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1 wentelen
♦voorbeelden:de wielen wentelen om hun as • the wheels revolve/rotate about their axes -
2 omdraaien
v. turn, turn over, wheel round, revolve, screw, wring -
3 omwentelen
v. revolve, rotate -
4 overdenken
v. consider, meditate, think, think over, see, cogitate, ponder, mull over, muse about, muse on, chew, revolve -
5 overpeinzen
v. meditate, cogitate, contemplate, muse about, muse on, ponder, revolve, lucubrate, speculate -
6 wentelen
v. roll, revolve, welter, wallow, wheel, orbit -
7 draaien
• to revolve• to rotate• to swivel• to turn -
8 as
as2 [(denkbeeldige) lijn door het midden] axis4 [muziek] A flat♦voorbeelden:een stad in de as leggen • reduce a city to ashes〈 spreekwoord〉 as is verbrande turf • if the sky falls, we shall catch larks -
9 de wielen wentelen om hun as
de wielen wentelen om hun asthe wheels revolve/rotate about their axesVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de wielen wentelen om hun as
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10 draaien
4 [in een toestand brengen] turn5 [telefoonnummer kiezen] dial7 [afspelen] play♦voorbeelden:een sjekkie draaien • roll a cigarettehet gas hoger/lager draaien • turn the gas up/downeen deur op slot draaien • lock a dooreen plaat draaien • play a record1 [zich rond een middelpunt bewegen] turn (around) ⇒ revolve, rotate, 〈 planeten〉 orbit, 〈 om as〉 pivot, 〈 snel, tollend〉 spin, 〈 snel, tollend〉 gyrate, 〈 snel, tollend〉 whirl3 [draaiend komen of gaan] turn (one's way) into/out of4 [niet voor de waarheid uitkomen] be evasive5 [vertoond worden] be on/shown♦voorbeelden:een draaiende bal • a spinning ballin het rond draaien • turn/spin roundde aarde draait om de zon • the earth revolves/orbits around the sunzit niet zo te draaien! • stop fidgeting!met de ogen draaien • roll one's eyesde weg draaide scherp naar links • the road made a sharp turn to the leftde auto draait de hoek om • the car is turning the corner6 met winst/verlies draaien • work at a profit/lossde zaak draaiende houden • keep things goingeen programma laten draaien op de computer • run a program on the computerhet team draaide uitstekend • the team was functioning extremely well -
11 om zijn as draaien
om zijn as draaienVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > om zijn as draaien
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12 omdraaien
1 [een draai maken om] turn (round)4 [figuurlijk] [van mening veranderen] swing /shift/switch round♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 [met betrekking tot situaties] reverse ⇒ swing/shift round♦voorbeelden:het contact(sleuteltje) omdraaien • turn the ignition keyzich omdraaien • turn/roll over (on one's side)de zaak omdraaien • twist/turn things round -
13 omwentelen
II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 [omkeren] turn (round)♦voorbeelden:het varken wentelde zich om in de modder • the pig was wallowing in the mud -
14 ronddraaien
1 [in de rondte draaien] turn (round) ⇒ 〈 snel〉 spin (round), 〈 wetenschappelijk〉 revolve, 〈 wetenschappelijk〉 rotate, 〈 zeldzaam〉 gyrate2 [bewegen om] move round♦voorbeelden:1 een ronddraaiende beweging • a turning/spinning/revolving/rotating movementronddraaien in een cirkel, kringetje • go round in circles -
15 roteren
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