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121 verschuilen
〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich verschuilen〉♦voorbeelden:zich in een hoek verschuilen • hide (oneself) in a corner -
122 verstaanbaar
1 [duidelijk] audible2 [begrijpelijk] understandable♦voorbeelden:1 verstaanbaar spreken • speak audibly/clearlyzich verstaanbaar maken • 〈 in een vreemde taal〉 make oneself understood; 〈 bij veel lawaai〉 make oneself heard -
123 vleien
2 [aangenaam aandoen] flatter3 [aanhalig zijn] be affectionate♦voorbeelden:2 ik voelde me gevleid door haar antwoord • I was/felt flattered by her answerII 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich vleien〉1 [zichzelf hoop geven] flatter oneself (that)♦voorbeelden:1 zich vleien met de hoop dat … • flatter/indulge oneself with the hope that … -
124 vreten
vreten1〈 het〉1 [voer voor dieren] fodder 〈voor vee e.d.〉; food 〈voor huisdieren/wilde dieren〉; forage 〈voor paarden/koeien e.d.〉; 〈 van afval〉 slops2 [vulgair] [eten] grub, stuff————————vreten21 [vulgair] [met betrekking tot personen/eten] feed2 [informeel] [gulzig eten] stuff/cram/gorge (oneself)♦voorbeelden:1 dat is niet te vreten! • that's not fit for pigs!2 zich te barsten vreten • stuff oneself to the gullet/sickII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:het publiek vréét die schandaalverhaaltjes • the public simply laps up these scandalsdat toestel vréét stroom • this machine eats up electricity1 [knagen] eat (away), gnaw (at), prey (on)♦voorbeelden: -
125 waardig
2 [in overeenstemming met de betekenis/rang] worthy♦voorbeelden:zijn verlies waardig dragen • bear one's loss with dignityzich waardig gedragen • behave with dignity2 een koning • worthy of/fit for a kingiemand waardig ontvangen • give someone a worthy receptioneen betere zaak waardig • worthy of a better causezich iets waardig tonen • prove oneself (to be) worthy of something -
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127 wassen
wassen11 wax♦voorbeelden:————————wassen24 [beeldende kunst] wash♦voorbeelden:zich wassen • wash, have a wash; 〈 in bad ook〉 have/take a bath; 〈 voornamelijk dieren, met name kat〉 wash oneselfiets op de hand wassen • wash something by hand2 zij is aan het wassen • she is washing/doing the laundryhij wast voor haar • he does her washing1 [groeien] grow2 [stijgen, groter worden] rise♦voorbeelden:het wassende water • the rising water1 [met was bestrijken] wax -
128 water
1 [vloeistof] water3 [vaarwater] water 〈voornamelijk territoriale wateren; voornamelijk meervoud〉; 〈 waterweg〉 waterway4 [in algemeen zin als element] water6 [vloeistof die er als water uitziet] water8 [doorzichtigheid] water♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 op water en brood zitten/leven • be/live on bread and waterdat kan al het water van de zee niet afwassen • nothing can get rid of the shame/guilt (of it) 〈enz.〉; all the water of the sea couldn't wash that off/awaymet warm en koud stromend water • with hot and cold (running) waterzwaar water • heavy waterbang zijn zich aan (koud) water te branden • get cold feetwater bij de wijn doen • 〈 letterlijk〉 water the wine; 〈 figuurlijk〉 compromise, moderate one's demandsde bloemen water geven • water the flowers〈 met betrekking tot een schip〉 water maken/innemen • make/take in waterwater uit de bron/pomp/zee • well water, water from the pump, seawatereen smal/diep/ondiep water • a narrow/deep/shallow waterwayde Zeeuwse wateren • the waters/estuaries of Zeelandbij hoog water • at high water/tidebij laag water • at low water/tidestil water • dead/slack waterstromend water • running waterboven water komen • 〈 letterlijk〉 surface, come up for air; 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 (re)surface; 〈 figuurlijk ook〉 turn up (again)iets boven water halen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 unearth/dig up somethingeen schip te water laten • launch a shipiemands water bekijken • check someone's urinezijn water laten lopen • wet oneself/one's pantswater in de knie hebben • have water on the knee6 iets op sterk water zetten 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 • 〈 letterlijk〉 preserve something in formalin/alcohol; 〈 figuurlijk〉 keep something on icediamant van het zuiverste water • diamond of the first/purest water
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