hier en daar bw |
| | He lived an aimless existence, wandering here and there but never settling anywhere. |
| here and there adv | (from time to time) | nu en dan woordgr. |
| | My neighbour's accent is so strong; I can make out a word here and there, but I can't really follow what he says. |
| hide and seek n | (children's game) (kinderspel) | verstoppertje nw het, ont. |
| | A group of children played hide and seek in the public park. |
| | Een paar kinderen speelden verstoppertje in het park. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | voor schut gezet worden woordgr |
| | When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| hit-and-run n | (fleeing the scene after a collision) | doorrijden na een aanrijding woordgr. |
| | The collision would have been considered an accident, but after the driver sped off it became a hit-and-run. |
| hit-and-run⇒ vi | (baseball) | een hit-and-run slaan woordgr. |
| hit-and-run n | (baseball) | hit-and-run nw de |
| | A hit-and-run is a risky strategy that potentially has a high reward. |
| hit-and-run driver n | ([sb]: leaves accident scene) (na ongeval) | doorrijder nw de |
| | The police went to auto body repair shops to find the hit-and-run driver's car. |
| | De politie ging naar garages om de auto van de doorrijder te vinden. |
hot and bothered,
all hot and bothered adj | informal (flustered) | geprikkeld, geërgerd bn |
| | Larry got hot and bothered during his presentation. |
| (all) hot and bothered adj | informal, euphemism (sexually excited) (seksueel) | opgewonden, heet bn |
| | Just looking at him gets me all hot and bothered. |
| | Van gewoon naar hem te kijken raak ik helemaal opgewonden. |
| hugging and kissing n | (sexual: petting) | knuffelen en zoenen frase |
| | Hugging and kissing in public is taboo in many cultures. |
| | Knuffelen en zoenen in het openbaar is in vele culturen een taboe. |
| hugs and kisses expr | informal (letter, note: sign-off) | knuffels en kusjes tw |
| | She ended the email with "See you soon! Hugs and kisses, Ellie." |
| hustle and bustle n | (activity) | drukte nw de |
| | I prefer the hustle and bustle of a big city to the quiet of the countryside. |
| if and only if conj | (on the strict condition that) | op voorwaarde dat vw |
| | | alleen wanneer bw+vw |
| | I'll help you, if and only if, you promise to do your part. |
| | Ik help jou op voorwaarde dat jij jouw deel doet. |
| in dribs and drabs adv | informal (a little at a time) | met mondjesmaat bw |
| | We painted the house in dribs and drabs, so it took a year. The donations came in in dribs and drabs. |
| | We schilderden het huis met mondjesmaat, dus het duurde een jaar. |
| in sickness and in health adv | (no matter what happens) | in ziekte en gezondheid bw |
| | | in goede en slechte tijden bw |
| | Tony has always taken seriously his vows to love his wife in sickness and in health. |
interchange [sth] with [sth],
interchange [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (transpose) | verwisselen overg.ww |
| | | verruilen overg.ww |
interchange [sth] with [sth],
interchange [sth] and [sth] vtr | (exchange, swop) | uitwisselen overg.ww |
| | | omwisselen overg.ww |
| | | ruilen overg.ww |
interlink [sth] with [sth],
interlink [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (make connections between) | koppelen, linken, verbinden overg. ww |
interlink [sth],
interlink [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (connect up) | verbinden met ww + vz |
| | You need to interlink the car and the trailer securely. |
interlink [sth],
interlink [sth] and [sth] vtr | figurative (interconnect) | onderling verbinden overg. uitdr. |
intertwine [sth] with [sth],
intertwine [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (join by twisting together) | ineenstrengelen overg. ww |
| | | dooreenvlechten overg. ww |
| | Intertwine the loose ends of the cord and tuck them in. |
interweave [sth] with [sth],
interweave [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (intertwine, thread together) | ineenstrengelen, samenweven, ineenvlechten overg.ww |
| | | verweven overg.ww |
interweave [sth] with [sth],
interweave [sth] and [sth] vtr | figurative (connect, interlink) | koppelen overg.ww |
| | | verbinden overg.ww |
juxtapose [sth],
juxtapose [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (place side by side) | naast elkaar zetten, bij elkaar zetten overg. uitdr. |
| | The artist juxtaposes beauty and ugliness in his paintings. |
| kiss and make up v expr | informal, figurative (be reconciled) | afzoenen onoverg.ww |
| | | het weer goedmaken, het weer bijleggen overg. uitdr. |
| | The pair kissed and made up after a nine-year feud. |
| kith and kin npl | invariable (friends and family) | vrienden en familie nw mv |
| | It is important to protect your kith and kin. |
| knife and fork npl | (cutlery, eating implements) | mes en vork frase |
| | | bestek nw het, ont. |
| | When planning a party menu, avoid meats that require cutting up with a knife and fork. |
| know the ins and outs (of [sth]) v expr | informal (familiar with features) (figuurlijk) | de fijne kneepjes kennen frase |