| Samengestelde woorden: |
| abed adv | archaic (in bed) | in bed bw |
| | It is late, and time the children were abed. |
| bed vtr | (put to bed) | te slapen leggen overg.ww |
| | (kinderen) | in bed stoppen overg.ww |
| | The nurse had to bath and bed the children by seven o'clock. |
| bed vtr | informal (have sex with) (vrijen) | slapen met, het bed delen met ww + vz |
| | He had bedded countless women. |
| bed and breakfast n | (small guesthouse) | bed and breakfast nw de |
| | I like to stay in a bed and breakfast instead of in a big hotel. |
| bed and breakfast n | uncountable (lodging with morning meal) | bed and breakfast nw de |
| | | overnachting met ontbijt frase |
| | Several houses in this village offer bed and breakfast. |
| bed down vi phrasal | (go to bed) | naar bed gaan onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | gaan slapen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | I usually bed down at about eleven o'clock. |
| bedroom adj | (of sex or love affairs) (mbt seks, insamenstelling) | bed- |
| | | seksleven nw het |
| | Her bedroom stories fascinated her friends. |
| bedside n | (area beside a bed) | rand van het bed frase |
| | My husband stayed at my bedside all through my illness. |
| the blahs npl | informal, US (dissatisfied feeling) | in de put bw |
| | | melancholie nw de |
| | (figuurlijk) | met het verkeerde been uit bed gestapt frase |
| | We are only two weeks into summer vacation and already I've been hit by the blahs. |
| go to bed v expr | (retire at night) | naar bed gaan onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | gaan slapen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | It's past midnight and time for me to go to bed. |
have,
have sb vtr | slang (have sex with) | naar bed gaan met ww |
| | (ouderwets) | zijn met ww |
| | (NL slang, vulgair) | doen over. ww |
| | He's never had a girl before. |
| have sex with sb v expr | (have intercourse) | seks hebben met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | naar bed gaan met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | His wife threw him out because he had sex with the neighbor. |
| | Zijn vrouw gooide hem buiten omdat hij seks had met de buurvrouw. |
| in bed adv | informal (sexually) | in bed bw |
| | Rumor has it he's pretty good in bed. |
| in bed adv | (lying in one's bed) | in bed bw |
| in the sack adv | slang, figurative (having sex) (informeel) | in bed, tussen de lakens bw |
| king-size bed n | (extra-large bed) | tweepersoonsbed nw het |
| | (anglicisme) | kingsize bed bn+nw het |
| legal separation n | (official agreement to separate) | scheiding van tafel en bed nw de |
| | The couple decided to try a legal separation before getting a divorce. |
| legally separated adj | (officially no longer a couple) | gescheiden van tafel en bed bn |
| | We are legally separated but we have to wait for a year until we can get a divorce. |
| make a bed v expr | (arrange bed linen) | het bed opmaken nw + ww |
| | Every morning, my mom insists that I make my bed before I leave for school. |
| make your bed v expr | (arrange bedclothes) | je bed opmaken onoverg. uitdr. |
| | I make the bed before I leave the house each day. |
| put sb to bed v expr | (tuck into bed) | naar bed brengen, in bed stoppen overg. uitdr. |
| | I read my daughter a story every night when I put her to bed. |
| queen-size bed n | (bed: larger than double) | queensize bed bn + nw het |
| | A queen-size bed is both longer and wider than a double bed. |
| rise and shine interj | (get out of bed) | opstaan!, uit bed!, wakker worden! tw |
| | Rise and shine! It's six o'clock and you have to get ready for school. |
| separation n | (estrangement: of a couple) | scheiding nw de |
| | (juridisch) | scheiding van tafel en bed nw de |
| | They've only spoken once since their separation. |
| sleep with sb vi + prep | informal, euphemism (have sex with) (seks hebben met) | naar bed gaan met uitdr. |
| | The young man did not want to sleep with anyone until he was married. |
| sleep around vi phrasal | informal (have casual sex) (informeel) | met jan en alleman naar bed gaan frase |
| | (vulgair) | rondneuken onoverg. ww |
| | I have no more respect for guys who sleep around than for women who do. |
| sleep together vi phrasal | informal, euphemism (have sex with one another) (eufemisme) | met iemand naar bed gaan frase |
| | After they slept together once, they never saw each other again. |