gedeelte
2
part, section, segment
gedeeltelijk
2
3
(gedeeltelijke
2)
partial, partly
(het) onderdeel
part, division, branch, unit
(het) bestanddeel
2
ingredient, element, component
also: (het) ingrediënt
't overgrote deel
2
the major part, the vast majority
(de) deeltijd
part-time (the English word is often
used)
lichaamsdelen
body parts
‑>>
deelnemen
2
to take part, participate
(het) voordeel
advantage
(het) nadeel
disadvantage
een ernstig nadeel
2
a serious disadvantage
Wat zou daar het voordeel van zijn?
2
3
4
What could be the advantage of that?
Je voordeel doen met
2
3
Doing something advantageous, seize an opportunity
to your advantage
(het) belastingvoordeel
tax benefit, fiscal advantage
(het) aandeel
2
contribution // stock (in company)
plural: aandelen
2
stock, stocks
(het) voltooid deelwoord
past participle
‑>>
(het) deelaanduidend woord
2
3
'partitives,' 'partitive phrases'
‑>>
bedelen (beDElen )
to apportion, distribute
bedelen (BEdelen)
to beg, ask for things
(de) bedelaar
2
beggar'
Vermijden
Vermijden
'to avoid' is a
strong verb:
vermijden to avoid |
- |
vermeed avoided |
- |
vermeden avoided |
|
wij vermeden
we avoided
Ik probeer stress te vermijden
2
3
I'm trying to avoid stress
onvermijdelijk
2
3
unavoidable
onontkoombaar
2
3
slow
unavoidable, inescapable
See also: voorkomen (voorKOmen)
2
'to prevent, keep from happening'
Principe
(het) principe
2
3
principle
plural: principes
principles
in principe
2
3
in principle, theoretically
principieel
2
principled
Hij is erg principieel
2
3
He is very principled,
he lives by high principles
Dringen
dringen
to push, press, squeeze, urge, force, compel
is a
strong verb:
dringen to press etc. |
- |
drong pressed etc. |
- |
gedrongen pressed etc. |
2
|
De tijd dringt
2
3
['time urges'] - Time is short, we have to
act soon and quickly
The root verb dringen
is not much used anymore, but several derived
words are still common:
dringend
2
urgent, pressing
't Is dringend
2
It's urgent, it can't wait
Ze wil je dringend spreken
2
She wants to talk to you urgently
Ze moet je dringend spreken
2
She urgently wants to talk to you
(de) aandrang
2
3
urge
aandringen op
2
3
to urge, press for, insist on
ergens op aandringen
2
to urge, press for something
Ze drongen aan op spoed
2
3
they urged hurry, to be quick
iets opdringen
2
to thrust, press, urge something (on someone)
verdringen
2
1. to push away, push aside
2. to supplant, supersede, repress
voordringen
2
3
to push forward, not awaiting your turn,
'jumping the queue'
Bepalen = to Determine
bepalen
2
3
to determine, define // to determine, set, stipulate
(de) paal
2
(plural: palen
2) is 'post,
pole, stake' - you could think of the verb bepalen as
staking out, defining (a piece of land)
bepaald
2
definite // specific, particular
onbepaald
indefinite
(het) lidwoord
2
article
->>
bepaald lidwoord
'definite article' ('the' - de, het, 't)
onbepaald lidwoord
'indefinite article' ('a' - een, 'n)
(de) onbepaalde wijs
(verb) infinitive
onder bepaalde omstandigheden
2
3
under certain (a defined set of) circumstances
Twijfel = Doubt
(de) twijfel
doubt
ongetwijfeld
undoubtedly, without doubt
zonder twijfel
without doubt, undoubtedly
twijfelen
2
3
to doubt
Ik begin te twijfelen
2
3
I'm starting to doubt
Ik ben gaan twijfelen
I've begun to have doubts
Dat betwijfel ik
2
I doubt that, I have my doubts about that
Hoog = High
hoog
2
3
(hoge
hoog/hoge
)
high
(de) hoogte
2
height
hoger
higher
hoogste
2
3
highest
hoge kosten
2
3
high cost[s]
(de) hoge snelheid
2
3
4
high speed
met hoge snelheid
2
at high speed
(de) hoge vlucht
2
boom, expansion (great success,
rapid growth)
Ik heb hoge koorts
I have a high fever
geen hoge verwachtingen
2
3
no [high] great expectations
een hoge katterug
a cat's [high] arched back
hoge schoenen
2
3
['high shoes'] (laced) boots
Hoge bomen vangen veel wind
['Tall trees catch much wind']
- The high, mighty and famous catch
much flak, get a lot of criticism
Veel vraag en weinig aanbod betekent hoge prijzen
2
[Much] High demand and [little] low supply
means high prices
(het) hogedrukgebied
2
3
high-pressure area
(de) hogeschool
2
~college //
one-field university (engineering or agriculture)
(de) landbouwhogeschool
2
3
4
agriculture college and university
hoogstens
2
at most
't Is hoogstens een uur werk
2
It's at most an hour of work\
minstens
2
at least
‑>>
(het) hoogtepunt
2
3
high point, 'zenith'
(de) hoogtevrees
2
fear of heights
hooghartig
2
arrogant, 'haughty'
uit de hoogte
2
3
4
5
'from a height' - arrogantly, feeling superior,
'haughty'
‑>>
'Hoogachtend, ...'
2
'Yours Truly, ...' - traditional ending of
formal letter
(de) hoogleraar
2
formal job title of a professor
"professor"
(de) hoogspanning
2
high [tension] voltage
‑>>
(de) hoogspanningsmast
power pylon
huizenhoog
2
3
4
[high as houses] - very high,
usually figuratively
omhoog
2
3
up, upwards
We klommen omhoog
We climbed up
‑>>
hoogste tijd
high time, very urgent
't Is hoog tijd
2
It's high time (action is urgent)
hoogst zelden
2
[highest seldom] very rarely, almost never
hoogstwaarschijnlijk
2
most likely
‑>>
hoogtijdagen
2
['Days of high tide'] - heyday,
the high point, prime, 'when they were at their best'
((de) vloed
'flow, high tide'
Laag = Low
laag
2
3
4
(lage
laag/lage
2)
low
lager
lower
op een laag pitje
[on a low burner] on the back burner
- something given low priority, not pursued vigorously
We waren vergeten de verwarming laag te zetten
2
We had forgotten to turn the heater [low] down
(de) lage prijs
2
3
4
low price
Een lage olieprijs betekent minder elektrische auto's
2
A low oil price means fewer electric
cars
lage snelheden
2
3
low speeds
(de) lagere school
2
[lower] elementary school
Hij zit op de lagere school
2
3
He's in elementary school
omlaag
2
down, downwards
We gleden omlaag
2
We slid down
‑>>
(de) laag
2
3
4
layer
plural: lagen
2
layers
(het) laagje
2
thin layer
de laag erboven
2
the layer above
vier lagen verf
4 layers of paint
(de) hinderlaag
2
ambush
lagen leggen
to prepare (figurative) ambushes
listen en lagen
2
3
tricks and traps, ambushes
(de) nederlaag
defeat
wij lagen
we were lying down
Ze lagen te slapen
They were sleeping
Diep = Deep
Diep
2
(diepe
- diep / diepe
)
'deep'
't diepe
'the deep' - the deep part of a swimming pool
(de) diepte
2 'depth'
ondiep
2
['undeep'] - shallow, not deep (literally)
diepgang
2 'depth'
1. literally: draught (how deep is a ship in the
water?)
2. figuratively: profundity, ~seriousness
diepgaand
2
3
in-depth, profound, thorough
diepzinnig
2
[deep-thinking] - profound
diepvries
2
3
freezer
(het) dieptepunt
2
low point, lowest point,
'nadir,' 'rock bottom'
diep ademhalen
breathe deep
Haal diep adem
2
Take a deep breath -or- take deep breaths
Doe het brood in de diepvries
2
3
Put the bread in the freezer
Uit 't diepst van m'n hart
2
'From the [deepest] bottom of my heart'
(de) verdieping
'floor,' storey
plural: verdiepingen
2
'floors' ‑>>
(1e) eerste verdieping
(2nd) second floor
(2e) tweede verdieping
2
(3rd) third floor
(de) begane grond
(1st) first (ground) floor
de verdieping eronder
2
the floor [under it] below
Lust =
desire // lust, passion // delight, interest, joy
(de) lust
desire // lust, passion // delight,
interest, joy
lusten
to like, enjoy (food or drinks)
(also the rarely seen plural of 'lust')
( hij lust
2
3
he likes ... (food, drink) )
(de) eetlust
2
'appetite'
't Bederft m'n eetlust
2
It [ruins] spoils my appetite
lusteloos
2
3
'listless,' - "not interested in
anything, doesn't feel like doing anything"
lusten en lasten
pleasures and duties
z'n lust en z'n leven
[his joy and his life] - the joy of his life,
the most important things for him
" Da' lus' ik nie' "
'Dat lust ik niet'
'I don't like that, I don't want to eat it'
(not a polite thing to say)
Hij lust geen spruitjes
2
He doesn't like Brussels sprouts
Hij lust er wel pap van
2
3
['~he would really like it as porridge'-
-> he would like it for dessert too,
he likes it as much as the dessert] - A food or pleasant
activity he can't get enough of
Margreet Hirs told me the meaning of the saying
and gave an explanation
Wat de boer niet kent dat lust-ie niet
2
3
4
['What the peasant doesn't know he doesn't like']
- 'The peasant doesn't like the unfamiliar'
- commenting on a reluctance to even taste unfamiliar food
onlusten
2
riots, disturbances
(de) Maat
= Size // Measure // Comrade -- Meten = to Measure
(de) maat
2
size (clothes, shoes)
‑>>
// measure, time (music)
‑>>
// comrade, buddy
plural: maten
measurements // measures // comrades
(de) afmetingen
2
dimensions, measurements, size
(de) driekwartsmaat
three-four (3/4) time -
more Music
'Meten'
'to measure' is a strong verb:
meten to measure |
- |
mat measured |
- |
gemeten measured |
|
Like almost all strong verbs with an A in the past tense, that A is
'short' in the singular, but 'long' in the plural
Wij maten
we measured
meten to measure | - |
ik meet I measure | - |
wij meten we measure | - |
ik mat I measured | - |
wij maten we measured | - |
ik heb gemeten
I have measured |
|
ik meet
2
I'm measuring
wij maten
we measured
(de) meting
2
3
1. measurement 2. taking a measurement
(de) meter
meter (~3 feet, ~39¼ inches)
Recommended: Units, Dimensions and the Metric System
![[thermometer]](keuken/thermometer.jpg) (de) thermometer
 |
![[thermometers]](artwork4/thermometers200.jpg) thermometers
2 |
curvimeter
curvometer |
![[barometer]](artwork6/barometer200_3.jpg) (de) barometer
2
|
ride the wheel of the curvometer on a map to measure distances
(de) snelheidsmeter
2
speedometer
(de) diameter
2
diameter
(mate
2)
met mate
in moderation
mate van
level of, degree
(de) maatregel
measure (action taken)
(de) maatschappij
corporation // society, community
het) vergelijkingsmateriaal
2
3
material for comparison,
reference material
‑>>
't Irriteert me mateloos
2
It annoys me beyond measure
- I'm very annoyed by it
met twee maten meten
2
'Using two measuring systems (yardsticks)'
- applying double standards, a biased approach
Alles met mate
Everything in moderation
drinken met mate
drink (alcohol) [with] in
moderation
Jan Rap en z'n maat
['John "Wastewood" and his comrade']
'Bad people, punks'
Zeuren = to Nag, Complain too much
zeuren
2
3
to nag, complain too much
(de) zeurpiet
/
(de) zeurkous
a person who nags a lot,
complains about everything
Hij zit te zeuren
2
He is nagging, talking about irrelevant things
in a very annoying way.
Zit niet zo te zeuren!
2
Now stop that nagging!
Om van 't gezeur af te zijn
2
To put an end to,
be done with the nagging,
to get rid of the hassle, the pointless, annoying comments
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