| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| hair n | not countable (human head) (ontelbaar) | haar nw het |
| | She's having her hair cut, as it has grown longer than she likes. |
| bristle n | (brush: stiff filament) | borstelhaar, stoppelhaar nw het |
| | | haar nw de |
| | | vezel nw de |
| | Clean the mat using a brush with wire bristles. |
a hairbreadth (US),
a hair's breadth (UK) n | figurative (minute gap or margin) (figuurlijk) | haar nw de |
| | | haarbreedte nw de |
| | Hij miste de roos op een haar na. |
| her pron | (possessive case of she) | haar voorn. |
| | This is her book, not mine. |
| its pron | (belonging to it) (mannelijk, onzijdig) | zijn vnw |
| | (vrouwelijk) | haar vnw |
| | The pool lost its water through a leak. |
| their adj | (sb unspecified: possessive form) (mannelijk) | zijn bez. vnw. |
| | (vrouwelijk) | haar bez. vnw |
| | (meervoud) | hun bez. vnw |
| | Somebody left their pen here. |
| hair n | not countable (on human body) (ontelbaar) | haar nw het |
| | He has a lot of hair on his chest. |
| her pron | (objective case of she) | haar voorn. |
| | Have you seen her? |
| it pron | (direct object) | het, hem, haar vnw |
| | He brought it to the party. |
| flirtation n | figurative (brush with sth, close shave) (in uitdrukking: op een haar na) | haar nw de |
bristle,
bristles n | often plural (animal hair) | haar nw de |
| | | borstel nw de |
| | | borstelhaar, borstelhaar nw het |
| it pron | (indirect object) | het, hem, haar vnw |
| | I gave it a push. |
| bristles npl | (plant: stiff fibre) | haar nw de |
| | The stalks of courgette plants have bristles. |
| Samengestelde woorden: |
| arrive vi | figurative (attain success) | zijn/haar doel bereiken overg.ww |
| | | iets voor elkaar hebben overg.ww |
| | When David got the promotion, he felt that he had finally arrived. |
| at ease with sb or sth prep | (comfortable) | op zijn / haar gemak bw |
| balance vi | (person: equilibrium) | in evenwicht blijven onoverg.ww |
| | | zijn/haar evenwicht bewaren overg.ww |
| | People with inner ear problems cannot balance well. |
| base vtr | (station) | wonen onoverg.ww |
| | | zijn/haar thuisbasis hebben overg.ww |
| | He is based in New York, but travels all over the US. |
| before its time adv | (prematurely) | vóór zijn / haar tijd bw |
| | The baby was born before its time. |
before your eyes,
right before your eyes,
before your very eyes adv | (right in front of you) | voor zijn /haar ogen frase |
| | His father was murdered right before his eyes. |
| behind his back adv | (without his knowledge) | achter zijn / haar rug, achter zijn / haar rug om bw |
| | She often told lies about him behind his back. |
| blink at vtr phrasal | figurative, informal (react to) | reageren op ww.vz |
| | | met zijn / haar ogen knipperen frase |
| | Hij knipperde niet eens met zijn ogen toen ik de prijs noemde. |
| brown hair n | (brunette or chestnut hair) | bruin haar bn + nw het |
| | She wore a brown shirt to match her brown hair. |
| by a hair adv | (by a very slight margin, only just) (figuurlijk) | op een haar na, op een haartje naar bw |
| | | nèt bw |
| | The truck missed the cyclist by a hair. |
| coif sth vtr | US (arrange hair) | je haar doen overg. uitdr. |
| | (formeel) | coifferen overg. ww |
| delay vi | (procrastinate) | talmen onoverg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | iets voor zich/haar uitschuiven |
| | He kept delaying and would never give us the documents. |
| dig into sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (eat heartily) (informeel) | zijn / haar tanden zetten in frase |
| | (inf., mbt eten) | aanvallen overg.ww |
| | The apple pie looks delicious, I can't wait to dig into it. |
| dishevel sb vtr | (give sb untidy hair) | warrig haar geven overg.ww |
| do all you can v expr | (try hard) | zich geen moeite besparen, zijn / haar uiterste best doen, doen wat hij/zij kan frase |
| | I did all I could to catch the train, but it was too late. |
| do one's best to do sth v expr | (try one's hardest to do sth) | zijn / haar best doen om te frase |
| | Fred did his best to give up smoking, but couldn't keep it up. |
| fair hair n | (blond or light-coloured hair) | blond haar bn + nw |
| | People with fair hair are most susceptible to sunburn. |
| | Louise has fair hair and a pale complexion. |
| flex vtr | figurative (show strength) (figuurlijk) | zijn/haar spieren laten zien |
| haircut n | (session at hairdresser) | knipbeurt nw de |
| | | haar knippen nw+ww als nw |
| | | knippen ww als nw het |
| | Garrett went to get a haircut on his lunch break. |
| head of hair n | (hair: amount, thickness) | kop met haar nw de |
| | | bos haar nw de |
| | | haardos nw de |
| | That beautiful girl has a gorgeous head of hair. |
| | Dat mooie meisje heeft een prachtige kop met haar. |
| hers pron | (possessive of she) | van haar vnw |
| lay a hand on sb v expr | informal (hit or harm sb) | slaan overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | iem. een haar krenken frase |
| | I would never lay a hand on my children; I don't believe in corporal punishment. |
| make sb's hair stand on end expr | (frighten sb) (figuurlijk) | iemands haar overeind doen staan, iemands haren te berge doen rijzen frase |
| | That guy was so creepy, he made my hair stand on end. |
| mane n | figurative (person's long hair) (figuurlijk) | manen nw mv |
| | | lang haar bn+nw het |
| | She shook her mane and began to laugh. |
| move vtr | (change to a new residence) | verhuizen naar ww + vz |
| | | zijn/haar intrek nemen in |
| | She moved apartments twice last year. |
press,
press sth vtr | (embrace, hold close) | tegen zich/haar aandrukken wk.ww |
| | He pressed his lover to his chest. |
| style vtr | (hair) | kappen overg. ww |
| | | haar in model brengen |
| | She styled her hair for the party. |