| Samengestelde woorden: |
| activate sth vtr | (military: organize to action) | instellen overg.ww |
| | | in werking stellen frase |
| | The National Guard is activating two units to help with the flooding. |
| aim at vtr phrasal insep | figurative (to have as a goal) | streven naar ww + vz |
| | | tot doel stellen frase |
| | Aim at the moon, and you'll surely hit the stars! |
| allow vtr | (make possible by neglect) | mogelijk maken, in staat stellen tot ww |
| | | de gelegenheid geven, de gelegenheid bieden over ww. |
| | By not applying the handbrake, he allowed the car to roll down the hill. |
| barrage vtr | (with questions) (met vragen) | bedelven onder ww + vz |
| | | een spervuur aan vragen stellen |
| brief sb vtr | (give a summary talk) | kort samenvatten bw + overg. ww |
| | | op de hoogte brengen, op de hoogte stellen overg. uitdr. |
| | The Chief Inspector briefed her officers prior to the raid. |
cap,
cap sth vtr | (set an upper limit on) | beperken overg. ww |
| | | een limiet stellen op ww + vz |
| | The manager capped spending at a low level. |
| carpetbag vi | figurative, slang (politics: relocate) (politiek) | zich kandidaat stellen in een stad waar men niet vandaan komt frase |
| compensate sb for sth vtr + prep | (reimburse sb for sth) | compenseren overg.ww |
| | | vergoeden, schadeloos stellen onoverg.ww |
| | The company will compensate you for business expenses. |
| deactivate sth vtr | (mechanism: make inactive) | deactiveren overg. ww |
| | | uitschakelen overg. ww |
| | | buiten werking stellen frase |
| | All of my credit cards have mysteriously been deactivated. |
| decommission sth vtr | (take out of action) | op non-actief stellen overg. uitdr. |
| | | ontmantelen overg. ww |
| | As a part of the treaty, the nation had to decommission its nuclear enrichment facilities. |
| denounce vtr | (condemn) | beschuldigen overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | aan de kaak stellen overg.ww |
| denunciation n | (public accusation) | openlijke beschuldiging nw de |
| | | publiekelijk aan de kaak stellen nw het, ont. |
| | The denunciation of the two men as communist spies led to their arrest and imprisonment. |
| diagnose vi | (make a diagnosis) | een diagnose stellen onoverg.ww |
| | Medical students spend many months learning to diagnose. |
dissatisfy,
dissatisfy sb vtr | (displease, disappoint) | niet tevreden stellen overg.ww |
| | (Belg.) | ontgrieven overg. ww |
| empower vtr | figurative (give power to) (figuurlijk) | machtigen, in staat stellen overg. ww |
| enable vtr | (empower, make able, sb) | in staat stellen overg.ww |
| | The knife enabled him to cut open the box. |
| gratify vtr | (please, satisfy) | bevredigen, tevreden stellen overg.ww |
| indeterminable adj | (impossible to determine) | niet vast te stellen bw + bn |
| | | onbepaalbaar bn |
| misdiagnose sth vtr | (misidentify: problem, illness) | een verkeerde diagnose stellen frase |
| mystify sb vtr | (puzzle, perplex) | verbijsteren, verwarren overg. ww |
| | | voor een raadsel stellen, perplex doen staan frase |
| | David mystified us when he rejected the high-paying job for no apparent reason. |
| open vi | (become receptive) | zich ontvankelijk stellen voor, open staan voor onoverg.ww |
| | Though he was conservative, he opened his mind to new ideas. |
| perfect vtr | (bring to perfection) | perfectioneren, vervolmaken overg.ww |
| | (Belg.) | op punt stellen overg.ww |
| | He practiced every day to perfect his shot. |
| police vtr | (control using the police) | onder politiebewaking stellen |
| | The riot squad policed the crowd. |
| pose sth vtr | (ask: a question) (vraag) | iets stellen overg.ww |
| | | iets vragen overg.ww |
| | Emily posed the question of why everyone had to obey Paul. |
prioritize,
also UK: prioritise vi | (assign priorities) | prioriteiten stellen nw mv + overg. ww |
| | You have to learn to prioritize when you become a mother. |
| prize vtr | (find important) | waarderen, op prijs stellen overg.ww |
| pry vi | (ask personal questions) | nieuwsgierige/indiscrete vragen stellen onoverg.ww |
| | | bemoeizuchtig zijn onoverg. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | zijn neus ergens insteken onoverg. ww |
| put sb at ease v expr | (make comfortable) | op zijn gemak stellen frase |
| | | geruststellen overg. ww |
| | Gillian put us at ease before the test by making a joke. |
| question vtr | (doubt) | betwijfelen overg.ww |
| | | in twijfel trekken |
| | (Belg.) | in vraag stellen |
| | He questioned the usefulness of the rule, but never asked anybody about it. |
| question vtr | (challenge) | betwisten overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | vraagtekens zetten bij |
| | (Belg.) | in vraag stellen |
| | In some countries one can be imprisoned for questioning authority. |
| question vi | (ask questions) | vragen onoverg.ww |
| | | vragen stellen |
| | You are free to question and dispute, but nothing will change as a result. |
ration,
ration sth vtr | (restrict) | rantsoeneren overg. ww |
| | | op rantsoen stellen frase |
| reacquaint sb with sth vtr + prep | (make familiar again) | opnieuw op de hoogte stellen frase |
| | | opnieuw bekend maken frase |
| run vi | (stand for office) | zich kandidaat stellen wk.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | een gooi doen naar |
| | He's running for the presidency. |
| run vtr | (sponsor a candidate) | kandidaat stellen overg.ww |
| | | gaan voor ww + vz |
| | The party wanted to run her for the senate seat. |
secure,
secure sth vtr | (make certain) | zich verzekeren van wk.ww + vz |
| | | iets zeker stellen overg.ww |
| | The team has secured their place in the top league. |
| stand vi | (be a candidate) | zich kandidaat stellen wk.ww |
| | Lorraine is standing in the upcoming local elections. |
| stop vtr | (put an end to) | beëindigen overg.ww |
| | | een einde maken/stellen aan |
| | The parents stopped their children's bad behaviour. |
| strain vtr | (stretch beyond a limit) | op de proef stellen overg.ww |
| | Her childishness strained my patience. |
| underwrite sth vtr | (insurance: cover) (polis) | ondertekenen overg. ww |
| | | zich garant stellen voor frase |
| | I'm afraid no insurance company is prepared to underwrite our expedition. |
| upstage sb vtr | (outdo, be more impressive than) (figuurlijk) | de show stelen van frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | in de schaduw stellen frase |
| | | meer aandacht trekken dan frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | doen verbleken overg. ww+ww |