Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| get off with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (lenient punishment) | met iets wegkomen woordgr |
| | He got off with just a warning. |
| get off with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (steal) | iets wegpakken overg.ww |
| | The boys were able to get off with an apple in each hand before the farmer chased them away. |
| go off vi phrasal | (bomb: explode) | ontploffen ww |
| | The bomb went off in the busiest part of town. |
| | De bom ontplofte in het drukste deel van de stad. |
| go off vi phrasal | (alarm: sound) | afgaan scheidb.ww |
| | I don't always wake up when my alarm goes off. |
| | Ik word niet altijd wakker wanneer mijn alarm afgaat |
| go off vi phrasal | informal (food: spoil) | bederven ww |
| | Dairy products go off quickly if they're not kept in the fridge. |
| go off vi phrasal | (go away) | naar iets toe gaan |
| | He left the family farm and went off to the big city to look for work. |
| | Hij verliet de familieboerderij en ging naar de grote stad om werk te zoeken. |
| goof off vi phrasal | informal, US (be silly, unproductive) (informeel) | lanterfanten onoverg.ww |
| | | nietsdoen onoverg.ww |
| | Quit goofing off and help me pick up this mess. |
| | Stop met lanterfanten en help me opruimen. |
hand [sb] off,
hand off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (rugby: push away opponent) (rugby) | wegduwen overg. ww |
| | The player managed to hand off two opponents before being brought down. |
| head off vi phrasal | (set out, go) | vertrekken ww |
| | We need to head off at 8 o'clock in order to arrive at the party on time. |
| | We moeten vertrekken om 8 uur om op tijd op het feest te arriveren. |
head [sth] off,
head off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (redirect by blocking path) | ontwijken ww |
| | He tried to head off the charging bull by closing the gate. |
| | Hij probeerde de aanvallende stier te ontwijken door de poort te sluiten. |
| hold off vi phrasal | (bad weather: be delayed) | uitblijven onoverg. ww |
| | I hope the rain holds off till we get home. |
| | Ik hoop dat de regen uitblijft tot we thuis zijn. |
hold off doing [sth],
hold off from doing [sth],
hold off on doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (postpone, delay) | uitstellen overg. ww |
| | Please hold off playing the drums until after I've gone! |
| | Stel het spelen met de drums alsjeblieft uit tot ik weg ben. |
| hold [sth/sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (prevent attack) | iets afhouden overg.ww |
| | The soldiers managed to hold off the attacking forces for three days. |
| | De soldaten wisten de aanvallende troepen drie dagen af te houden. |
| hop off vi phrasal | figurative, informal (get out of a vehicle) | stap uit tw |
| | Bus driver to young boy - " here we are, this is your stop, hop off now". |
| hop off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (get off [sth]) | uit iets stappen woordgr |
| hurry off vi phrasal | (leave quickly) | snel weggaan bw + ww |
| | The thieves hurried off before the police arrived. |
| jack off vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (masturbate) (slang) | rukken ww |
| | Steve jacks off when he reads his magazines. |
jack [sb] off,
jack off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, informal (bring to orgasm) (slang) | afrukken ww |
| | He asked her to jack him off, but she refused and left. |
| jerk off vi phrasal | vulgar, informal, US (boy, man: masturbate) (slang) | zich afrukken wk.ww |
| | (informeel) | zich aftrekken wk.ww |
| | | masturberen onoverg.ww |
| keep off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (do not walk on) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | Please keep off the grass. |
| keep off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (resist, not indulge in) | van iets afblijven woordgr + overg.ww |
| | | weerstaan ww |
| | He is an alcoholic, and it is a daily struggle for him to keep off the booze. |
| kick off vi phrasal | (ball game: start play) (voetbal) | aftrappen, beginnen onoverg.ww |
| | The game will kick off at noon on Sunday. |
| kick [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (begin) | beginnen, starten overg.ww |
| | They are going to kick off the new season with a big party. |
| kick off vi phrasal | figurative, slang (begin) | beginnen onoverg.ww |
| | | van start gaan onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The festivities will kick off this afternoon. |
kiss [sb/sth] off,
kiss off [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | US, figurative, slang (disregard, consider lost) (figuurlijk, inf.) | zeg maar dag met je handje frase |
| | | afschrijven overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk, informeel) | fluiten naar ww+vz |
| | Kiss off your inheritance: your mother left everything to her cousins twice removed. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | slang (finish rapidly) | snel voltooien bw + ww |
| | I knocked off a politics essay while I was waiting for her to get ready. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (brand: copy) | iets kopiëren onoverg.ww |
| | They're knocking off designer brands and selling the goods in the local market. |
| knock off vi phrasal | slang (finish day's work) | afbreken ww |
| | When it rains, the boss lets us knock off work early. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (price: reduce) | korting geven nw + ww |
| | There's a button missing from this dress. Could you knock a couple of pounds off the price? |
| lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make redundant) | iemand ontslaan overg.ww |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
| lay off vi phrasal | slang (stop bothering [sb]) | Laat me met rust! woordgr |
| | | Val me niet lastig! woordgr |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off! |
| lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | Iemand met rust laten overg.ww |
| | Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
| lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop indulging in) | met iets kappen woordgr + overg.ww |
| | He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
| leave off vi phrasal | informal (stop doing [sth]) | Laat dat! tw |
| | | Stop daarmee! tw |
| | Maisie's brother was taunting her about her new glasses, so she told him to leave off. |
| leech [sth] off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (obtain [sth] from [sb] else) (informeel) | afbietsen overg.ww |
| | Trevor leeched a few dollars off his friend so that he could buy some ice cream. |
| level off vi phrasal | (become even, stable) | afvlakken ww |
| | The population of the world is expected to grow to about 9 billion, but then to level off. |
| level [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (make even) | iets afvlakken overg.ww |
| | | iets gelijk maken overg.ww |
| lift off vi phrasal | (plane, spacecraft: take off) | opstijgen ww |
| | The spaceship began to lift off. |
| live off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (survive on, be supported by) | leven van iets woordgr |
| | | ondersteund worden door woordgr |
| | The widow lives off her late husband's pension and Social Security checks. |
| make off vi phrasal | informal (escape, run away) | ontsnappen ww |
| | | wegrennen ww |
| | The criminals abandoned their vehicle and made off on foot. |
| make off with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (take away) | ervandoor gaan met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (informeel) | 'm smeren met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The thief made off with over a thousand dollars. |
| move off vi phrasal | (vehicle: drive away) | wegrijden onoverg.ww |
| | He put the car in gear and moved off down the highway. |
| nod off vi phrasal | informal (fall asleep) | in slaap vallen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | indommelen onoverg.ww |
| | He nodded off while driving and wrecked his car. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| get [sth] off the ground v expr | figurative (start: a project) (figuurlijk) | iets van de grond krijgen woordgr |
| | | iets gestart krijgen woordgr |
| | I have a great idea for a business, but I'll need money to get it off the ground. |
| get off to a good start v expr | informal (begin well) | goed beginnen bw + ww |
| | Our new employee has gotten off to a good start. |
go off on a tangent,
also UK: go off at a tangent v expr | figurative (digress, change subject) (figuurlijk) | afdwalen onoverg.ww |
| | | een gedachtesprong maken overg.uitdr. |
handoff,
hand-off n | (American football: hand ball to another) (sport) | pass nw de |
| | The defense didn't anticipate a handoff, and the running back easily gained a first down. |
handoff,
hand-off n | (project: pass on to [sb] else) | overdracht nw de |
| | A clear checklist will ensure a smooth handoff. |
| Hands off! interj | informal (do not touch) | afblijven tw |
| | Hey! I've only just made those buns – hands off! |
| | Hands off! Make your own sandwich! |
| hands-off adj | figurative, informal (person: not interfering) | tolerant, vrij bn |
| | I'm glad I have a very hands-off boss, since I like to work independently. |
| hands-off adj | figurative, informal (behaviour: not interfering) | losjes bw |
| | | vrij, ongedwongen bn |
| | As a manager I try to take a hands-off approach with my employees whenever possible. |
| hands-off policy n | informal, figurative (non-intervention) | laissez-faire beleid bn + nw |
| | When confronted with crime, police advise residents to adopt a hands-off policy. |
| hang [sth] from/off [sth] vtr + prep | (suspend from a fixed point) | iets hangen, ophangen overg.ww |
| | Let's hang that plant from a hook in the ceiling. |
| hit it off vi | slang (get on well) | met iemand goedvinden woordgr + scheidbaar.ww. |
| | Me and my new room-mate hit it off from the start. |
| | Mijn kamergenoot en ik konden het vanaf het begin goed met elkaar vinden. |
| hot off the press adj | informal (newspaper: freshly printed) (krant) | vers van de pers frase |
| | | net gedrukt bw+bn |
| | The club's latest newsletter is hot off the press. |
| hot off the press adj | informal, figurative (information: new) (figuurlijk) | vers van de pers, heet van de naald frase |
| | The latest news hot off the press is that Alice is calling off the wedding. |
| jump off [sth] vi + prep | (leap from) | van iets afspringen woordgr + scheidbaar overg.ww |
| | She was too scared to jump off the highest diving board. |
kickoff (US),
kick-off (UK) n | (soccer, football: first kick) (voetbal) | aftrap nw de |
| | (voetbal, anglicisme) | kick-off nw de |
kickoff (US),
kick-off (UK) n | (American football: first play) (Am. voetbal, anglicisme) | kick-off nw de |
| | At the kickoff, the home team took control of the field. |
kickoff (US),
kick-off (UK) n | figurative, informal (start, beginning) (figuurlijk) | aftrap nw de |
| | | begin nw het, ont. |
| | | start nw de, ont. |
| | Tonight is the campaign kickoff. |
| kiss-off n | mainly US, figurative, slang (dismissal, as from a job) | ontslag nw het |
| | (informeel) | op straat schoppen frase |
| knock it off interj | slang (stop it) (slang) | kappen!, nokken!, afnokken! tw |
| | (informeel) | schei uit!, hou op! tw |
| knock it off v expr | slang (stop: doing, saying) (slang) | kappen, nokken onoverg.ww |
| | | uitscheien, ophouden onoverg.ww |
| | Gary was whistling tunelessly until Dave told him to knock it off. |
| knock [sb] off their pedestal v expr | figurative (humble [sb] who is self-important) (figuurlijk) | iemand van zijn voetstuk stoten frase |
| | Losing a game so early in the tournament knocked him off his pedestal. |
| knock the rough edges off [sth/sb] v expr | informal, figurative (refine) (figuurlijk) | polijsten, slijpen overg.ww |
| | The band have knocked the rough edges off their playing and now sound more professional. |
knockoff (US),
knock-off (UK) adj | informal (counterfeit) (informeel) | nep bn |
| | | namaak bn |
| | This market stall sells knock-off perfumes. |
knockoff (US),
knock-off (UK) n | informal (bootleg copy) (informeel) | nepperd nw de |
| | | imitatie nw de |
| | It's not a real designer purse; it's only a cheap knockoff. |
| laid-off adj | informal (redundant) | ontslagen bn |
| | The laid-off workers were furious with the management. |
| lay off doing [sth] v expr | slang (stop doing) | met iets stoppen woordgr + overg.ww |
| | I wish my friends would lay off teasing me about my friendship with James. |
| leave off doing [sth] v expr | informal (stop doing [sth]) | met iets ophouden woordgr + overg.ww |
| | | met iets stoppen woordgr + overg.ww |
| | The mother told her son to leave off ripping the pages out of the book. |
| let off adj | informal (found not guilty) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
liftoff,
also UK: lift-off n | (launch of a spacecraft) | lancering nw de |
| | The scheduled Ariane 5 liftoff has been postponed. Lift-off in ten seconds: ten, nine, eight…. |
| lop [sth] off [sth]⇒ vtr | (cut, sever) | afsnoeien, afkappen overg. ww |
| | The lumberjack lopped a few branches off the tree. |
mouth,
mouth off vi | slang (give one's opinion loudly) | commentaar leveren |
| | The student got kicked out of class for mouthing off too much. |
off and on,
on and off adv | informal (intermittently) | af en toe, zo nu en dan, nu en dan bw |
| | We dated off and on for several years before we finally broke up. |
off color,
off-color (US),
off colour,
off-colour (UK) adj | informal, figurative (joke, etc.: obscene, in bad taste) (figuurlijk; grap) | schuin bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | smakeloos bn |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The joke was a little off color. |
| | Jim is known for telling off-colour jokes. |
| off colour adj | UK, figurative, informal (unwell) (informeel) | bleekjes, pips bw |
| | (onwel) | niet lekker bw |
| | I haven't gone to work today as I'm feeling off colour. |
| off course adv | figurative (not progressing correctly) (figuurlijk) | van koers bw |
| off key adj | (out of tune) | vals bn |
| | Elena was off key and her voice sounded very strained. |
| off key adv | (out of tune) | uit de toon bw |
| | Angela was singing off key. |
| off limits adj | (out of bounds) | verboden terrein bn + nw het |
| | | niet toegankelijk bw+bn |
| | The town was off limits to students at the boarding school. |
| off limits adj | (not permitted) | taboe, verboden bn |
| off limits adv | (out of bounds) | verboden terrein voor bw |
| | The gunboat fired warning shots at a fishing vessel that had strayed off limits. |
| off the air adj | (not broadcasting) (tv of radio programma) | niet uitgezonden bn |
| | | van de buis gehaald bn |
| | I loved that show, but unfortunately it's been off the air for years and I can't watch it anymore. |
off the air,
off air adv | (no longer broadcast) (figuurlijk, radio, tv) | uit de lucht bw |
| | Our local radio station goes off the air at midnight, and then there are no more programs to listen to. |
| off the hook adj | figurative, informal (freed from blame) (figuurlijk) | bevrijd van schuld woordgr |
| | William isn't off the hook until he can prove it was his brother who stole the money. |
| off the hook adj | figurative, informal (freed from punishment) (figuurlijk) | uit de problemen woordgr |
| | You're not off the hook yet. |
| off the hook adj | (telephone: unable to receive calls) | van de haak woordgr |
| | I've been trying to get hold of Audrey all day, but I keep getting the engaged tone. She can't have been on the phone this long; it must be off the hook. |
| off the record adv | (unofficially, confidentially) | vertrouwelijk, onder vier ogen bw |
| | (in samenstellingen) | privé- |
| | Those comments were made off the record and weren't intended for publication. |
| off the top of your head expr | figurative, informal (spontaneously, improvising) (figuurlijk) | voor de vuist weg frase |
| | (informeel) | zomaar één twee drie frase |
| | Off the top of my head, I can't remember the name of that actor. |
| off with you interj | informal (leave, go now) (informeel) | Maak dat je wegkomt! Ophoepelen! Opgehoepeld! tw |
| | Off with you, children! It's time for you all to go home! |
| off work adv | (not at work) (van werk) | vrij bw |
| | (met werk) | klaar bw |
| | My husband is at home today; he's off work with the flu. |
| off your trolley adj | UK, figurative, slang (crazy) (informeel) | niet goed wijs, niet goed bij je hoofd bw |
| | If you think I'm going to do a bungee jump off that bridge, you must be off your trolley! |
off-center (US),
off-centre (UK) adj | (to the side of center) | excentrisch bn |
off-licence (UK),
liquor store (US) n | (shop selling alcohol) | slijterij nw de |
| | | drankwinkel nw de |
| | I stopped by the liquor store and bought a bottle of rum for tonight's party. |
offhand,
off-hand,
offhanded adj | (casual, throwaway) | nonchalant bn |
| | | informeel bn |
| | The offhand remarks should not be taken seriously. |
offhand,
off-hand adv | (without preparation) | onvoorbereid bw |
| | | geïmproviseerd bw |
| | We decided offhand to take a family vacation. |
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. |
offstage,
off-stage adj | (theater: in the wings) (van theater) | achter de schermen bw |
| | The offstage whispering could be heard by the audience. |