Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| blurt [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (say on impulse) | eruit flappen overg. ww |
| | To his mother's horror, he blurted out all the details of her illness. |
bog [sth] down,
bog down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | usually passive, informal (vehicle: mire) | vastlopen onoverg.ww |
| | The jeep got bogged down in a huge mud puddle. |
| | De Jeep is vastgelopen in een immense modderpoel. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (liquid: reduce) | inkoken onoverg. ww |
| | The cook boiled the drippings down to a rich gravy. |
| boil down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (be essentially) | neerkomen op ww + vz |
| | What it all boils down to is a failure to plan. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (information, argument: reduce) | samenvatten overg. ww |
| | | terugbrengen tot ww + vz |
| | If you boil down Machiavelli's philosophy, he is saying that the end justifies the means. |
bottle [sth] up,
bottle up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (repress: feelings, energy) | opkroppen, onderdrukken overg. ww |
| | It is not emotionally or physically healthy to bottle up one's emotions. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter by force) | inbreken onoverg.ww |
| | Criminals broke into the house. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) | zich afscheiden, zich afsplitsen wk. ww |
| | | breken met ww. + vz |
| | | weggaan onoverg.ww |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | afbreken onoverg. ww |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) (deur) | intrappen overg.ww |
| | | slopen overg.ww |
| | (muur) | neerhalen, afbreken overg.ww |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
| break [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) (v.e. stof) | afbreken overg.ww |
| | Alcohol wordt voornamelijk afgebroken door de lever. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) (figuurlijk) | opsplitsen overg.ww |
| | | analyseren overg.ww |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) (paard) | dresseren overg.ww |
| | Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) (auto) | inrijden overg.ww |
| | It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes: soften by wearing) (schoenen) | inlopen overg.ww |
| | It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building) | binnen breken vz + ww |
| | | forceren overg.ww |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song) (lied) | plotseling beginnen overg.ww |
| | (fig., in lachen) | uitbarsten onoverg.ww |
| | I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation) | onderbreken overg.ww |
| | | in de rede vallen frase |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) (fig., v. markt) | openbreken, binnendringen overg.ww |
| | Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | afbreken, losbreken overg.ww |
| | Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) (figuurlijk) | afbreken overg.ww |
| | | beëindigen overg.ww |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| break out in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (develop: a rash, spots) (ziekte) | krijgen overg.ww |
| | I'm so stressed, it's no wonder I've broken out in hives. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (split) | afbreken overg.ww |
break [sth] up,
break up [sth] vtr phrasal | informal, figurative (argument: intervene) (ruzie) | beëindigen overg.ww |
break [sth] up,
break up [sth] vtr phrasal | (crumble) | uit elkaar laten vallen overg.ww |
| breathe [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (inhale) | inademen overg.ww |
| | A number of workers fell ill after breathing in poisonous gas. |
| breathe [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (exhale) | uitademen overg.ww |
| | Carlos lit a cigarette and breathed the smoke out through his nostrils. |
bring [sth] about,
bring about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cause) | zorgen voor ww. + vz |
| | | bewerkstelligen, teweegbrengen, tot stand brengen overg. ww |
| | He promised that he would bring about change. |
bring [sth/sb] along,
bring along [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (carry or take: to a given place) | meenemen, meebrengen overg. ww |
| | This is not a private dinner so please invite your friends and bring along a bottle of wine. |
| bring [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (return with [sth]) | meenemen overg.ww |
| | | mee terugbrengen bw+overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | oppikken overg. ww |
| | Do you want me to bring back some snacks from the store? |
| bring [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (reintroduce) | herintroduceren, herinvoeren overg.ww |
| | | opnieuw instellen bw+overg. ww |
| | The murderer's lenient sentence led to calls to bring back hanging. |
| bring [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (make popular again) (figuurlijk: in de mode) | terugbrengen overg. ww |
| | | opnieuw populair maken bw+bnoverg. ww |
| bring [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | figurative (past, memories: revive) | opwekken overg.ww |
| | | leiden tot overg. ww+vz |
| | Listening to that song brings back happier days. |
| bring [sb/sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause demise) | neerhalen over. ww |
| | | ten val brengen onoverg. uitdr. |
| bring [sth] forward vtr phrasal sep | (reschedule for earlier) | naar voren brengen, naar voren schuiven vz + bw + ww |
| | I hope the doctor's surgery can bring my appointment forward, as I'll be on holiday next week. |
| bring [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (cause) | veroorzaken, teweegbrengen overg.ww |
| | His allergies brought on the asthma attack. |
| bring [sb/sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (performer, act: send on stage) | ten tonele brengen frase |
| | It was time to bring on the next act. |
| bring [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (elicit) | naar boven brengen, naar boven halen overg. ww |
| | A squirt of fresh lemon will bring out the flavor of that grilled salmon. |
| bring [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (publish, release) | uitbrengen, uitgeven overg. ww |
| | J.K.Rowling brought out her first novel at the age of 31. |
bring [sth] up,
bring up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (raise: a subject) | ter sprake brengen frase |
| | | beginnen over ww.vz |
| | It is not a good idea to bring up politics with my family. |
bring [sth] up,
bring up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (vomit) (informeel) | uitkotsen overg.ww |
| | | uitbraken overg.ww |
| | The baby is ill and keeps bringing up her food. |
| brush [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (hair: comb back) | naar achteren kammen, achteruit kammen overg.ww |
| brush [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (baseball) (honkbal) | de slagman intimideren overg.ww |
| build [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (structure) | opbouwen overg.ww |
| | They built up the wall using bricks made from local stone. |
| build [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (develop) | ontwikkelen overg.ww |
| | Johnson gradually built up his business empire. |
| build [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (confidence: strengthen) (fig., v. vertrouwen) | vergroten, versterken overg.ww |
| | The victory will help the team to build up its confidence. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| bob for [sth] vi + prep | (try to get hold of [sth]) | happen naar ww+vz |
| boil [sth] off vtr + prep | (liquid: heat to evaporation) | doen verdampen overg.uitdr, |
| | | indampen overg.ww |
| | Boil off the water until you are left with a thick gravy. |
| bollix [sth]⇒ vtr | vulgar, informal (bungle) (vulgair, informeel) | verneuken, verkloten overg. ww |
| | | verpesten, verknoeien overg. ww |
| bolt out of [sth] v expr | (exit rapidly) | wegstormen onoverg.ww |
| | The spooked horse bolted out of the barn. |
bomb,
bomb [sth] vtr | (drop bombs) (letterlijk) | bombarderen overg.ww |
| | | bommen werpen op ww+vz |
bond,
bond [sth] vtr | (stick or join together) | hechten aan overg.ww + vz |
| | | plakken, lijmen overg.ww |
| | We bond the pieces of the model airplane with glue. |
| bonk [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (hit, knock) | slaan overg.ww |
| | | stoten, botsen overg.ww |
| | | bonken overg.ww |
| | | rammen, beuken overg.ww |
| | Ouch! I just bonked my elbow on the edge of the table. |
| book [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (hire, engage) | iets/iemand inhuren overg.ww |
| | The parents are going to book a clown for the party. |
| bootstrap [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (make [sth], [sb] advance) | klaarspelen overg. ww |
| Opmerking: Commonly followed by into, out of, to |
| borrow [sth]⇒ vtr | (take, use temporarily) | iets lenen overg.ww |
| | | iets van iemand lenen woordgr |
| | Can I borrow your pen? |
| borrow [sth] vtr | (money: take as loan) | lenen over. ww |
| | | een lening afsluiten ww |
| | I will borrow money to pay for the vacation. |
| borrow [sth] from [sb/sth] vtr + prep | figurative (ideas: adopt from others) | lenen, ontlenen over. ww |
| | Most religions borrow ideas from older ones. |
| bottle-feed [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | literal (give food with bottle) | flesvoeding geven nw + ww |
| | | de fles geven uitdrukking |
| | We found a kitten on the street without a mother and bottle-fed it until it was old enough for solid food. |
| bounce off [sth] vi + prep | (light: be reflected) (licht) | weerkaatsen overg.ww |
| | | reflecteren overg.ww |
| | The glare of headlights bounced off of the shop window. |
| bound to do [sth] expr | informal (likely or certain to) | ongetwijfeld, beslist, zeker bw |
| | That boy is so reckless, he's bound to end up in jail. |
| | The vase that was balanced on the edge of the table fell off, which was bound to happen. |
| bow to [sth] vi + prep | figurative (yield) | inbinden, toegeven onoverg.ww |
| | The director bowed to the parents' demands and retracted his new policy. |
bowdlerize [sth],
also UK: bowdlerise [sth]⇒ vtr | (expurgate, censor [sth]) (van tekst) | kuisen overg. ww |
| | | censureren overg. ww |
| bowstring [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (strangle with cord) (met koord) | wurgen overg.ww |
| braai [sth]⇒ vtr | S. Africa (grill, roast) (op barbecue) | roosteren overg.ww |
brace,
brace [sth] vtr | (add support) | verstevigen, versterken overg.ww |
| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | figurative (prepare for shock) | zich voorbereiden, zich klaarmaken wk. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | de borst natmaken frase |
| | | zich schrap zetten frase |
| | Everyone is bracing themselves for the foot of snow forecast for tonight. |
| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | (prepare for impact) | zich voorbereiden wk.ww |
| | | zich schrap zetten frase |
| | Seeing that there was no way to escape, Joel braced himself for the blow of the other man's fist. |
| brag about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (talk boastfully) | opscheppen over, pochen over ww + vz |
| | He is always bragging about his wealth. |
braid [sth] (US),
plait [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (hair: put into plaits) | vlechten overg.ww |
| | Maisy braids her hair before she jogs to keep it out of her face. |
| Braille [sth]⇒ vtr | (write in Braille) | braille schrijven overg.ww |
| | This machine brailles the text onto the paper. |
braze,
braze [sth] vtr | (solder with brass) | braseren overg.ww |
| breach [sth]⇒ vtr | (make an opening, break through) | doorbreken overg.ww |
| | | een bres slaan in ww+vz |
| | The river breached its banks during the heavy rainfall. |
| | The attackers have breached the city wall. |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (seal, lock) (zegel) | verbreken overg.ww |
| | | openbreken overg.ww |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | figurative (bottle) | ontkurken overg.ww |
| break through [sth] vtr + prep | (demolish) | breken door ww + vz |
| | The army used tanks to break through the barricades. |
| breed [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (animal: make reproduce) | kweken, telen, fokken overg. ww |
| | If you breed a horse with a donkey, you get a mule. |
| bridle [sth]⇒ vtr | (horse: restrain) | breidelen, beteugelen, beheersen overg.ww |
| | | in toom houden frase |
| | Pupils at the riding school learn to saddle and bridle their horses. |
| bridle [sth] vtr | figurative (control: excitement, etc.) (figuurlijk) | beteugelen overg.ww |
| | | in toom houden, in bedwang houden frase |
| | | onder controle houden frase |
| | Try to bridle the children's excitement while we're in the car. |
brief [sb] on [sth],
brief [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (give a summary talk) | op de hoogte brengen, op de hoogte stellen overg. uitdr. |
| brigade [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (form into brigade) | in brigades plaatsen overg. uitdr. |
| | The commander brigaded the troops into a tight formation before beginning the march. |
| brimming with [sth] adj + prep | (full of, containing [sth]) | vol zitten bn + ww |
| | The glass was brimming with champagne. |
| | Het glas zat vol champagne. |
| brimming with [sth] adj + prep | figurative (full of [sth]) | boordevol zitten bn + ww |
| | (zelden gebr.) | overlopend bn |
| | This young teacher is brimming with new ideas. |
| | Deze jonge onderwijzer zit boordevol nieuwe ideeën. |
| bring [sth/sb] over vtr + adv | (carry or take: to a given place) | meenemen, meebrengen overg. ww |
| | I will bring the car over to your house if you drive me home afterwards. |
bring [sb/sth] together,
bring together [sb/sth] vtr + adv | (unite) | samenbrengen, bijeenbrengen overg.ww |
| | Sunday lunch at my parents' house brings the whole family together. |
| broadside [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (hit on the side, esp vehicle) | van de zijkant raken overg. uitdr. |
| broil [sth]⇒ vtr | US (cook by grilling) | grillen overg. ww |
| | Broil the steak over hot coals until it is medium rare. |
| | I seared the beef by broiling it at a high temperature. |
| bruit [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (spread: a rumour) | geruchten verspreiden nw + overg. ww |
| | | roddelen overg. ww |
| | News that the firm would be closing was bruited around the office. |
| brush [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean, scrub) | kwasten, borstelen overg. ww |
| | She brushed the carpet with a stiff-bristled brush. |
| | Selina brushed her long hair until it was shiny. |
brush [sth] on [sth],
brush [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (paint, etc.: apply) (verf, enz.) | aanbrengen op ww+vz |
| | The carpenter brushed more paint onto the table. |
brush [sth] off,
brush [sth] off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove, wipe) | wegvegen, opvegen overg.ww |
| | He brushed the crumbs off his shirt front. |
brush [sth] off,
brush off [sth] vtr + adv | (clean) | afvegen |
| | Brush off the bench before you sit down. |
| buck against [sth] vi + prep | figurative (reject, oppose) | dwarsliggen onoverg.ww |
| | Congress bucked against the president's proposal. |
bucket,
bucket along [sth],
bucket down [sth] vi + prep | UK (travel quickly) (hard rijden) | razen onoverg.ww |
| Opmerking: Followed by a preposition |
| | The car was bucketing along the road. |
buckle,
buckle [sth] vtr | (fasten with a buckle) | gespen, vastgespen overg.ww |
| buckram [sth]⇒ vtr | (strengthen with buckram) | met buckram verstevigen overg. uitdr. |
| build [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to be built) | laten bouwen over. ww |
| | Donald will build a house on the coast. The builders will start in March. |
| bulldoze [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (force to do, intimidate) | aandringen onoverg.ww |
| | | doordrukken, doordrijven overg.ww |
| | My colleagues bulldozed me into doing the presentation. |
| bulletin [sth]⇒ vtr | (make known by bulletin) | via een nieuwsbrief mededelen overg. uitdr. |
| | The authorities bulletined the warning through all TV and radio stations. |
| bulletproof [sth]⇒ vtr | (make resistant to bullets) | kogelvrij maken bw + ww |
| | Jones bulletproofed his car after receiving several threats on his life. |