| Samengestelde woorden: |
| act your age interj | informal (stop behaving immaturely) | gedraag je naar jouw leeftijd, gedraag je, gedraag je eens tw |
| | | je bent toch geen kind! frase |
| | Fred should start acting his age. |
| alone adv | (without others) | alleen bn |
| | | in je eentje bn |
| | I was alone for a few hours today, so I read a book. |
| as if interj | informal (sceptical) (inf., sarcastisch) | geloof je het zelf tw |
| | You're going to help me clean the house? As if! |
| | Ga jij me helpen het huis op te ruimen? Geloof je het zelf? |
| as often as you like adv | informal (whenever you wish) | zo vaak je wilt, zo vaak je maar wilt frase |
| | Come and visit me as often as you like. |
bang for your buck,
bang for the buck n | US, slang (value for money) | waar voor je geld frase |
| | This computer is last year's model, but it has great bang for your buck. |
be a handful,
be a real handful v expr | informal, figurative (child: be difficult, badly-behaved) (figuurlijk, informeel) | je handen vol hebben aan uitdr. |
| | | lastig zijn, moeilijk zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| | That boy is a real handful. |
| Brace yourself interj | figurative (prepare for shock) | Maak je borst maar nat! tw |
| | | Zet je schrap! tw |
| | Brace yourself, I've got some bad news. |
| brick n | figurative, dated, informal (good person) | reuzevent, reuzemeid nw de |
| | | iem. waarop je kunt bouwen |
| | You can count on William; he's a brick! |
| cat vi | UK, slang, dated (vomit) | kotsen, overgeven, braken ww |
| | (NL slang) | over je nek gaan ww |
| | That cheese makes me want to cat. |
| ciao interj | informal, Italian (bye, see you) (informeel, Italiaans) | Ciao! tw |
| | (informeel) | Later!, ik zie je! tw |
| | Ciao! See you next week! |
| coif sth vtr | US (arrange hair) | je haar doen overg. uitdr. |
| | (formeel) | coifferen overg. ww |
| dandle sb vtr | (child: bounce on one's knee) (kinderen) | op je knie laten rijden overg. uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk: op knie) | paardje rijden nw het+ww |
| did you ever interj | (I am astonished) (informeel) | asjemenou, wel heb je ooit tw |
| do as you please v expr | (do whatever you wish to do) | doen zoals je wilt, doen wat je wilt frase |
| | After you've finished that task you may do as you please. |
| do everything you can to do sth v expr | (try your hardest to achieve sth) | je uiterste best doen, alles doen wat je kan frase |
| | Choosing a university is an important decision, so make sure you do everything you can to get it right. |
| do what you like v expr | (do whatever you wish to do) | doen zoals je wilt frase |
| | Since you've finished your work, do what you like for the rest of the day. |
| do your best v expr | (try your hardest) | je best doen frase |
| | Just do your best. That's all anybody could ask. |
| geddit interj | slang (Do you understand the joke?) (bij een grap) | Snap je 'm? tw |
| | (informeel) | snappie? tw |
| go postal vi + adj | US, slang (go violently insane at work) | woest worden, buitenzinnig raken bn + ww |
| | | uit je dak gaan frase |
| Opmerking: This expression originated in mass shootings of the 1980s involving US postal workers. |
| | These mundane tasks are going to make me go postal one day. |
| harrumph vi | (express indignation) (ter verontwaardiging) | je keel schrapen onoverg. ww |
| hear vi | UK (imperative: endorse) | uitroep als je het eens bent met wat je hoort |
| | The Members of Parliament cried, "Hear, hear!" |
| hit sb vtr | informal, figurative (idea: occur) | in je opkomen woordgr. |
| | It never hit me that I could post the documents. |
| like adv | UK, regional, slang (as it were) (informeel) | weet je tw |
| | | zeg maar tw |
| | But I really wanted that job, like. |
| ludo n | UK (traditional board game) (bordspel) | mens-erger-je-niet nw het |
| malinger vi | (pretend illness) (ziekte) | simuleren onoverg. ww |
| | | doen alsof je ziek bent frase |
| occur vi | (enter the mind) | in je op komen |
| | Did it occur to you that she might object to this? |
| profit by sth vi + prep | figurative (gain advantage, benefit) | ergens je voordeel mee doen, voordeel halen uit overg.uitdr. |
| | My colleague tried to profit by my mistake. |
| rollover adj | (computing: changes when cursor is passed over) (computer) | dat verandert als je er met de muis overheen beweegt bn |
| | The site uses rollover images to create rudimentary animations. |
RSVP,
R.S.V.P. vi | informal, initialism (reply to invitation) (informeel) | laten weten of je komt frase |
| | | reageren op een uitnodiging frase |
| | The invitation requests that we RSVP by October 1. |
| scram interj | slang (go away) (informeel) | Wegwezen!, Maak dat je wegkomt!, Hoepel op! tw |
| | (slang) | Rot op!, Flikker op!, Donder op! tw |
| seatmate n | (passenger in the next seat) | passagier die naast je zit nw de |
| | | medereiziger nw de |
| sensation n | figurative, informal (sth exciting) (informeel, spreektaal) | je-van-het nw het |
| | | sensatie nw de |
| | Their comedy act's a sensation – don't miss it! |
| sorry interj | (please repeat) | pardon tw |
| | | wat zei je?, wat zeg je?, wat zegt u?, wat zei u? |
| | Sorry? I didn't hear you. |
| strive vi | (exert oneself) | streven naar ww + vz |
| | | zich inspannen voor wk. ww + vz |
| | | je best doen voor |
| | You would be surprised what is possible if you strive. |
| ta interj | UK, informal (thank you) (informeel) | Dankjewel!, Bedankt!, Dank je! tw |
| | Give me that pen, would you? Ta. |
| thank you interj | (expression of gratitude) | dank je wel, dank u wel |
| | Thank you! I liked the gift. |
| there interj | (used when expressing approval) | zie je wel tw |
| | There you go! |
| you said a mouthful n | US, informal (expressing agreement) | Je hebt groot gelijk, Gelijk heb je tw |
| | | Zo is het maar net tw |
| you'll contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (you will) | je zal, jij zal pers. vnw + ww |
| | | jullie zullen pers. vnw+ww |
| | If you turn down this job offer, you'll regret it. |
| you're contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (you are) | je bent, jij bent pers. vnw + ww |
| | | jullie zijn pers. vnw+ww |
| | You're so funny! I can't believe you're 50; you look so young! |
| you've contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (you have) | je hebt, jij hebt pers. vnw + ww |
| | | jullie hebben pers. vnw+ww |
| | Tell me what you've done. |
| | You've such lovely eyes. |