Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| pass off vi phrasal | UK (happen) | verlopen, verstrijken, voorbijgaan onoverg.ww |
| | Although the event has attracted violence in the past, the latest march passed off without incident. |
| pass off vtr phrasal sep | informal (show falsely: as [sth] or [sb] else) | zich voordoen als, zich uitgeven voor wk.ww |
| | He tried to pass himself off as an expert, but we could tell he didn't know much. |
pay [sth] off,
pay off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (pay all of: money owed) (volledig betalen) | iets afbetalen vnw + scheidbaar overg. ww |
| | I've nearly paid off my mortgage. The collection company kept calling me for weeks until I finally paid off my debt. |
| | Ik heb mijn hypotheek bijna volledig af |
pay [sb] off,
pay off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (bribe: [sb]) | omkopen scheidbaar onoverg ww |
| | The businesswoman wanted Leo to stay quiet about her fraudulent practices, so she paid him off. |
| pay off vi phrasal | informal (have good consequences) (iets opleveren) | lonen onoverg ww |
| | Hard work and careful planning always pay off. |
| | Hard werk en goede planning lonen altijd. |
| peel off vi phrasal | figurative (leave a group) (figuurlijk, van een groep) | afsplitsen scheidbaar onoverg ww |
| | One by one the members of the group peeled off until only Nelson was left. |
| | Een voor een splitsten de leden van de groep zich af tot alleen Nelson over was. |
| pension [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make [sb] retire with pension) | met gedwongen pensioen doen vertrekken overg.uitdr. |
| | They thought he was getting too old for the job, so they pensioned him off. |
pick [sb/sth] off,
pick off [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | slang (kill one by one) | iem. één voor één neerschieten woordgr |
| | The police sniper picked off the bank robbers one by one. |
| | De scherpschutter van de politie schoot de bankrovers één voor één neer. |
| push off vi phrasal | UK, slang (go away) (informeel) | opdonderen, oplazeren onoverg.ww |
| | He tried to break up their fight but they both told him to push off. |
| push off vi phrasal | UK, slang (leave) (informeel) | wegwezen, ervandoor gaan, 'm smeren onoverg.ww |
| | We'd better push off; it's almost dark. |
raffle [sth] off,
raffle off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (sell by lottery) | verloten overg.ww |
| | Our parish church will raffle off a new car to raise money for our youth groups. |
| reel off vtr phrasal sep | informal (recite) (informeel) | afdraaien overg.ww |
| | | opsommen overg.ww |
| | The award-winner reeled off a long list of all the people he wished to thank. |
| ring off vi phrasal | (telephone: hang up) (telefoon) | ophangen, neerleggen overg.ww |
| | If you receive an unwelcome phone call, it's best to simply ring off. |
| run off vi phrasal | (flee) | wegvluchten, vluchten onoverg.ww |
| | I saw the intruder run off as soon as he heard the alarm. |
run off [sth],
run [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (print or duplicate copies) | afdrukken, fotokopiëren overg.ww |
| | Could you please run off a hundred copies of this handout for me? |
| run off vi phrasal | (flow away) | weglopen, wegstromen onoverg.ww |
| | When it rains, water runs off and ultimately makes its way to a river, lake, or the ocean. |
| see off vtr phrasal sep | informal (chase away or dismiss) | wegjagen, verjagen overg.ww |
| | The dog saw off the cat that was eating its food. |
| see off vtr phrasal sep | (say farewell to) | uitzwaaien, wegbrengen, uitlaten overg.ww |
| | He came to the airport with me to see me off. I'll drive you to the station and see you off. |
| sell off vtr phrasal sep | (dispose of by selling) | verkopen overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | wegdoen overg. ww |
| | The company will sell off some of its assets to raise cash. If he needs money he should sell off his collection of paintings. |
send [sb] off,
send off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (direct [sb]) | op pad sturen frase |
| | The general sent more soldiers off into battle. |
send [sth] off,
send off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (mail, post) | versturen, posten overg.ww |
| | I went to the post office and sent off a package to my friend. |
shake [sth] off,
shake off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove by shaking) | afschudden overg.ww |
| | Shake the dust off your sandals before you come in the house. |
shake [sb] off,
shake off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (evade: [sb] following) (figuurlijk) | afschudden, kwijtraken overg.ww |
| | Someone was following me, but I managed to shake him off. |
shake [sth] off,
shake off [sth],
shake [sb] off,
shake off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (free oneself of) | afkomen van ww + vz |
| | I just can't shake off this cold. |
shear [sth] off,
shear off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove by cutting, slice away) | afscheren, snoeien overg.ww |
| | The gardener sheared off nearly half the bush to make it even with the rest of the hedge. |
| sign off (with [sth]) vi phrasal | (end a letter) (brief) | afsluiten, ondertekenen overg.ww |
| | My father always signed off with "love and kisses, Dad". |
| sign off (with [sth]) vi phrasal | (end a broadcast) (uitzending) | afsluiten, beëindigen overg.ww |
| | This is WKRP in Cincinnati, signing off at midnight. |
| sign off vi phrasal | US, informal (stop doing [sth]) | ophouden met ww + vz |
sponge off [sb/sth],
also UK: sponge on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (obtain money, help) | teren op |
| | (informeel) | klaplopen onoverg.ww |
| | Edward's friends are getting fed up with him sponging off them. |
sponge off,
sponge down vtr phrasal sep | (clean with a sponge) | schoon sponzen overg.ww |
| square off vi phrasal | (prepare to fight) | een gevechtshouding aannemen nw + ww |
| | The boxers squared off before the referee blew the whistle. |
start off with [sth],
start off with doing [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (begin by, do first) | beginnen met ww + vz |
| | (informeel) | aftrappen met ww+vz |
| | I think I will start off with an appetizer and then have a main dish. |
| stop off vi phrasal | (stay briefly) | even langsgaan bw + ww |
| | We always stop off to visit Grandma on Saturdays. |
| suck off vtr phrasal sep | slang, vulgar (perform oral sex on: a man) (slang, vulgair) | pijpen, afzuigen overg.ww |
| | Suck off is the street name for fellatio. |
| swear off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (renounce, give up) | afzweren overg.ww |
| | Ken keeps promising he'll swear off the booze. |
| | I have so much bad luck with men, I think I'll swear off dating altogether. |
| sweat off vtr phrasal sep | informal (weight: lose by exercising) | eraf zweten vz + ww |
| | After the holiday season I'm going to need to sweat off a few kilos at the gym. |
| take off for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (plane: start flying to) (vliegtuig) | vertrekken naar ww + vz |
| | Air France flight 123 is due to take off for Paris at 22:00h. |
| | The plane will take off for New York at 09.35am. |
| take off for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (depart or leave for) | vertrekken naar, gaan naar ww + vz |
| | Edith and I like to take off for the beach early in the morning. The bank robbers took off for parts unknown. |
toss off [sth],
toss [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (recite spontaneously) (fig., informeel) | eruit gooien bw + ww |
| | (fig., informeel) | afdraaien overg.ww |
| | Polly can toss off any poem after just one reading. |
| toss off vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang, vulgar (masturbate: a man) (vulgair) | rukken onoverg.ww |
| | (vulgair) | zich afrukken wk.ww |
| | Many men toss off using internet porn. |
toss off [sth],
toss [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (produce quickly) | snel produceren, snel maken bn + ww |
| | (informeel) | snel in elkaar zetten frase |
| | He tossed off his essay the night before it was due. |
toss off [sth],
toss [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (say or utter casually) | achteloos zeggen bn + ww |
| | I don't like the way he tossed off that short apology. |
| toss off vi phrasal | UK, slang, vulgar (man: masturbate) (vulgair) | zich afrukken wk.ww |
| touch [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | US (trigger) | op gang brengen, in beweging zetten frase |
| | The new virus touched off an epidemic. |
trade [sth] off,
trade of [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (sacrifice for [sth]) | inruilen overg.ww |
| veer off vi phrasal | literal (change direction suddenly) | zwenken, uitwijken onoverg.ww |
| | He veered off the road into the bushes to avoid hitting a dog. |
| veer off vi phrasal | figurative (conversation: take up new subject) (figuurlijk) | uitkomen bij ww + vz |
| | We started discussing politics but somehow veered off onto religion again. |
| walk off with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (take, steal) (figuurlijk, inf.) | ervandoor gaan met onoverg.uitdr. |
| | After he broke into the house, the thief walked off with all my jewelry. |
ward [sth/sb] off,
ward off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (keep away) | afweren, afwenden overg. ww |
| | This spray will help ward off the mosquitoes. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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offstage,
off-stage,
off stage adv | (theater: in the wings) (figuurlijk) | achter de schermen bw |
| | | onzichtbaar bw |
| | The furious director screamed at the actors offstage. |
| on and off adv | (intermittently) | af en toe, nu en dan bw |
| | (in samenstellingen) | aan-en-uit- |
| | Jan has been going to the gym on and off for the past six months. |
| on and off adv | (switch) (in samenstellingen) | aan-en-uit- |
| | The computer screen keeps flickering on and off. |
| on the off chance adv | informal (in the unlikely event that, in case) | in het onwaarschijnlijke geval bw |
| | On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow. |
| one-off n | informal ([sth] done once only) | iets eenmaligs woordgr |
| | The song was a one-off and the group never produced another hit. |
| one-off adj | informal (happening only once) | eenmalig, uniek bn |
| | I had a one-off chance to hear Sixto Rodriguez sing. |
OT,
off topic adv | abbr (internet: off topic) (anglicisme, internet) | off-topic bw |
| | | afwijkend van het onderwerp bw |
| | Apologies for going off topic on this thread, but there's something I just have to ask you all. |
| OT adj | initialism (internet: off-topic) (anglicisme, internet) | off-topic bn |
| | | afwijkend van het onderwerp bn |
| | I will ignore any questions that are OT. |
down pat,
UK: off pat adv | (off by heart) | kant-en-klaar bw |
| | | paraat, gereed bw |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | informal (bribe) | steekpenningen nw mv |
| | | omkoopgeld nw het, ont. |
| | The drug dealer offered the police officer a payoff to look the other way. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | (amount to clear debt) | afrekening, betaling nw de |
| | | afkoopsom nw de |
| | Quentin handed over the payoff and was relieved to know he was now clear of debt. |
| push off interj | slang (go away) (informeel) | Ophoepelen! Opgehoepeld! Wegwezen! tw |
quick on the draw,
quick on the trigger,
quick off the mark adj | figurative, informal (quick to act or react) (figuurlijk) | scherp van geest bw |
| | | vlug, snel bn |
| right off adv | informal (immediately) | onmiddellijk, gelijk, meteen bw |
| | I could tell right off that he was lying. |
ripoff,
rip-off n | slang (con, swindle) | oplichterij nw de |
| run [sb] off [sth] vtr + prep | US, informal (chase away) | verjagen, wegjagen, verdrijven overg.ww |
| | The protesters were run off the property by the police. |
runoff,
run-off n | uncountable (liquid draining from surface) (van vloeistof) | afvoer nw de, ont. |
| | | afvloeiing nw de |
| | Runoff from the fields is polluting local streams. |
runoff,
run-off n | (election, race: deciding round) | beslissingswedstrijd nw de |
| | | beslissende ronde nw de |
| | Only two candidates can compete in the runoff. |
scoot,
scoot off vi | informal, figurative (go quickly) | rennen onoverg. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | vliegen onoverg. ww |
| | (informeel) | 'm smeren frase |
| | You're going to be late for school, so scoot! |
| scrounge off [sb] vi | informal (live at others' expense) (informeel) | klaplopen overg.ww |
| | | profiteren, parasiteren overg.ww |
| | | op iemands zak teren frase |
scrounge [sth] from [sb],
scrounge [sth] off [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (beg for, obtain from others) (informeel) | bietsen overg.ww |
| | | bedelen om frase |
scuttle,
scuttle along,
scuttle away,
scuttle off vi | (insect: crawl quickly) | dribbelen, draven, hollen onoverg.ww |
| | | krioelen, wemelen onoverg.ww |
| | A beetle scuttled along the rail. |
selloff,
sell-off n | (business: liquidation) | uitverkoop, liquidatie nw de |
sendoff,
send-off n | informal (act of saying farewell) | afscheid nw het |
| | | uitgeleide nw de |
| | | uitzwaaien ww als nw het |
| | When Audrey left for a new job, she was touched by her colleagues' send-off. |
settle the score,
pay off the score v expr | figurative (take revenge) (figuurlijk) | de rekening vereffenen overg.uitdr. |
| shear off vi + adv | (break off) | afbreken onoverg.ww |
| | A big chunk of the cliff face sheared off and fell into the river below. |
| shout one's head off v expr | informal (rant, shout at length) (fig., informeel) | de longen uit je lijf schreeuwen frase |
| | He was shouting his head off but nobody heard him over the noise of the crowd. OK, I heard you - you don't have to shout your head off! |
show,
show [sth],
show off,
show [sth] off vtr | (display) | tentoonstellen, uitstallen overg.ww |
| | She likes to show all her china in her drawing room. |
show-off,
also US: showoff n | informal ([sb] who is boastful) (informeel) | opschepper, snoever, praatjesmaker, pocher, windbuil nw de |
| | I don't like her – she's such a show-off. |
| shrug it off v expr | informal, figurative (pay little regard) (inf., figuurlijk) | links laten liggen, je schouders ophalen frase |
| | If you receive an insult from someone who doesn't really know you, it's best to shrug it off. |
shutoff,
shut-off n | (abrupt stopping of [sth]) | afsluiting, onderbreking nw de |
shutoff,
shut-off adj | (for stopping [sth] completely) | onderbrekend bn |
| smooth the rough edges off [sth] v expr | (file down) | de ruwe kantjes afschaven, de ruwe kantjes afschuren frase |
| | You can smooth the rough edge off the metal with a file or with sand paper. |
| smooth the rough edges off [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (refine) (figuurlijk) | polijsten, bijschaven overg.ww |
| | As soon as they were married she started trying to smooth the rough edges off him. |
| spin-off n | (offshoot from [sth] larger) | afsplitsing, aftakking nw de |
| | | bijproduct, uitvloeisel nw het |
| | The company's research yielded good results as well as several potential spin-offs. |
| spin-off n | (offshoot TV series) | spin-off nw de |
| | The network just announced a spin-off of one of its most popular shows. |
| spin-off adj | (originating with [sth] larger) | afgeleid bn |
| | Following the success of the television series, the network has decided to release several spin-off films. |
standoff,
stand-off n | (deadlock) (figuurlijk) | patstelling nw de |
| | (figuurlijk) | impasse nw de |
| | There's now a standoff between management and labour. |
standoff,
stand-off n | (sport: tie, draw) (sport) | gelijkspel nw het |
| | | evenwicht nw het, ont. |
| | The teams were at a standoff when darkness fell. |
strip,
strip off vi | (undress) | zich uitkleden wk.ww |
| | (striptease) | strippen onoverg.ww |
| | He stripped off his clothing and jumped in the water. |
suck,
suck [sb],
suck [sb] off vtr | vulgar, slang (perform fellatio on) (vulgair) | pijpen overg.ww |
| | (vulgair) | afzuigen overg.ww |
| | Did you get her to suck you last night? |
take a vacation (US),
take some holiday,
take time off (UK) v expr | (take time away from work) | vakantie nemen, vrij nemen overg.uitdr. |
take off weight,
take weight off v expr | (reduce, lose weight) | afvallen, afslanken onoverg.ww |
| | Fred's doctor told him he needed to take off weight. |
| take [sth] off the air v expr | (stop broadcasting [sth]) | uit de lucht halen overg. uitdr. |
| | Howard Stern's radio program was taken off the air for a while because he offended some listeners. |
takeoff weight,
also UK: take-off weight n | (plane's weight at start of journey) (vliegtuig) | startgewicht nw het, ont. |
| | Takeoff weight includes the passengers, the baggage, and the fuel. |
| time off n | (holiday, vacation from work) | vrije dagen bn + nw mv |
| | I'll take some time off in April to visit Australia. |
tradeoff (US),
trade-off (UK) n | (exchange) | ruil nw de |
| | The tradeoff is that I will teach you Dutch in exchange for Russian lessons. |
tradeoff (US),
trade-off (UK) n | figurative (compromise) | compromis nw het |
| | We proposed a tradeoff that both sides could agree to. |
turnoff,
turn-off n | (side road off main road) | zijweg, afslag nw de |
| | Take the next turnoff to get to the supermarket. |
wander,
wander off vi | figurative (thoughts: stray from subject) | afdwalen onoverg.ww |
| | Dan was trying to concentrate on his work, but his mind kept wandering. |
wander,
wander off vi | figurative (conversation: go off topic) | afdwalen onoverg.ww |
| | (formeel) | divageren onoverg.ww |
| | The group of friends had been discussing politics, but somehow the conversation had wandered and they were now talking about football. |