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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| precies bn | (juist, exact) | precise, exact adj |
| | | accurate adj |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025: Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| accurate adj | (precise, close to true value) | nauwkeurig bn |
| | | precies bn |
| | The thermometer's reading is very accurate. |
| particular adj | (specific) | specifiek, precies bn |
| | Which particular shade of blue were you looking for? |
| exact adj | (precise) | exact, precies, nauwkeurig bn |
| | The witness gave the police an exact description of the suspect. |
| precise adj | (exact) | precies, stipt bn |
| | These are the precise measurements you need. |
| painstaking adj | (person: conscientious) | nauwkeurig, precies bn |
| | | nauwgezet bn |
| | | zorgvuldig bn |
| | He's very painstaking and slow in his editing. |
| punctual adj | (person: habitually on time) | stipt, punctueel bn |
| | | precies bn |
| | My boss thinks I have a problem being punctual. |
| meticulous adj | (method: painstaking, precise) | nauwkeurig, nauwgezet, precies bn |
| | The accountant prided himself in his meticulous calculations. |
| punctilious adj | (fastidious, attentive to detail) | nauwgezet, precies bn |
| exactly adv | (precisely) | precies, helemaal bw |
| | The student followed the teacher's instructions exactly and got all the answers right. |
| precisely adv | (exactly) | precies bw |
| | At precisely 7 o'clock, the church bells began to chime. | | | The rules need to be precisely defined. |
| accurately adv | (with precision) | precies, accuraat, nauwkeurig bw |
| | | zorgvuldig bw |
| | Dexter accurately judged the distance between the two buildings. |
| correctly adv | (accurately) | correct, juist, precies bw |
| | You haven't entered the data correctly. |
| on the nose adv | informal, figurative (exactly, precisely) | precies bw |
| | You guessed the lottery number on the nose! What a good guess -- you hit my birthday right on the nose. |
| meticulous adj | (person: attentive to detail) | nauwkeurig, nauwgezet, precies bn |
| | The meticulous surgeon never made a mistake. |
| mathematical adj | (precise, exact) | exact, precies bn |
| | | mathematisch bn |
| | I can give you an estimate, not a mathematical calculation. |
| painstakingly adv | (in great detail) | precies, nauwkeurig bw |
| | | nauwgezet bw |
| | Harry painstakingly read the thousand-page report for typos. |
| just like prep | informal (typical of: sb) | precies bw |
| | | typisch voor bw+vz |
| | Just like Henry to be late on his own wedding day! |
| finely adv | (precisely) | precies bw |
| | | met aandacht vz+nw |
| | The stitches were small and finely made. |
| all over adv | figurative, informal (in every respect) (informeel) | helemaal, precies bw |
| | He forgot to turn up for his own wedding? That's him all over! |
| tight adj | (allowing no leakage) | sluitend, precies bn |
| | The joint needs to be tight so the pipe doesn't leak. |
| just adv | (precisely) | precies bw |
| | That's just what I'm looking for. |
| due adv | (exactly) | precies, exact bw |
| | The farm is due south of here. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| even adj | (exact) | precies bw |
| | | op de kop af bw |
| | It cost an even two dollars. |
| just adj | dated (accurate) | juist bn |
| | | precies, nauwkeurig bn |
| | (formeel) | accuraat bn |
| | Her account gives a just impression of events. |
| very adj | (one already mentioned) | precies, zelf bn |
| | It was that very day that he proposed to her. |
| very adj | (exact) | precies, juist bn |
| | He was the very person that I wanted to talk with. |
| close adj | (rigorous) | nauwkeurig, precies bn |
| | A close examination will reveal that the theory is correct. |
| true adj | (accurate, on target) | recht, welgemikt, precies, nauwkeurig bn |
| | It was a true shot and hit its target. |
| proper adj | (exact) | precies, exact bn |
| | We need around one hundred more staff, but will give you a proper figure tomorrow. |
| fussy adj | (exacting, particular) | precies, pietluttig bn |
| specific adj | (exact) | specifiek, precies, exact bn |
| | We don't know the specific cause of the accident, but we are investigating. |
| right adv | (exactly) | net, precies, exact, juist bw |
| | (informeel, Belg.) | just bn |
| | The tree fell over right where we had been standing. |
| sharp adv | (time: precisely) | precies, stipt bw |
| | Please be at the meeting at three o'clock sharp. |
| true adv | (accurately) | juist, precies bn |
| | The arrow hit true to its mark. |
| flat adv | (time: exactly) | precies, exact, stipt bijw. |
| | He made it back in ten minutes flat. |
| particularly adv | (minutely) | nauwkeurig, precies bn |
| | A proofreader must be particularly attentive to detail. |
| truly adv | (exactly) | recht, precies bw |
| | Make sure the axle turns truly, with no deviation. |
| specifically adv | (exactly) | duidelijk, precies, exact bw |
| | Hannah struggled to say what it was specifically that she didn't like about her new neighbour, but she knew they weren't going to be friends. |
| plumb adv | dated (exactly) | precies bw |
| | The bear stood plumb in the middle of the road, and I froze. |
| quite interj | (I agree) | precies, juist tw |
| | He shouldn't have gone to the party. "Quite!" |
| exactly interj | (yes, correct) | precies, juist, exact tw |
| ticket n | figurative (excellent!) | precies bw |
| | A cup of tea is just the ticket right now. |
| | Een kop thee is precies wat ik nodig heb nu. |
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