| Samengestelde woorden: |
| damn n | (curse) | vloek nw de |
| | | lelijk woord |
| | He let slip a damn when he trapped his finger. |
| do all the talking v expr | informal (be the only one to speak) | het woord voeren, het woord doen nw + ww |
| | I'll do all the talking when we negotiate the price. |
| give your word v expr | (promise) | zijn woord geven overg. uitdr. |
| | | beloven overg.ww |
| | He'll be here! He gave his word! |
| | Hij zal wel komen! Hij heeft me zijn woord gegeven! |
| grog n | Aus, informal (alcoholic drink) | Australisch woord voor borrel of alcoholhoudende drank |
| have the floor v expr | (have a turn to speak publicly) | het woord hebben nw + ww |
| | Come on Richard! You've got the floor! The chairman let that man have the floor for ten minutes. |
| | Komaan, Richard! Jij hebt het woord! |
| in a word adv | (succinctly) | in één woord bw |
| | "How was your day?" "In a word, awful!" |
| in sum adv | (in brief, in short) | in één woord, kortom bw |
| | In sum, the performance of the supervisors improved significantly as a result of the training. |
| intensifier n | (grammar: emphatic word) | versterkend woord nw het |
| keep your word v expr | (fulfil a promise) | zijn woord houden, zijn belofte nakomen frase |
| | He never keeps his word; he always tells my secrets. |
| | A good friend is one who keeps his word. |
| literal adj | (word by word) | letterlijk bn |
| | | woord voor woord bw |
| | The literal translation of this phrase doesn't make any sense. |
| man of his word n | (male: keeps promises) | man van zijn woord frase |
| | I've worked with him, and I know him to be a man of his word. |
| monosyllable n | (word or sound with one syllable) | eenlettergrepig woord bn + nw het |
| my word n | (my solemn promise) | mijn woord vn + nw |
| | This car is in 100% perfect condition, I give you my word. |
| polysyllable n | (word with more than one syllable) | veellettergrepig woord bn + nw het |
| qualifier n | (grammar: modifying word) (taalkunde) | bepalend woord bn + nw het |
| | "Very" is an example of a qualifier. |
recognize sb,
also UK: recognise sb vtr | formal (allow sb to speak) | het woord geven overg.uitdr. |
| | The chair recognizes the delegate. |
| renege vi | formal (fail to keep promise) (figuurlijk) | zijn woord breken frase |
| | You promised to help me and then you reneged. |
| renege on sth vi + prep | formal (fail to keep promise) | een belofte verbreken frase |
| | | een belofte niet nakomen frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | zijn woord breken frase |
| | My dad reneged on his promise to take me camping this weekend. |
| the last word n | literal (the final comment or retort) | het laatste woord bn + nw |
| | My brother has to have the last word in every argument. |
| verbal adj | (of words) | woordelijk bn |
| | (in samenstellingen) | woorden-, woord- bn |
| | The two major forms of verbal communication are written and spoken. |
| verbatim adv | Latin (in the same words) | woord voor woord bw |
| | (Latijn) | verbatim bw |
| | Claire copied the quotation verbatim from the text. |
welsh,
welch vi | potentially offensive, informal (not fulfil: an obligation) | zijn verplichtingen niet nakomen frase |
| | | zijn woord niet houden, zijn belofte niet nakomen frase |
| | Pete had agreed to help us, but on the day he welshed and didn't turn up. |
| yield vi | (allow to speak) | het woord geven |
| | I yield to the esteemed senator from Colorado. |