| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| taking n | (act of seizing, acquiring, etc.) | nemen nw het |
| | | bezetting nw de |
| | | overname nw de |
| | The thief's taking of the bag took just seconds. |
| take sth vtr | (grab) | nemen, grijpen overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | pakken overg. ww |
| | She took the money and ran to the store. |
take,
take sth,
take sth from sb vtr | (accept, receive) | nemen, aannemen, ontvangen overg.ww |
| | His friend took the TV from him. |
ride,
ride sth vtr | (travel by: bus, car, etc. as passenger) | rijden met ww + vz |
| | | nemen overg.ww |
| | I ride the bus into work every day. |
| negotiate sth vtr | figurative (move past) (bocht) | nemen overg. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | passeren overg. w |
| | | doorkomen overg. ww |
| | Be careful how you negotiate the last turn on the road. |
take,
take sth vtr | (go by: form of transport) (openbaar vervoer) | nemen overg.ww |
| | (openbaar vervoer) | gaan met ww+vz |
| | We take a taxi home at the end of the night. |
| clear vtr | (jump over) | ruim passeren overg. ww |
| | | ergens overheen springen |
| | | nemen overg. ww |
| | The runner cleared all of the hurdles. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
have,
have sth vtr | (permit, allow) | toestaan over. ww |
| | (meestal negatief) | nemen |
| | (formeel) | tolereren, dulden over. ww |
| | He won't have such behaviour in his presence. |
| make sth vtr | (take: a decision, choice) | nemen overg.ww |
| | It's a difficult choice, but someone has to make it. |
take,
take sth vtr | (get control of) | nemen, overnemen overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | grijpen overg.ww |
| | The generals took power and exiled the President. |
| take vtr | (help oneself to) | nemen, pakken overg.ww |
| | | zich bedienen van wk.ww+ vz |
| | Please, take a cake from the tray. |
| take vtr | (sit down on) | gaan zitten onoverg.ww |
| | | nemen overg. ww |
| | Please come in and take a seat. |
| | Kom binnen en neem een stoel. |
| take vtr | (use, have: bath or shower) (van douche/bad) | nemen overg.ww |
| | I am so dirty. I really need to take a bath. |
| take vtr | (use for flavour) | nemen, hebben, gebruiken overg.ww |
| | I take two sugars in my coffee. |
| take vtr | (go on: vacation) (vakantie) | gaan met ww + vz |
| | (vakantie) | nemen overg.ww |
| | We took a holiday in Argentina last year. |
| catch vtr | (transport) | nemen, pakken, halen overg. ww |
| | Bill needs to catch a bus from town. |
| draw vtr | (take, obtain) | uithalen, pakken, nemen, betrekken overg.ww |
| | He draws inspiration from his past. |
| Samengestelde woorden: |
| act vi | (make a decision) | een besluit nemen over. ww |
| | | besluiten over. ww |
| | When I have spoken to my advisors, I will act. |
| appropriate vtr | (take possession) | zich toe-eigenen wk.ww |
| | | bezit nemen van overg.ww |
| | The government will appropriate the property of people who do not pay taxes. |
| assume vtr | (take up duty, office) | op zich nemen wk.ww |
| | | aanvaarden overg.ww |
| | The elected politician assumed the office of the President. |
| assumption n | (taking possession) | opnemen nw het |
| | | op zich nemen nw het |
| | His assumption of responsibility for the kids caused him financial stress. |
| bear vtr | (assume) | dragen overg.ww |
| | | op zich nemen overg.ww |
| | I will bear the responsibility for my decisions. |
| blame sb/sth vtr | (hold responsible) | verantwoordelijk houden, verantwoordelijk achten overg.ww |
| | | de schuld geven overg.ww |
| | | kwalijk nemen overg.ww |
| | | beschuldigen overg.ww |
| | Don't blame me! It wasn't my fault! |
| bother vi | (make an effort) | moeite doen, de moeite nemen over. ww |
| | He didn't bother to answer the email. |
| capture vtr | (catch and hold) | vangen overg. ww |
| | | gevangen nemen overg. ww |
| | (politie) | arresteren, oppakken overg. ww |
| | The police captured the murder suspect. |
| consider sth vtr | (take into account) | rekening houden met, in beschouwing nemen overg.ww |
| | Have you considered the long-term consequences of this decision? |
| cut vi | (take a shortcut) | afsnijden overg.ww |
| | | een binnendoorweg nemen |
| | He cut through the neighbours' back yard to get there quicker. |
| discount vtr | (not consider) | niet in beschouwing nemen, geen rekening houden met |
| | | op voorhand afwijzen |
| | The professor completely discounts every argument suggested by a woman. |
| distance yourself from sth/sb v expr | (keep away) | afstand nemen overg.ww |
| | | zich distantiëren van wk. ww |
| | Preferring solitude, I distanced myself from the group. |
| drop sth vtr | informal (take: a drug) | iets nemen overg.ww |
| | The addict dropped a lot of acid while he was alive. |
excuse,
excuse sb vtr | (pardon, forgive) | verontschuldigen overg.ww |
| | | niet kwalijk nemen overg.ww |
| | Please excuse me. I didn't mean to step on your foot. |
| farewell n | (parting wishes) | afscheid nemen ww overg. |
| | (informeel) | dag zeggen ww overg. |
| | He made his farewells and left. |
| fix sb vtr | US, slang (take revenge on) | wraak nemen op ww+voorz. |
| | (informeel) | terugpakken overg. ww |
| | He is going to fix you right when he finds out about this! |
| flee vi | (run away) | vluchten ww onoverg. |
| | (informeel) | ervandoor gaan, de benen nemen ww onoverg. |
| | If we are spotted, we must flee. |
| flee vi | (vanish) | vluchten, ontsnappen ww onoverg. |
| | (informeel) | ervandoor gaan, de benen nemen ww onoverg. |
| | When the siren sounded, the criminals fled. |
| help vtr | (take for oneself) | iets nemen zonder te vragen |
| | She helped herself to the office stationery. |
| hire vtr | (engage services of sb) | inhuren over. ww |
| | | aannemen, in dienst nemen over. ww |
| | The company won a contract and hired one hundred new staff. |
jump to conclusions,
leap to conclusions v expr | (judge hastily) | overhaaste beslissingen nemen overg.uitdr. |
| | Stop leaping to conclusions about their relationship when you hardly even know them. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) | het ervan nemen frase |
| | They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |
| move vtr | (change to a new residence) | verhuizen naar ww + vz |
| | | zijn/haar intrek nemen in |
| | She moved apartments twice last year. |
| pass sb/sth vtr | (driving: overtake) | inhalen overg. ww |
| | (sport, Belg.) | de voorsprong nemen overg. ww |
| | (Belg.) | voorbijsteken, voorsteken overg. ww |
| | The racecar passed his opponent at the last minute to win the race. |
| resort to sth vtr phrasal insep | (have recourse to) | zijn toevlucht nemen tot ww + vz |
| | The demonstration was largely peaceful, though a small number of protesters resorted to violence. |
| resort to doing sth v expr | (do as final option) | zich tevredenstellen met wk ww + vz |
| | | genoegen nemen met ww+vz |
| | | zijn toevlucht nemen tot woordgr. |
| | Bill resorted to eating tuna after he ran out of other food. |
| review vtr | (view in retrospect) (figuurlijk) | terugkijken op ww + vz |
| | | opnieuw beschouwen, opnieuw in beschouwing nemen overg.ww |
| | (Belg.) | overlopen overg. ww |
| | A few years later he reviewed his actions and decided that he would not do things the same way again. |
| run vi | (have recourse to) | toevlucht nemen tot ww + vz |
| | | zich wenden tot wk.ww + vz |
| | He always runs to the teacher if you make fun of him. |
| shower vi | (bathe in a shower bath) | douchen onoverg.ww |
| | | een douche nemen overg.ww |
| | He showered after going to the gym. |
| take the fall v expr | slang (accept the blame) | de schuld op zich nemen frase |
| | He took the fall for the bank robbery. |
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. |
| vacation vi | US for holiday (go on vacation, holiday) | op vakantie gaan onoverg.ww |
| | | vakantie nemen overg.ww |
| | They vacationed for two weeks. |
| wine and dine v expr | (treat to dinner and drinks) | mee uit eten nemen frase |
| | He wined and dined her in an attempt to win her business. |