WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:

Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
EngelsNederlands
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.
stomp on,
stomp on [sth],
stomp on [sb] vtr phrasal insep		 (trample on)stampen op, trappen op ww + vz
 Some shoppers got stomped on in the rush to get into the store.
tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep informal (inform against)verklikken overg. ww
  (informeel)iem. erbij lappen frase
 If a little boy does something naughty, his sister will tell on him.
tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep US, informal, figurative (have an effect on)een uitwerking hebben frase
 After a few glasses, that red wine really starts to tell on you.
wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep (serve food)bedienen, serveren overg.ww
 Get your own coffee; I'm not here to wait on you!
  Ontbreekt er iets belangrijks? Meld fouten of geef suggesties voor verbeteringen.

WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:

Samengestelde woorden:
EngelsNederlands
slather [sth] on/onto [sth/sb],
slather [sth] on/onto [sth/sb] vtr + prep		 (apply thickly)dik insmeren bw + overg. ww
 I always slather aloe vera on bad sunburns.
smile on [sb/sth],
smile upon [sb/sth] vi + prep		 (bless with good fortune)toelachen onoverg.ww
 God smiled upon us and gave us a good crop this year.
snitch on [sb] vi + prep slang (inform on [sb])verklikken overg. ww
  verraden overg. ww
 Pete snitched on his classmates when he saw them steal candy.
spur,
spur [sb] to do [sth],
spur [sb] on vtr		 (lead to action) (figuurlijk)aansporen overg.ww
  aanzetten, aanmoedigen overg.ww
take pity on [sb] v expr (show compassion, mercy)medelijden hebben met overg.uitdr.
  zich ontfermen over wk.ww+vz
 The police took pity on the young girl and gave her a lift home.
take vengeance on [sb],
have vengeance on [sb] v expr		 (be avenged)wraak nemen op overg.uitdr.
 Mark took vengeance on his old girlfriend by putting embarrassing pictures online.
trample on [sb/sth],
trample upon,
trample over vi + prep		 figurative (treat roughly) (figuurlijk)met voeten treden frase
 The high taxes trample on small business owners.
turn the tables on [sb] vtr figurative (take revenge on) (figuurlijk)een koekje van eigen deeg geven overg.uitdr.
  (figuurlijk)de rollen omdraaien overg.uitdr.
 I'd been badmouthing my colleague for months, in the hope of beating her to a promotion, but she turned the tables on me by telling the boss about all the paperwork I hadn't done.
wean [sb] on [sth] vtr + prep figurative (accustom to [sth])doen wennen aan uitdr.
  gewennen aan ww+vz
 I was weaned on classic music and literature as a child.
wish [sth] on [sb/sth],
wish [sth] upon [sb/sth] vtr + prep		 (want [sb] else to have)toewensen overg.ww
Opmerking: Often used in negative sentences.
 Gout is very unpleasant; I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
wreak [sth] on [sb/sth]⇒ vtr literary, used in expressions (inflict)aanrichten overg. ww
  veroorzaken overg. ww
 The hurricane wreaked destruction on several coastal towns.
Volgende 100 Ontbreekt er iets belangrijks? Meld fouten of geef suggesties voor verbeteringen.

Forumdiscussies met de woorden "on sb" in de titel:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

Professional English<>Dutch translators wanted.
Help build the WordReference.com English-Dutch dictionary.

Bekijk de machinevertaling van Google Translate van 'on sb'.

In andere talen: Spaans | Frans | Italiaans | Portugees | Roemeens | Duits | Zweeds | Russisch | Pools | Tsjechisch | Grieks | Turks | Chinees | Japans | Koreaans | Arabisch

Advertenties
Advertenties
Meld een ongepaste advertentie.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Word begunstiger van WordReference voor een advertentievrije weergave van de site.