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| line n | (song) | regel nw de |
| | The verse has four lines and the chorus has two. |
| line n | (math: continuous extent) | lijn nw de |
| | (wiskunde, rechte lijn) | rechte nw de |
| | (wiskunde, niet rechte lijn) | kromme nw de |
| | The formula creates a line on the graph. |
| line n | (limit, frontier) | grens nw de |
| | The line between North and South Korea is heavily militarized. |
| line n | (cord) | touw, koord nw het |
| | (Belg.) | koord nw de |
| | I need a thick line to tie up this box. |
| line n | (telephone) | lijn nw de |
| | | verbinding nw de |
| | The line got disconnected and I called her back. |
| line n | (fishing) | lijn nw de |
| | | vislijn, hengel nw de |
| | He tossed the line to the deepest part of the river, trying to catch a fish. |
| line n | (clothesline) | waslijn nw de |
| | She hung the clothes on the line to dry. |
| line n | (rail: between 2 points) | lijn nw de |
| | The local metro has two lines; Red and Green. |
| line n | (pipes) | leiding nw de |
| | The sewage line got blocked and overflowed. |
| line n | (row of written characters) | regel nw de |
| | The paragraph takes up ten lines in the book. |
| line n | usually plural (actor's words) | tekst nw de |
| | The actor lost his job because he couldn't remember his lines in the movie. |
| line n | informal (short message) | berichtje, krabbeltje nw het |
| | Drop me a line on Tuesday and we can talk about it then. |
| line n | (thought, policy) | richting nw de |
| | | gedachtengang nw de |
| | His line of thought is consistent with that of the religious authorities. |
| line n | (route, direction) | richting nw de |
| | Follow the line of the mountains and you will get to the town. |
| line n | (beings with common ancestry) | lijn nw de |
| | | geslacht nw het |
| | This line of kings dates back to the fourteenth century. |
| line n | slang (prepared excuse) | openingszin nw de |
| | He tried to pick her up with the old line: "Have we met before?" |
line,
lines n | (contour, design) | vorm nw de |
| | | lijn nw de |
| | The new museum was admired for its beautiful lines, curving through the sky. |
| line n | (military: fortifications) | linie nw de |
| | The three lines of defence against the enemy didn't stop them. |
| line n | often plural (military: formation) | linie nw de |
| | The soldiers moved forward in lines. |
| line n | (business: operations managers) | afdelingsleider nw de |
| | | voorwerker, ploegbaas, voorman nw de |
| | I will ask my line manager for her advice before talking to the boss. |
| line n | (business: assembly line) | lopende band nw de |
| | | assemblagelijn, lijn nw de |
| | The assembly line runs twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. |
| line n | informal (lie) | smoesje, excuusje nw het |
| | She fed me some line about the dog eating her homework. |
| line n | (American football) (American football) | verdedigings- of aanvalslinie nw de |
| | He plays on the offensive line, and protects the quarterback. |
| line vi | (take position) | in een rij gaan staan, een rij vormen |
| | Please line up here and we will see you one at a time. |
| line vtr | (baseball: hit a line drive) | een strakke, lage bal slaan bij honkbal |
| | He lined the ball to center field and got to first base. |
| line vtr | (be lining) | voeren overg.ww |
| | The paper lined the sides of the box. |
Samengestelde woorden:
line | lining |
| baseline n | (guiding measurement) | grondlijn nw de |
borderline,
border line n | (line marking a boundary) | grens, grenslijn nw de |
| | | landgrens nw de |
| | They crossed the borderline into Canada around sunset. |
| the bottom line n | figurative, informal (crucial fact) | punt zn het |
| | | waar het op neerkomt frase |
| | The bottom line is you cannot be late for work anymore. |
| bottom line n | informal, figurative (business: profit, loss) | winst zn de |
| | (figuurlijk) | onder de streep frase |
breadline,
bread line n | (queue for charity handouts) (liefdadigheidsinstelling) | rij bij de gaarkeuken nw de |
| | Dozens of hungry people, many of them homeless, were waiting in the breadline. |
| bus line n | (company that runs buses) | busbedrijf nw het |
| | The bus line operates 15 buses and employs 18 drivers. |
bus line (US),
bus route (UK) n | (itinerary of a city bus) | buslijn nw de |
| | (bus) | lijn nw de |
| | This bus line goes past the hospital and the railway station. The bus route was changed due to road construction. |
byline,
by-line n | (journalism: author's name) (journalisme) | naamregel nw de |
color line (US),
colour line (UK),
color bar (US),
colour bar (UK) n | (separation by skin color) | rassenscheiding nw de |
| dateline n | (news: line telling date and place of origin) (in krant) | dagtekening nw de |
| dividing line n | figurative (distinction) | scheidslijn nw de |
| | (figuurlijk) | grens nw de |
| | The dividing line between genius and madness is thin indeed. |
| dotted line n | (line of dots on a document) | stippellijn nw de |
| | My name is too long to fit on the dotted line. |
| draw the line v | (set a limit or restriction) | de grens trekken, een grens trekken nw + ww |
| | I went out for a few beers, but I drew the line at doing shots. |
| fault line n | (geology: crack in the earth) | breuklijn nw de |
| | Built on a fault line, the city of Ephesus was destroyed by earthquakes. |
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. |
finish line,
finishing line n | (race: end point) | eindstreep nw de |
| | Only twelve runners crossed the finishing line. |
firebreak,
fire line n | US (prevents spread of fire) | brandgang nw de |
| | (in bossen) | brandstrook nw de |
| fishing line n | (cord used to catch fish) | vislijn nw de |
| | The bass was so huge it broke my fishing line and got away. |
front line,
frontline n | sometimes plural (battlefront in a war) | frontlinie nw de |
| | The soldiers' legs trembled when they heard they would be sent to the front line. |
| | For many years, female soldiers were not allowed on the front lines. |
front line,
frontline n | figurative (forefront of a field of endeavor) (figuurlijk) | frontlinie nw de |
| | The researchers at this university are on the frontline of medical research. |
get in line,
get into line v expr | (join a queue) | in de rij plaatsnemen, in de rij staan frase |
| | (in rij) | aansluiten onoverg.ww |
| | (Belg.) | aanschuiven onoverg.ww |
| | We all got in line for the roller-coaster. |
| | We stonden allemaal in de rij voor de achtbaan. |
| get in line v expr | figurative (wait your turn) | op je beurt wachten frase |
| | You want to take your revenge on him? You'll have to get in line! |
go online,
go on-line vi + adv | (connect to internet) | online gaan ww |
hardline,
hard-line n as adj | (staunch, uncompromising) | compromisloos, strikt bn |
helpline,
help-line n | (phone service offering support) | klantenservice, helpdesk nw de |
| | If you are unsatisfied with this product, please call our helpline, open 24 hours a day. |
hotline,
hot line n | (direct phone connection) | hotline nw de |
| | The company runs a free hotline for customers to call at any time, day or night. |
| in line adv | figurative (under control) (figuurlijk) | in het gareel |
| Opmerking: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is or modifies an adjective. |
| | It's hard work keeping a class of 5-year olds in line. The team members were unruly, but the new coach soon got them in line. |
inline,
in-line adj | (skates) | skeelers nw de |
| | Inline roller skates are good for skating outdoors. |
| in line with [sth] expr | figurative (corresponding to) | in overeenstemming met woordgr |
| | Our operating procedures are in line with state requirements. |
| | Make sure the system is set up in line with safety guidelines. |
| lay it on the line v expr | informal, figurative (speak frankly) | openhartig spreken bn + ww |
| | The CEO laid it on the line: "The business needs to reform or it will face dire consequences." |
| lifeline n | (rope used in sea rescues) | reddingslijn nw de |
| | The ship's captain threw a lifeline to the passenger who had fallen overboard. |
| lifeline n | figurative (means or source of support) (figuurlijk) | navelstreng nw de |
| | This road is the town's lifeline and must be kept open despite the snow. |
| line of business n | (profession, trade: field) | branche, sector nw de |
| | In his line of business it is customary to pay in cash only. |
| | The company is going to eliminate the two lines of business that are not performing well. |
| line of credit n | (customer's maximum credit) | kredietlijn nw de |
| | I have a thousand dollar line of credit with that store, so I will buy a new sofa today. |
| | I opened a line of credit at the bank to use in case of emergencies. |
| line of fire n | literal (path of a bullet) | vuurlinie nw de |
| | They are sending that soldier forward in the battle, where he will be in the direct line of fire. |
| line of fire n | figurative (vulnerable position) (figuurlijk) | vuurlinie nw de |
| | The president of the company is in the line of fire of shareholders' crticisms. |
| line of succession n | (order in which people succeed to vacated office) | lijn van opvolging nw de |
| | Generally, the oldest prince is first in the line of succession for the throne. |
| | The vice-president is highest in the line of succession for the office of president. |
| line of vision n | (line from eye to focal point) | gezichtslijn nw de |
| | The car came from outside my line of vision and crashed into the side of our car. |
| line of work n | (profession, trade: field) | branche, sector nw de |
| | Police officers regularly have to deal with danger in their line of work. |
line [sth] up with [sth],
line up [sth] with [sth] v expr | (align) | iets op elkaar afstemmen woordgr |
| | When using the cutter, line your paper up with the guideline. |
lineup,
line-up n | (suspects: identity parade) | osloconfrontatie nw de |
| | (anglicisme) | line-up nw de |
| | | confrontatie nw de |
| | The store owner identified his assailant in a police lineup. |
lineup,
line-up n | (acts billed for a show) | lijst van deelnemende artiesten nw de |
| | There is a great line-up for this year's festival, including many famous stars. |
lineup,
line-up n | (schedule of events) | planning nw de |
| | The festival's lineup will be published this week. |
lineup,
line-up n | (sport: participants) | deelnemersveld nw het |
| | | deelnemers nw mv |
| | The fans objected to the team's lineup; it was missing the best player! |
| next in line n | (person: front of queue) (in een rij) | volgende nw de |
| | The immigration officer called for the next in line to step forward. |
| next in line n | figurative (expected successor: to [sth]) | opvolger nw de |
| | Prince Charles is next in line to the throne. |
offline,
off-line adv | (computing: while not connected) | offline bw |
| | I was chatting to Harry when he suddenly went offline. |
offline,
off-line adj | (computing: not connected) | offline bn |
| | When I work, I have no use for an offline computer. |
online,
on-line adv | (connected to internet) (anglicisme) | online bw |
| Opmerking: 'on-line' is dated |
| | More and more people are starting to shop online. |
online,
on-line adj | (connected to internet) (anglicisme) | online bn |
| | Sharon downloaded the album so that she wouldn't have to be online to listen to it. |
online,
on-line adj | (found on the internet) (anglicisme) | online bn |
| | You can try the online support. |
queue (UK),
wait in line (US),
wait on line (US,
regional) vi | UK (wait in a line of people, vehicles) (mensen) | in de rij staan onoverg.uitdr. |
| | (auto's) | in de file staan onoverg.uitdr. |
| | People were queuing outside the shop at 5 am on the day of the sale. |
| shoreline n | (water's edge) | oever nw de |
| | | waterlijn nw de |
| | | kustlijn nw de |
| | Two turtles sunned themselves on the shoreline. |
snowline,
snow line,
snow-line n | (lower boundary of perennial snow) | sneeuwgrens nw de |
storyline,
story line,
story-line n | (fiction: plot, story) | verhaallijn nw de |
| | I found the storyline of “War and Peace” really difficult to follow. |
take a hard line,
take the hard line v expr | (be staunch, uncompromising) | zich hard opstellen wk.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | een vuist maken overg.uitdr. |
take a hard line on [sth],
take the hard line on [sth] v expr | (be staunch about [sth]) | een harde positie innemen, een harde lijn voeren overg.uitdr. |
| the end of the line n | literal (last stop of train or bus) | eindpunt nw het |
| | | eindhalte nw de |
| | The conductor announced the end of the line so we got off the train. After the bus reaches the end of the line, you'll have to walk a little bit. |
| the end of the line n | figurative (point [sth] ceases to exist) (figuurlijk) | grens nw de |
| | (figuurlijk) | randje nw het |
| | Jim's patience finally reached the end of the line. |
trawl,
trawl line n | (long fishing line) | vislijn nw de |
| | The boys helped their fathers by attaching hooks to the trawls. |
watermark,
water mark,
water line n | (mark of water level) | peil nw het |
| | | waterstand nw de |
| | The flood had left a watermark on the wall. |