| Samengestelde woorden: |
| above prep | (north of) | boven voorz. |
| | | ten noorden van voorz. |
| | Oregon is just above California. |
| accidentally adv | (mistakenly) | per ongeluk bw |
| | | ten onrechte bw |
| | Mr Williams accidentally scheduled two classes at the same time. |
| accuse vtr | (law: charge) (juridisch) | aanklagen overg.ww |
| | | beschuldigen overg.ww |
| | | ten laste leggen frase |
| | He's accused of embezzling thousands of pounds. |
| against prep | (in contrast to) | ten opzichte van voorz. |
| | | tegenover voorz. |
| | The buildings looked small against the mountains behind them. |
| amiss adv | (inappropriately) | misplaatst, ongepast, onterecht bw |
| | | ten onrechte bw |
| | I'm sorry; I didn't mean to speak amiss. |
at wit's end,
at your wit's end adj | (upset, frustrated) | ten einde raad bw |
| | | verontrust, bevreesd bn |
| | Kathy was at her wit's end with worry when her son failed to come home from school. |
at wit's end,
at your wit's end,
at your wits' end adj | (unable to find a solution) | ten einde raad bw |
| | (figuurlijk) | aan het eind van zijn Latijn bw |
| | Having spent three hours unsuccessfully trying to fix the photocopier, Dave was at his wit's end. |
| benefit vtr | (give a service to) | dienen overg.ww |
| | | ten goede komen aan ww + vz |
| | The work of the volunteers benefits the community. |
| bitterly adv | (emotion: vehemently) | faliekant, ten zeerste bw |
| | | hartstikke bw |
| | | afschuwelijk, vreselijk, verschrikkelijk bw |
| | She was bitterly angry about the settlement of her case. |
| bring sb/sth on vtr phrasal sep | (performer, act: send on stage) | ten tonele brengen frase |
| | It was time to bring on the next act. |
| climb over vtr phrasal insep | figurative (be promoted in advance of) | stijgen ten opzichte van frase |
| dead man n | slang, figurative (man who is likely to die) (figuurlijk) | ten dode opgeschreven bw |
| | Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
| | Ik maak je af als je me nog een keer aanraakt. |
| down adj | (to the south) | ten zuiden, in het zuiden bn |
| | They're down on the south coast all week. |
| draw to a close vi | (come to an end) | ten einde lopen frase |
| | As the evening drew to a close, the orchestra played a final waltz. After an hour on the phone, she drew the conversation to a close. |
| east adv | (direction from there) | ten oosten bw |
| | The rich people live east of the river. |
| failing adj | (business: unsuccessful) (figuurlijk) | ten dode opgeschreven bn |
| | The failing business laid off half its workforce in an attempt to cut costs. |
| finally adv | (in the end) | uiteindelijk bijw. |
| | | ten slotte bijw |
| | (ouderwets) | ten langen leste |
| | We finally made it home after midnight. |
| finish n | (decisive ending) | einde zn het |
| | | ten einde brengen ww |
| | The home team beat the visiting team in a dramatic finish. |
| first adv | (firstly) | ten eerste, eerst bijw. |
| | | vóór alles bijw. |
| | First, I would like to thank you all for coming. |
| firstly adv | (first: introducing first point) | ten eerste bw |
| | Kyle wasn't involved in the crime; firstly, he was at school all day, and secondly, he has no motive. |
| goner n | slang (doomed individual) | ten dode opgeschrevene, gedoemde nw de |
| | If the emergency brake fails, we're goners. |
| implement vtr | (put into effect) | implementeren overg.ww |
| | (formeel) | ten uitvoer brengen overg.ww |
| | | uitvoeren overg. ww |
| | The contract was implemented after everyone agreed. |
| inaccurately adv | (wrongly, falsely) | valselijk bw |
| | | ten onrechte bw |
| | David did the math inaccurately so he didn't have to pay me back. |
indict sb,
indict sb for sth vtr | (law: charge) | aanklagen overg. ww |
| | | ten laste leggen frase |
| leastwise adv | US, informal (at least) | ten minste, op zijn minst bw |
| | | in ieder geval bw |
| marked adj | figurative, informal (person: target for punishment) (figuurlijk) | ten dode opgeschreven woordgr. |
| | Robert became a marked man the second he denounced the mob boss. |
maximize sth,
also UK: maximise sth vtr | figurative (make the most of sth) | ten volste benutten, optimaal gebruik maken van frase |
| | Maximize the opportunity to learn from these experienced cooks. |
northeastward,
northeastwards adv | (towards the north east) | ten noordoosten bw |
| northerly adv | (in or towards the north) | ten noorden bw |
| | | noordwaarts bw |
| northerly adv | (from the north) | ten noorden bw |
| northwestward adv | (towards the northwest) | ten noordwesten bw |
| overthrow sb vtr | (leader: remove from power) | afzetten overg.ww |
| | | ten val brengen overg. uitdr. |
| | The king was overthrown in a military coup. |
| overthrow sth vtr | (government: overturn) | omverwerpen overg.ww |
| | | ten val brengen overg. uitdr. |
| | | machtsgreep plegen, staatsgreep plegen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | een coup plegen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Rebels overthrew the government and set up their own. |
| present vtr | (law: charges) (recht) | aanklagen overg.ww |
| | | ten laste leggen |
| | The district attorney presented charges of assault. |
propose,
propose to sb vi | (ask sb to marry) | een huwelijksaanzoek doen onoverg.ww |
| | | ten huwelijk vragen overg. ww |
| secondly adv | (introducing second point) | ten tweede, op de tweede plaats bw |
| | Firstly, thank you all for coming. Secondly, let me introduce our host. |
| shipwreck sb/sth vtr | figurative, often passive (ruin, destroy) (figuurlijk) | ten onder doen gaan woordgr. |
| | | ruïneren overg. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | te gronde richten woordgr. |
| | The company was shipwrecked by its directors' careless spending. |
spread,
spread sth vtr | (display, show off) | uitstallen overg.ww |
| | | ten toon spreiden |
| | The peacock spread his tail. |
third,
3rd adj | (3rd in a series or list) | ten derde woordgr. |
| | | tertio bw |
| | This was the third time he was lied to. |
| | The players in the third division are not paid. |
| thirdly adv | (introducing third point) | ten derde, in de derde plaats bw |
| | Firstly, I don't like fish; secondly, I'm not hungry; thirdly, I'm broke. |
| today adv | (these days) | tegenwoordig bw |
| | (formeel) | heden ten dage bw |
| | You don't see many steam locomotives today. |
| today n | (this present age) | tegenwoordig bw |
| | (formeel) | heden ten dage bw |
| | Today, we don't write letters, we write email. |
| today n | (at the present time) | tegenwoordig, bw |
| | (formeel) | heden ten dage bw |
| | Those clothes are not worn today, as they have gone out of style. |
| topple sth vtr | figurative (overthrow: government) (figuurlijk: regering) | omverwerpen overg. ww |
| | (figuurlijk: regering) | ten val brengen frase |
| | Revolutionaries toppled the government in 2011. |
toward,
towards prep | figurative (with regard to) | ten opzichte van vz |
| | | met betrekking tot vz |
| | My colleague's attitude toward punctuality could do with some improvement. |
| ultimately adv | (finally) | uiteindelijk, ten slotte bw |
| | Ultimately, we hope to branch into the Asian market. |
| underlie sth vtr | figurative (be the reason for) | ten grondslag liggen aan frase |
| | | verklaren overg. ww |
| | A belief in creationism underlies their arguments. |
undo sb,
undo sth vtr | literary (lead to downfall) | afbreken overg.ww |
| | | vernietigen overg.ww |
| | | ten val brengen frase |
| | | ondermijnen overg.ww |
| unseat sb vtr | figurative (remove from office) (figuurlijk) | zijn positie afnemen, zijn zetel doen verliezen frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | ten val brengen, uit het zadel werpen frase |
| | The Labour Party members unseated Wilson from his position as leader. |