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Inflections of 'right ' (adj righter adj comparative rightest adj superlative
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Voornaamste vertalingen right adj (correct, true) juist, correct bn What's the right answer to this question? right adj (appropriate) juist, goed, correct bn That's not the right way to lay the table. You've put the glasses on the wrong side of the place settings. right adj (just) juist, terecht, rechtvaardig bn It's only right that you have a fair trial. right adj (side: not left) (in samenstelling ) rechter- Put your names in the right column and your ages in the left. right adv (well) juist, correct, goed bw (Belg., informeel ) comme il faut This pen doesn't work right. right adv (to the right-hand side) rechts, naar rechts bw Look right and left before pulling out of an intersection. right n (ability) recht nw het Women had to fight for the right to vote. right n (good) goede nw het We have to learn right from wrong. right n (side) rechterkant nw de My back really hurts on the right. right n (right-hand turn) bocht naar rechts nw de rechtsaf gaan onoverg.ww Take a right at the next lights. right n (the right hand) rechterkant nw de aan de rechterkant The headlight controls are on your right. right n (legislative group) (politiek ) rechts nw; wordt gebruikt zonder lidwoord. The right will never vote for these reforms.
Aanvullende vertalingen right adj (boxing) rechtse nw de He dealt him a quick right cut. right adj (conditions) (familiair ) op zijn pootjes Don't worry, my dad will set everything right. right adj (opportune) goed, opportuun, juist bn This is the right time to start a new job. right adj (exact) juist, correct, exact bn Is this measurement right? right adj (healthy) goed, gezond bn I'm feeling right as rain today. right adj (sane, normal) gezond, normaal bn No one in their right mind would say such a thing. right adj (most convenient) juist, goed bn She's always in the right place at the right time. right adj UK (authentic) absoluut, echt, regelrecht bn Your brother's a right idiot! right adj (political wing: conservative) rechts bn (in samenstelling ) rechter- The right wing will win the elections. right adj (angle) (van een hoek ) recht bn They're at right angles to each other. right adv (straight, directly) recht, direct bw She walked right to the front and started speaking. right adv (exactly) net, precies, exact, juist bw (informeel, Belg. ) just bn The tree fell over right where we had been standing. right adv (immediately) meteen, direct, net bw It broke down right after the warranty expired. right adv (justly) goed, juist bw Act right and you will be rewarded. right adv (squarely) recht, exact, net bw The plant was placed right in the middle of the table. right adv UK, informal (very) erg, heel bw He's right clever, he is. right adv (completely) volledig, helemaal bw We're right out of eggs at the moment, I'm afraid. right n (justice) recht nw het He'll do right by you. right n (boxing: punch) (slag ) rechtse nw de He threw him a sharp right on the chin. right n often plural (business: ownership) (rechten ) rechten nw mv The author sold the rights to her novel to a film production company. right n (military: position, formation) (militair ) rechtervleugel, rechterflank nw de Our right came round and encircled the enemy. right n (shoes, gloves) (in samenstelling ) rechter- This shoebox has got two rights in it. There must be a mistake! right n (political persuasion) (politiek ) rechts The country has moved to the right in recent years. right n (baseball: right field) (baseball ) rechterkant van het veld nw de He hit the ball out to right. the Right n (conservative political wing) (politiek ) rechts nw het, ont. The Right argues that those measures will encourage dependency on the government. right⇒ vi (resume upright position) zich oprichten wk ww rechtkomen onoverg.ww The boat turned, righted and sailed away. right [sth] ⇒ vtr (make upright) rechtzetten overg.ww They righted the fence and reinforced it. right [sth] vtr (put in good order) op orde brengen overg.ww She righted her affairs. right⇒ vtr (redress) rechtzetten, goedmaken overg.ww He tried to right the wrongs of his youth.
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Voornaamste vertalingen rechter bn (niet linker) (not left ) right adj aangewezen bn (geschikt) right adj obvious adj suitable, fit adj terecht bn (met reden) just, right adj correct, appropriate adj correct bn/bw (juist) correct, right adj proper adj juist bn/bw (correct) correct, right adj correctly adv gelijk nw het (redelijkheid) right n reason n rechts nw het, ont. (m.b.t. politiek) (politics ) right n rechten overg.ww (rechtbuigen) straighten, right vtr recht nw het (bevoegdheid, autoriteit) justice n right n recht nw het (aanspraak) right n claim n mooi bn ironisch (slecht, niet fijn) (ironical ) right, nice, brilliant adj recht bw (precies, goed, pal) right adv exactly adv recht bn (juist, correct) right, correct adj
Samengestelde woorden: aanhanger van rechts nw de (politiek: rechts georiënteerd) right-wing supporter n alles kits? uitdr. (is alles OK?) How's things? expr Everything all right? expr best tw (OK, ook goed) (informal ) all right expr Best! Als het zo zit, dan ga ik morgen ook weg. bij zijn volle verstand frase (zich volledig bewust) in his right mind expr dadelijk bw (aanstonds) immediately, right away adv directly, presently adv extreemrechts bn (politieke richting) (politics ) far-right, extreme-right adj ga vooral je gang uitdr. (Doe maar: de gevolgen draag je zelf.) go right ahead v expr do as you wish, do as you like v expr godgegeven recht bn + nw het (goddelijk recht) God-given right n goed bij z'n hoofd bn (bij zijn verstand) (informal ) in your right mind expr (informal ) right in the head expr goed snik bw+bn informeel (bij zijn verstand) (informal ) right in the head expr groot gelijk bn+nw het figuurlijk (volkomen gelijk) perfectly right adj groot gelijk tw (uitroep ter instemming) Quite right! interj groot gelijk hebben onoverg. uitdr. (het bij het rechte eind hebben) be perfectly right v expr haaks op bn+vz (met een hoek van 90°) at right angles to expr het geeft niet uitdr. (het is niet erg) it's all right expr don't worry about it expr no worries expr het recht geven om overg. uitdr. (toestaan) give the right to v expr allow, permit vtr het recht hebben om overg. uitdr. (toelating hebben) have the right to v expr in orde bw (OK) all right, okay, fine adv in order adv meteen bw (onmiddellijk, direct) immediately adv at once adv right away, straight away adv net op tijd bw (precies op tijd) just in time adv right on time adv Niet dan? tw informeel (toch?) Right? interj Isn't it? interj niet lekker bw+bn informeel (persoon: niet goed snik) (informal ) not right in the head adv nu meteen bw+bw (direct, onmiddellijk) right now adv immediately, directly adv (formal, dated ) forthwith adv o ja! tw (uitroep na herinnering) Oh, yes! Oh,right! interj op goede voet bw figuurlijk (in goede verhouding) on good terms adv on the right foot expr op het spoor zijn overg. uitdr. (weten waar iets/iem. is) (figurative ) be on the right track v expr op zijn pootjes terecht komen onoverg. uitdr. figuurlijk (goed aflopen) turn out all right vi phrasal + adv (figurative ) land on your feet v expr pal aan de overkant bw (precies tegenover) right across adv precies op tijd bw (juist bijtijds) exactly on time, right on time adv punctually adv recht om te spreken nw het (recht om het woord te nemen) right to speak n recht om te spreken nw het (juridisch: recht om gehoord te worden in de rechtbank) (court ) right to speak n rechtsaf gaan bw+onoverg. ww (langs de rechterzijde gaan) go right vi + adv rechtsaf gaan onoverg. uitdr. (afslaan naar rechts) go right, turn right vi + adv take a right v expr sporen onoverg.ww (overeenkomen, kloppen) be consistent v expr be right v expr stemrecht nw het (burgerrecht) voting right, right to vote, suffrage n voorrang nw de (prioriteit) priority, right of way, precedence n zijn gelijk bewijzen onoverg. uitdr. (bewijzen dat men het bij het rechte eind had) prove his point v expr prove to be right v expr
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel get [sth] right vtr phrasal sep informal (be correct about) iets goed begrijpen woordgr Let me repeat it back to you to make it sure I got it right. get [sth] right vtr phrasal sep informal (do correctly) iets goed doen woordgr I practised the music over and over to be sure to get it right in the performance.
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Samengestelde woorden: all right, interj informal (OK) (informeel ) oké tw Opmerking All right, let's go to the pub. before your eyes, adv (right in front of you) voor zijn /haar ogen frase His father was murdered right before his eyes. dead right adj slang (totally correct) groot gelijk bw How did you know that answer? You are dead right! divine right n (doctrine: power is God-given) (ook figuurlijk ) God gegeven recht frase He acted as if the Presidency was his by divine right. feel right at home v expr informal, figurative (be comfortable) zich thuisvoelen wederkerend ww This is such a welcoming village - I feel right at home here. get it right v expr informal (do [sth] correctly) iets goed krijgen woordgr iets juist krijgen woordgr If you can't get it right, don't bother trying! guess right vi (answer correctly by chance) goed raden bw + ww Carl thought Denise had taken the money, and he guessed right. have a right to [sth] ,[sth] vtr (be entitled to) het recht hebben om, het recht hebben op onoverg. uitdr. You have a right to representation by a lawyer. I'm going to say what ever I want to. I have a right to free speech. have no right (to do [sth] ) v expr (not be entitled) geen recht hebben op, het recht niet hebben om frase You have no right to complain about the situation. Jij hebt het recht niet om over de situatie te klagen. have the right v expr (be entitled) het recht hebben nw + ww mogen hulpww We have the right to be here. You can't make us leave. We hebben het recht hier te zijn. Je kan ons niet laten weggaan. just right adj informal (perfect) precies goed bn Those curtains would be just right for the living room. just right adv informal (perfectly) precies goed bw Joan has a talent for roasting the potatoes just right. not quite right adj (slightly wrong) niet helemaal juist bn It is a good translation, but that word choice is not quite right. put [sth] right (with [sb] ) vtr + adj (rectify) in orde brengen frase rechtzetten overg.ww He attempted to put things right with her by bringing her roses. right as rain adj informal (in perfect condition) (informeel ) tiptop bn kerngezond bn After a good night's sleep I felt as right as rain. We'll give the engine a tune-up, and it should be right as rain afterwards. right away adv informal (immediately) onmiddellijk bw nu meteen bw+bw I'm leaving right away. right face interj (military: turn to the right) (leger ) rechtsomkeert, rechtsomkeer tw The sergeant yelled “Right face!” in my ear. right in the head adj slang (sane) (informeel ) goed bij z'n hoofd, goed snik bw (informeel ) helemaal lekker bw+bn He's a nice enough guy but I don't think he's quite right in the head. right off adv informal (immediately) onmiddellijk, gelijk, meteen bw I could tell right off that he was lying. the right thing (to do) n informal (correct action) juiste stap bn+nw de juiste nw het Of course the right thing to do would be to confess. right to the end, expr (all the way through) tot het eind toe, tot het einde toe bw She performed flawlessly right to the end. right to the end, expr (to the moment of death) tot het laatste moment bw I promise never to leave you: I'll stand by you right to the end. He suffered a lot, but he was in good spirits right to the end. right wing, adj (Conservative, Republican) rechts, conservatief bn Opmerking Right-wing parties are invariably opposed to abortion. the right wing n (conservative faction) (partij ) rechtervleugel nw de The right wing of the party was less inclined to compromise than the rest of the party. right-hand man n (closest aide, personal advisor) (figuurlijk ) rechterhand nw de Julia's my right-hand man when it comes to planning parties. right-of-center (US), adj (politics: conservative) (politiek ) rechts van het midden frase stage right, n (theater direction) (theater ) rechts nw het, ont. (anglicisme ) stage-right nw het, ont. turn out right v expr informal (end well) goedkomen onoverg.ww (fig., informeel ) op zijn pootjes terecht komen frase Annie hoped her project would turn out right so she'd get a good grade. up your alley, expr slang (the sort of thing you like) (informeel, fig. ) in jouw straatje bw (informeel ) jouw ding nw het That new film looks as though it'll be up your alley. You're going to love this new club: it's right up your alley!