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1 knie
♦voorbeelden:met knikkende/trillende knieën • with trembling/shaking kneesde knieën zijn versleten • the knees are worneen knie in een kachelpijp • an elbow in a stove-pipe〈 figuurlijk〉 iets onder de knie krijgen • master something, get the hang/knack of somethinghij sloeg zich op de knieën van pret • he slapped his thigh with mirthiemand op de knieën brengen/dwingen • bring/force someone to his kneeseen rok tot op de knie • a knee-length skirt -
2 een buiging maken
v. curtsy, bow by bending the knees and lowering the body -
3 kniebroek
n. knee breeches, pants that reach to the knees; knickerbockers, short pants that are gathered at the knee -
4 nijgen
v. curtsy, bow by bending the knees and lowering the body -
5 nijging
n. curtsy, bow made by bending the knees and lowering the body; obeisance, gesture of respect and deep reverence -
6 knikkebenen
v. give at the knees -
7 de knieën zijn versleten
de knieën zijn versletenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de knieën zijn versleten
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8 kniehoogte
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9 tot op kniehoogte
tot op kniehoogteup to the knees, to knee-heightVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > tot op kniehoogte
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10 kruipen
1 [met betrekking tot mensen] creep, crawl2 [met betrekking tot dieren] crawl3 [met betrekking tot planten] creep, trail5 [onderdanig zijn] crawl6 [schuilplaats zoeken bij] 〈zie voorbeelden 6〉♦voorbeelden:1 op handen en voeten kruipen • crawl on hands and knees/on all foursde stoet kroop over de weg • the procession crawled along the road5 voor iemand kruipen • crawl/grovel before/to someonebij elkaar kruipen • huddle together -
11 basviool
n. cello, large four-stringed instrument of the violin family that is played with a bow while resting upright between the player's knees -
12 cello
n. cello, large four-stringed instrument of the violin family that is played with a bow while resting upright between the player's knees -
13 kniebuiging
n. kneeling, act of bending down on the knee or knees; genuflection (Roman Catholicism) -
14 knielen
v. kneel, rest on the knee or knees; genuflect (Roman Catholicism) -
15 knieling
adj. kneeling, act of bending down on the knee or knees; genuflection (Roman Catholicism) -
16 knikken
3 [het hoofd op en neer laten gaan] nod4 [techniek, technologie] [zijdelings uitbuigen onder druk] buckle♦voorbeelden:ja knikken • nod (assent)II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉 -
17 neervallen
1 [op de grond vallen] fall/drop down2 [neerhangen] fall, hang3 [neerknielen] fall/drop down on one's knees4 [gaan zitten] drop/flop (down)♦voorbeelden:1 dood neervallen • fall/drop down deadwerken tot men erbij neervalt • work oneself to death, work one's fingers to the bone4 zij liet zich in een stoel neervallen • she dropped/flopped into a chair -
18 optrekken
1 [zich begeven] go, move2 [met betrekking tot auto's] accelerate3 [leger] march, advance4 [zich bezighouden met] 〈 zorgen voor〉 be busy (with), take care (of); 〈 omgaan met〉 hang around (with)♦voorbeelden:2 snel optrekken • accelerate quickly/rapidly4 samen optrekken • hang/go around together5 de mist trekt op • the fog is lifting/risingII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 met opgetrokken knieën • with one's knees pulled up/raisedde wenkbrauwen optrekken • raise one's eyebrows2 een muur optrekken • put up/erect a wallIII 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich optrekken〉1 [steun vinden] lean on♦voorbeelden:
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