Samengestelde woorden:
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| all the way expr | (the full distance) | het hele eind woordgr. |
| | He has just run a marathon and was barefoot all the way. |
| | Hij heeft net een marathon gelopen en hij liep het hele eind op blote voeten. |
| all the way expr | figurative, slang (completely) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | "Which football team do you support?" "Manchester United all the way!" |
| by the way adv | (incidentally) | tussen haakjes, trouwens bw |
| | By the way, have you seen this before? |
| by way of [sth] prep | (going through) | via vz |
| | She flew from Khartoum to Kathmandu by way of Dubai. |
| by way of [sth] prep | (as) | door middel van woordgr |
| | | bij wijze van woordgr |
| | | in de vorm van woordgr |
| | Glen sent Sandy a box of chocolates by way of an apology. |
| byway n | (side road) | zijweg nw het |
| edge your way v expr | (go slowly) | voorzichtig voortbewegen bw + ww |
| | The climber edged his way along the narrow ledge in the cliff face. |
| either way adv | (whichever is true) | hoe dan ook, in elk geval woordgr. |
| | He may or may not have been insured: either way, you can still make a claim. |
| find a way v expr | (devise a solution) | een manier vinden woordgr |
| | (figuurlijk) | een weg vinden woordgr |
| | I don't know how I'll do it, but I'll find a way. |
get carried away with [sth],
get carried away by [sth],
be carried way by [sth] v expr | figurative (be overcome with excitement) | overweldigd worden bn+koppelww |
| | Mark got carried away with all the excitement and nearly fainted. |
| | Sophia was carried away by the emotion of the occasion and burst into tears. |
| get in the way v expr | (be an obstacle) | in de weg staan woordgr |
| | I couldn't see much of the parade because a tall fat man got in the way. |
| get out of the way v expr | informal (move aside) | uit de weg gaan frase |
| | | opzij gaan vz+ww |
| | The truck finally got out of the way and I was able to turn right. |
| | De vrachtagen ging eindelijk uit de weg en ik kon rechts afslaan. |
| get [sth] out of the way v expr | informal, figurative (task: complete) | uit de weg ruimen frase |
| | Let's get the cleaning out of the way: then we can do something fun. |
| | Laten we de opkuis uit de weg ruimen, dan kunnen we iets leuks doen. |
| give way vi | (driving: yield, give priority to) | voorrang geven, voorrang verlenen nw de + ww |
| | Drivers should always give way when there are pedestrians about. |
| give way to [sth/sb] v expr | (driving: yield to, give priority to) | voorrang geven aan, voorrang verlenen aan nw de + ww + vz |
| | When driving in the UK, remember to give way to traffic on your right. |
| give way vi | (fall, collapse, break under pressure) | bezwijken onoverg. ww |
| | The bridge columns couldn't resist the strong current and ended up giving way. |
| give way to [sb/sth] v expr | (give in to: [sb], [sth]) | toegeven aan, wijken voor ww + vz |
| | Adrian pestered me so much about going to the party that eventually I gave way to him. |
| go out of your way v expr | figurative (make effort) | zijn uiterste best doen frase |
| | | moeite doen bn+ww |
| | Don't go out of your way to bring me the book: I don't need it today. She went out of her way to help me. |
| | Je hoeft geen moeite te doen om me het boek vandaag te brengen, ik heb het vandaag niet nodig. Ze deed haar uiterste best om me te helpen. |
| go out of your way v expr | (take detour) | een omweg maken nw + ww |
| | | omrijden onoverg.ww |
| | It is the best bakery in town, and it is worth going out of your way to get your bread there. |
| | Het is de beste bakker in de stad, en hij is het waard om een omweg te maken en er je brood te halen. |
Have it your way,
Have it your own way interj | informal, disapproving (resignation) (informeel, afkeurend) | zoals je wil, wat je wil tw |
| | OK, have it your way; I'm through arguing with you. |
| | You don't want pepperoni on the pizza. |
| | Fine, have it your own way. |
| in a bad way adj | informal (unwell, in a poor state) | slecht bn |
| | (informeel) | beroerd bn |
| | Paul was in a bad way after his motorbike accident. |
| in a bad way adv | (having a negative effect) | op een negatieve manier, negatief bw |
| | Luka is behaving in a bad way which is affecting the other children in his class. |
| in a way adv | (sort of, more or less) | in zekere zin bw |
| | In a way, Aiden deserved the victory as much as his opponent, but there can only be one winner. |
| in an offhand way adv | (casually, absent-mindedly) | achteloos, nonchalant, zo maar bw |
| in any way adv | (at all, in the slightest) | op wat voor manier dan ook woordgr |
| | If I've offended you in any way, I apologise. |
| in any way adv | (in whichever manner) | op wat voor manier dan ook woordgr |
| | I'll get the job done today in any way I can. |
| in its own way adv | (uniquely) | op zijn eigen manier bw |
| | Every Greek island is, in its own way, unique. |
| in one way or another adv | (somehow, by some means) | op de één of andere manier bw |
in the same way,
the same way expr | (similarly) | op dezelfde manier woordgr |
| | She never cooks that dish in the same way, so it is different every time. |
| in your own way adv | (with your own style) (informeel) | op je eigen manier bw |
| | | op uw eigen manier bw |
| | Don't copy your classmates: the important thing is to do it in your own way. You're beautiful in your own way! |
| lead the way v expr | (serve as guide) | de weg wijzen nw + ww |
| | | voorgaan onoverg.ww |
| | John knows where we are going, so he will lead the way. |
| lead the way v expr | figurative (be the first to do [sth]) (figuurlijk) | het voortouw nemen nw + ww |
| | (fig., informeel) | de trend zetten nw+ww |
| | Ford led the way into mass-produced automobiles. |
| look the other way v | literal (look in the opposite direction) | de andere kant opkijken, naar de andere kant kijken frase |
| | Don't just look to your right when you cross the street; look the other way as well. |
| look the other way v | figurative (ignore [sth] bad) (figuurlijk) | de andere kant opkijken frase |
| | | wegkijken onoverg.ww |
| | That judge looks the other way when members of his own staff commit minor crimes. |
| lose your way v expr | (become lost) | de weg kwijtraken frase |
| | | verdwalen onoverg.ww |
| | It is easy to lose your way in that confused maze of streets. |
| lose your way v expr | figurative (forget principles, aims) (figuurlijk) | afdwalen van ww + vz |
| | The pizza company has lost its way with young consumers. |
| make way vi | (clear a path for [sb]'s arrival) | plaats maken, ruimte maken nw + ww |
| | The guards asked the crowd to back up to make way for the king. |
| no way interj | informal (refusal) (informeel) | geen sprake van!, vergeet het maar!, geen denken aan! tw |
| | You want me to go with you to the disco? No way! I hate dancing. |
| no way interj | informal (disbelief) (informeel) | echt niet! kan niet! tw |
| | Jane is getting married? No way! I thought she would always be single. |
| no way (in which/that) n | (no possible means) | geen manier, geen mogelijkheid lidw + nw de |
| | There's no way we can get there on time; our car broke down. |
on the way,
on my way adv | (en route) | onderweg bw |
| | We stopped off on the way and took photos. |
| on the way expr | figurative (about to happen) | te gebeuren |
| | There are more job cuts on the way. |
| on the way to [sth] prep | (heading, going) | op weg naar vz |
| | We were on the way to Manchester when we heard the news on the car radio. |
| on the way to doing [sth] prep | figurative (progressing) | op weg naar, onderweg naar vz |
| | Roger is on the way to becoming a successful entrepreneur. |
| one-way adj | (traffic direction) | eenrichtings- voorvoegsel |
| | All of a sudden I found myself going the wrong way down a one-way street. |
one-way ticket,
also UK: single ticket,
single n | (transport: single-journey fare) | enkeltje nw het |
| | | enkele reis bn+nw de |
| | I didn't know when I would be coming back, so I bought a one-way ticket. |
| open the way for v expr | figurative (enable) (figuurlijk) | de deur openen voor, de weg vrijmaken voor frase |
| out of the way adv | (not obstructing) | uit de weg bw |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | I moved my chair out of the way so he could get past. |
out of the way,
out-of-the-way adj | (place: remote) | afgelegen bn |
| | We hired a car and explored some of the out-of-the-way places on the island. |
| pave the way v expr | figurative (be a pioneer) | pionierswerk verrichten frase |
| | Ann is paving the way with her experimental surgical techniques. |
pave the way for [sth],
pave the way to [sth] v expr | figurative (be leading to) (figuurlijk) | de weg vrijmaken voor, de deur open zetten voor overg.uitdr. |
| | New research is paving the way for a cancer vaccine. |
| pave the way for [sb] v expr | figurative (be first to do) (figuurlijk) | de weg vrijmaken voor iem., de deur openzetten voor iem. frase |
| | Pioneers in their covered wagons paved the way for settlers in the west. |
| point the way v expr | (indicate where to go) | de weg wijzen nw + ww |
| | You don't need to give me a map; just point the way. Could you point the way to the ladies' room? |
| show the way v expr | (guide) | voorgaan onoverg.ww |
| | | de weg wijzen frase |
| | I'd never been there before so Anthony showed the way. |
| show ([sb]) the way (to [sth]) v expr | (guide) | de weg wijzen frase |
| | Could you show me the way to the post office? |
| smooth the way v expr | figurative (make [sth] easier) (figuurlijk) | de weg vrijmaken nw + ww |
| | The first pioneers smoothed the way for later settlers. |
| stand in the way vi | (obstruct [sth] or [sb]) | in de weg staan frase |
| | | belemmeren overg.ww |
| | By refusing to sell this land you're standing in the way of progress. If that's what you've decided, go ahead. I won't stand in your way. |
stay out of the way of [sb],
stay out of [sb]'s way v expr | informal (avoid) (informeel) | uit de buurt blijven woordgr. |
| | You should stay out of the way of our boss today - he's in a bad mood. |
| thread your way through [sth] v expr | figurative (make your way through: crowd, etc.) (figuurlijk) | zich een weg banen door frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | zich worstelen door wk. ww+vz |
| | We threaded our way through the crowd. |
| | We baanden ons een weg door de menigte. |
| way of putting it n | informal (turn of phrase, wording) | formulering, verwoording nw de |
| | That's a funny way of putting it. It's not what I thought you meant. |
| way out n | literal (exit) | uitgang nw de |
| | The way out is at the back of the building. There didn't seem to be a way out of the Minotaur's maze. |
| way out n | figurative (means of escape) | uitweg nw de |
| | After he'd signed the contract, there was no way out of it. |
| wend your way v expr | (go, proceed) | gaan onoverg. ww |
| | | zich begeven wk.ww |
| | The protesters wended their way up 14th Street. |
| worm your way (into [sth]) v expr | informal (do [sth] sneakily) | heimelijk doordringen bn + ww |
| | (fig., informeel) | zich naar binnen wurmen frase |
| | Jeremy wormed his way into the widow's confidence. |