| Samengestelde woorden: |
| box n | (baseball) (honkbal) | gebied van de werper of slagman |
| | Casey stepped into the batter's box. |
| bulk vi | US (appear important) | belangrijk zijn of lijken |
| | Military spending bulks large at election time. |
| case vtr | (put in a case) | verpakken overg. ww |
| | | in een doos of bak doen |
| | The butcher cased the ground beef. |
| convenience n | (useful quality) | iets dat handig is of goed uitkomt |
| | | gemak nw het |
| | With her severe allergies, living near a pharmacy has been a convenience. |
| convenience n | (work saver) | iets dat handig is of goed uitkomt |
| | | gemak nw het |
| | | uitkomst nw de |
| | With six kids, a washing machine has been a convenience. |
| craft n | (vehicle, boat) | vaar- of vliegtuig nw het |
| | Bill rowed the small craft between the rocks. |
| down adj | (American football: stopped) (American football) | Als een speler die met de bal vooruitloopt wordt tegengehouden of niet meer verder kan |
| | The referee declared the ball down. |
| drag n | slang (something boring or tedious) | iets dat saai of langdradig is |
| | | opgave nw de |
| | Homework is always a drag. |
| fan n | (foliage) | bladeren of begroeiing in de vorm van een waaier |
| | The fan of palm fronds provided welcome shade. |
| fate n | (ultimate situation) | lot zn het |
| | | wat er van iets of iemand geworden is |
| | She moved away, and we never learned her fate. |
| fight vi | informal (sport: wrestle) | in de ring staan, een bokscarrière of worstelcarrière hebben ww onoverg. |
| | He fought in the ring for twelve years before becoming an actor. |
| fine vtr | (charge with a financial penalty) | beboeten, bekeuren ww overg. |
| | | een boete of bekeuring uitschrijven ww overg. |
| | The policeman fined him for driving too fast. |
finish,
finish sth vtr | (reach the end of: a distance) | de finish of eindmeet bereiken ww overg. |
| | She finished the race in 35 minutes. |
finish,
finish sb vtr | (teach social graces to) | finesse of stijl aanleren ww overg. |
| | She was sent to a school in Switzerland to be finished. |
grab,
grab at sth vi | (try to seize sth) | iets proberen te grijpen of vastpakken |
| | | grabbelen naar ww.vz |
| | The drowning man will grab at anything nearby. |
| interview vi | (perform in an interview) | een interview afleggen of afnemen |
| | He doesn't have a great personality, but he interviews well. |
| line n | (American football) (American football) | verdedigings- of aanvalslinie nw de |
| | He plays on the offensive line, and protects the quarterback. |
| load vi | (take on passengers) | reizigers laten in- of opstappen |
| | | inschepen overg. ww |
| | The ship is loading at the pier. |
| one n | (banknote: £1, $1) | munt of briefje van een valuta |
| | (NL, slang) | piek nw de |
| | I have a ten and three ones. |
| or conj | (correction) | of beter, of beter gezegd vw |
| | | of eerder, of eerder gezegd vw |
| | I don't like coffee. Or I do, but only when it's very weak. |
| outside adj | (very unlikely) | zeer miniem of onwaarschijnlijk bn |
| | There is an outside possibility that it will rain tomorrow, but sunshine is more likely by far. |
| own pron | (mine: with my, his, etc.) (eigendom) | die of dat van |
| | Your car's much nicer than my own. |
| pace vtr | (walk quickly) | heen en weer lopen over of door ww voorz. |
| | | ijsberen over of door ww voorz. |
| | She paced the floor. |
| page n | US (Congress: aid) (V.S.) | congressional page: een jonge werknemer in dienst van het parlement of de senaat zn de |
| | The congressional page did tasks for the Senator. |
| paint vtr | (apply make-up to) | zich opmaken ww wederk. |
| | (Belg.) | zich schminken ww wederk. |
| | | make-up opdoen of aanbrengen ww overg. |
| | She spends hours in the bathroom, painting herself with lipstick and blusher. |
| pattern vtr | (decorate with a pattern) | versieren met een patroon of motief ww voorz. |
| | I am going to pattern my new table with a stencil. |
| pattern vi | (make a pattern) | een patroon naaien of breien ww overg. |
| | I do the sewing and she patterns. |
| place n | US (horse racing: second) (paardenrennen) | tweede of derde |
| | The payoff is for win, place and show. |
| place vtr | (horse race) (paardenrennen) | tweede of derde worden |
| | My horse placed and I won two hundred dollars. |
| place vi | (horse race: finish in first three) (paardenrennen) | tweede of derde worden |
| | My horse didn't even place. |
| rock vi | (play rock music) | rocken, rockmuziek maken of spelen onoverg.ww |
| | That new band likes to rock. |
| set n | (clothing: fit) | hoe kleding valt of staat |
| | | snit nw de |
| | What do you think of the set of this suit? |
| she pron | (short for "he or she") | hij of zij vnw |
| | Sometimes when your baby cries, it is because she wants to be fed. |
| side n | (region of a city) | noorden, oosten, zuiden of westen van een stad |
| | | stadsdeel nw het |
| | The south side of the city is known for its shops. |
| sign n | (mathematics: plus, minus, etc.) (wiskunde) | positief of negatief teken |
| | Yes, three hundred, but what is the sign? Positive or negative? |
| slip vtr | (place gently) | iets voorzichtig ergens op of om doen |
| | | laten glijden |
| | He slipped the necklace over her head. |
| slip vtr | (slide: open or shut) | iets open- of dichtschuiven |
| | She smoothly slipped the door shut. |
| somehow adv | (by some manner) | op de een of andere manier bw |
| | Mark needed his car for work, so he would have to pay for the repairs somehow. |
| | Somehow, Lisa had ended up stuck in a job she hated. |
| stall vtr | (car, machine) | per ongeluk laten afslaan of uitvallen overg.ww |
| | | caleren overg. ww |
strike,
strike sth vtr | (locate by mining) | ontdekken tijdens graven of boren |
| | | stoten op ww + vz |
| | The town grew after somebody struck gold there. |
| table n | (tablet: for inscription) | plaatje of bord voor inscriptie |
| | | naambordje nw het |
| | The mason carved names into the table. |