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Inflections of 'top v ⇒ conjugate )tops v 3rd person singular topping v pres p topped v past topped v past p
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Voornaamste vertalingen top n (highest part) top nw de hoogste punt nw het The gardener pruned the top of the tree. The chapter begins at the top of the page. Audrey went to the top of the tower. top n (uppermost part) hoofd nw het bovenaan de pagina Veronica polished the top of the table until it gleamed. top adj (highest) hoogste, bovenste bn He stood on the top rung of the ladder. top adj (maximum) (in samenstelling ) top- bn The car reached its top speed. top n figurative (highest point) hoogtepunt nw het piek nw de The young lawyer is at the top of his career. top⇒ vtr (put a top on sthg) (eten ) afwerken, beleggen overg. ww bedekken overg. ww The chef topped the pie with cheese. top vtr (surpass) overstijgen, overklassen overg. ww The actor hopes to top his previous performance.
Aanvullende vertalingen top adj (greatest) beste, grootste bn I think Paul Robeson was the top bass singer of this century. top adj (foremost, principal) hoogste, eerste bn People are our top priority. top n (apex) hoogste punt nw het top nw de The ball reached the top of its arc. top n (of the head) (hoofd, informeel ) bol nw de hoofd, schedeldak nw het I gave the boy a pat on the top of his head. top n (bottle cap) stop, dop nw de She took the top off the bottle. top n (of a container) deksel nw het Please put the top on the box. top n (of a carrot) bovenkant nw de Rabbits ate the top of the carrot. top n (of a bikini) (bikini ) bovenstuk, topje nw het She tied her bikini top. top n (of a list) bovenaan bw This task is at the top of my list of things to do. Deze opdracht staat bovenaan de lijst van wat ik moet doen. top n (of a building) top nw de dak nw het The birds perched on the top of the building. top n (of the league) top nw de Joe is at the top of the league in scoring. Hij staat aan de top van de rangschikking top n (of the charts) top nw de The singer's new record is the top of the charts. Hij staat aan de top van de hitparade. top n (of a dress) (jurk ) bovenstuk nw het The top of this dress is fitted, while the skirt is flared. top n UK (of the street) hoogste punt nw het They live at the top of the street. top n figurative, informal (beginning) begin nw het (ouderwets ) aanvang nw de Let's sing it from the top. top n (baseball: first half of an inning) (honkbal ) eerste helft van een inning nw de We scored in the top of the second inning. top n (baseball: first three batters) (honkbal ) eerste drie slagmannen Steve is batting in the top of the lineup. the tops npl slang (the best) (informeel ) toppers nw mv Thanks for all my birthday presents; you're the tops! top vtr (crown) afwerken overg. ww The cook topped the cake with a cherry. top vtr (be the head of sthg) de eerste zijn, de beste zijn, de primus zijn The student topped his class. top vtr (exceed in size) groter zijn dan (met een groot verschil ) uittorenen boven ww+vz. The new building will top the old tower by two storeys. top vtr (a ball) (golf; de bovenkant van de bal raken ) toppen overg. ww The golfer topped the ball into the sand trap. top vtr (a tree) (boom ) knotten, afknotten, toppen overg. ww The gardener topped the tree. top vtr (leap over sthg) springen over, geraken over ww + vz. The highjumper easily topped the bar.
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Voornaamste vertalingen top nw de (hoogste punt) top, tip n peak n summit n bovenste nw de/het (wat zich het hoogste bevindt) upper, uppermost adv top, topmost adv hoogst nw het, ont. (bovenkant, top) top n highest adj top nw de (van berg) peak, top n plafond nw het (hoogste bereik, grens) ceiling n top, peak n dak nw het (hoogste punt) top n summit n
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Samengestelde woorden: at the top adv (at the highest part or point) bovenaan bw When he arrived at the top of the ladder he was able to see the damaged roof. at the top adv figurative, informal (among the greatest achievers) aan de top vz + nw He enjoyed his success to begin with, but is now finding out that life can be tough at the top. at the top adv (mountain: at the summit) bovenop op de top vz + nw The air was thin at the top of the hill. from top to bottom adv (highest point to lowest) van boven tot onder bw You should apply paint from top to bottom. Je moet de verf van boven tot onder aanbrengen. from top to bottom adv figurative, informal (completely) (fig., informeel ) van top tot teen bw helemaal bw (Belg. ) van kop tot teen bw The current owners are ruining the football club from top to bottom. 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. on top, adv (on the uppermost part) bovenop vz The cupcake Betty chose had a cherry on top. on top adj figurative (triumphant) zegevierend bn on top adj figurative, slang (in charge) leidinggevend bn It's a huge company; it's not always possible for the guy on top to know what his minions are up to. on top of [sth] ,[sth] prep (at highest point) bovenop vz The climbers were left stranded on top of the mountain after a snowstorm. on top of [sth/sb] prep (with [sth/sb] beneath) bovenop vz The judoka threw her opponent to the floor and landed on top of him. on top of [sth] prep informal, figurative (in control) iets onder controle hebben woordgr I write a to-do list every day to make sure I'm on top of all my chores. on top of that adv informal (in addition) bovendien, daarnaast bw What a day! First I woke up late, then the hot water heater burst, and on top of that, I got a flat tire. feel on top of the world, expr figurative (be very happy) dolblij, zielsgelukkig bn The day his daughter was born, the new father felt on top of the world. over-the-top adj (excessive) overdreven bw Their response was well over the top. over-the-top adj (person: extremely exuberant) overdreven uitbundig bw pajama top, n (sleepwear: upper part) pyjama hemd nw het tabletop, n (surface of table) tafelblad nw het When we arrived for Thanksgiving, the tabletop was completely covered with every kind of dish you could imagine. tabletop, n as adj (for use on flat surface) te gebruiken op een tafelblad bn (In samenstelling ) tafelblad- bn Do you have any fun tabletop games? tank top n UK (men's sleeveless pullover) spencer, debardeur nw de Tank tops were popular in the 1970s. tank top n US (vest: sleeveless t-shirt) mouwloos T-shirt bn + nw onderhemd, hemd nw het (Belg. informeel ) marcelleke nw het Summer is a great time to wear tank tops. I wear shorts and a tank top when I do my exercise workout. tiptop, n informal (highest point) hoogtepunt nw het tiptop, adj informal (superb, excellent) (informeel ) tiptop, piekfijn, prima bn top flight, n as adj informal, figurative (highest quality) eersteklas, uitstekend bn (fig., informeel ) van de bovenste plank bw Opmerking My husband attended a top-flight engineering school. top priority n (most urgent consideration) hoogste prioriteit bn + nw de Making good grades should be your top priority at college. Our top priority is raising money for the charity. top ranking, adj (highly esteemed) hoogstgeplaatst bn top-down, adj (hierarchical: working downwards) van bovenaf, van boven naar beneden woordgr. top-down bn The corporation did a top-down restructuring. top-notch, adj informal, figurative (very best, highest quality) eersteklas, uitstekend bn (fig., informeel ) van de bovenste plank bw Opmerking My wife's always given me top-notch support with my career. The service we receive at this hotel is always top notch. topdressing, n (distributing fertilizer on top of plants or grass) (van mest ) uitstrooien ww als nw het vest top n UK (woman's strappy top) (kleding ) topje nw het It was a hot day and Agatha was wearing a light summer skirt with a vest top.