| Samengestelde woorden: |
| be worth v expr | (merit) | waard zijn bw + ww |
| | | de moeite zijn frase |
| | | de moeite waard zijn frase |
| | Is it even worth doing? |
| bother vi | (make an effort) | moeite doen, de moeite nemen over. ww |
| | He didn't bother to answer the email. |
| challenge vtr | (be difficult) | veel moeite kosten |
| | | uitdagen overg. ww |
| | Fixing the car really challenged me. |
| 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. |
| eke out a living v expr | (subsist) | met moeite rondkomen frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | zijn kostje bij elkaar scharrelen frase |
| go out of your way v expr | figurative (make effort) | zijn uiterste best doen frase |
| | | moeite doen bn+ww |
| | Don't go out of your way to bring me the book: I don't need it today. She went out of her way to help me. |
| | Je hoeft geen moeite te doen om me het boek vandaag te brengen, ik heb het vandaag niet nodig. Ze deed haar uiterste best om me te helpen. |
| have a hard time doing sth v expr | informal (find difficult) | iets moeilijk vinden, moeite hebben met frase |
| | We're having a hard time picking a suitable slogan for our marketing campaign. |
| | We hebben nogal moeite met het kiezen van een geschikte slogan voor onze marketingcampagne. |
have trouble,
have trouble doing sth vtr + n | (experience difficulty: doing sth) | moeite hebben met iets woordgr |
| | I have trouble remembering passwords. |
| lightly adv | (quickly, easily) | gemakkelijk bw |
| | | zonder moeite vz+nw |
| | | iets gemakkelijk vn+bw |
| | You got off pretty lightly, considering what you did. |
| make an effort v expr | (try hard) | moeite doen nw + ww |
| | You could give up smoking if you just made an effort. |
| | Let's all make an effort to get along. |
| put yourself out (for sb) v expr | informal (inconvenience yourself) | de moeite nemen nw + ww |
| | As he's let me down over and over again, I'm not going to put myself out for him. |
| put yourself out (to do sth) v expr | informal (take trouble) | de moeite nemen nw + ww |
| | | zich inspannen wk.ww |
| | She never puts herself out to help me. |
| save your breath interj | (discussing it is useless) | bespaar je de moeite, doe geen moeite tw |
| | Save your breath – he's already made his mind up. |
| spare no effort v expr | (do all you can) | geen enkele moeite sparen frase |
| | Please spare no effort to find my sister's killer. |
| struggle vi | (have difficulty) | er/ergens moeite mee hebben |
| | | worstelen |
| | I can drive a right-hand drive car, but I have to admit that I struggle. |
trouble,
trouble to do sth vi + prep | (make an effort) | moeite doen om overg.uitdr. |
| | | de moeite nemen om overg.uitdr. |
| | She didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened. |
| unrewarding adj | (not worthwhile) | niet lonend bw + bn |
| | | niet de moeite waard frase |
| | Cathy found the repetitive work unrewarding. |
| watchable adj | (entertaining to watch) (om te zien) | de moeite waard bn |
| | This is a watchable film which most people will enjoy. |
| worthwhile adj | (worth time, effort) | de moeite waard bw |
| | | nuttig bn |
| | | waardevol bn |
| | Teaching is a worthwhile job. |