| Samengestelde woorden: |
| absentee ballot n | (vote cast while absent) (politiek) | schriftelijke stem bn + nw de |
| | (Belg.) | de afwezige geeft iem. anders een volmacht om te stemmen d.m.v. een volmachtformulier frase |
| | Bob voted by absentee ballot. |
| break n | (voice change) | overslaande stem nw de |
| | The break in his voice is a sign of puberty, as he goes from bass to alto with no control. |
| croak sth vtr | figurative (say hoarsely) (figuurlijk) | een kikker in de keel hebben frase |
| | | met hese stem praten, met schorre stem praten frase |
| | "I don't understand," the woman croaked. |
| elocutionary adj | (relating to elocution) (in samenstellingen) | elocutie- |
| | (in samenstellingen) | spraak-, stem- |
| have a voice in sth v expr | (have opinion heard) (figuurlijk) | stem hebben in onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | zeggenschap hebben in onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Everyone had a voice in the decision-making process. |
| make your voice heard v expr | (speak loudly) | zijn stem verheffen overg.uitdr. |
| | Clive likes to make his voice heard in the class discussions. |
| make your voice heard v expr | figurative (share opinion) (figuurlijk) | zijn stem laten horen overg.uitdr. |
| | Citizens should make their voices heard by writing their Congressmen. |
| make yourself heard v expr | (speak loudly and audibly) | zijn stem verheffen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | zich verstaanbaar maken onoverg. uitdr. |
| | He made himself heard by shouting down his debate opponent. |
| polling adj | (relating to a poll or vote) (in samenstellingen) | stem- |
| | The list of polling places is published in the paper. |
| quavering adj | (speaking in trembling voice) | met bevende stem bw |
| | The quavering man couldn't speak a full sentence. |
soft-spoken,
soft spoken,
softly-spoken,
softly spoken adj | (having a quiet or gentle voice) | met zachte stem, met een zachte stem woordgr. |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| speak up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (express an opinion) (fig., informeel) | je stem laten horen frase |
| | I always hated to speak up in class, so I got poor grades for oral participation. |
| vocal adj | (relating to the voice) | vocaal bn |
| | (in samenstellingen) | stem- bn |
| | (in samenstellingen) | zang- bn |
| | Singers do extensive vocal exercises to warm up. |
voiced,
-voiced adj | as a suffix (having particular voice) (lage, hoge, etc.) | met ... stem vz + nw de |
| | The deep-voiced actor is ideal for this role in the play. |
| voting adj | (used for voting) (in samenstellingen) | stem- |
| | The new voting machines have touchscreens. |
| yea n | (yes vote) | stem vóór nw de |
| | We counted the number of yeas and nays on the proposal. |