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 | spreekw. Acht is meer dan duizend. | Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves. | |
| gesch. persoonsbewijs {het} <PB> | [identity card required by the German administration during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands] | |
| Koningsdag {de} [NN] | King's Day [national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, marking the king's birthday] | |
| Ik heet ... | My name is ... | |
| gesch. Unverified ginds {adv} | over there [on the other side of the Berlin wall] | |
| kern {de} [van een zaak] | heart [fig.] [e.g. the heart of the matter] | |
| Het is mijn beurt. | It's my turn. | |
| Unverified baksies {de} [SN] | [something that is given free of charge with a purchase, usually more of the same product, by way of a discount.] | |
| Unverified basya {de} [SN] | [Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority] | |
| Georgiër {de} | Georgian [native of the country of Georgia] | |
| Met vriendelijke groeten, | Yours faithfully, [Br.] [at the end of a letter in which the recipient is not addressed by name] | |
| geogr. urban. randstad {de} | Randstad {f} [West-Dutch conurbation comprising the cities of The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht] | |
| geogr. Duin- en Bollenstreek {de} | Dune and Bulb Region [region in the Western Netherlands that features coastal dunes and the cultivation of flower bulbs] | |
| Unverified bazuinkoor {de} [SN] | [a small brass ensemble, often with percussion, that plays festive and religious music in the tradition of the Moravian Church on special occasions such as birthdays and funerals] | |
| spreekw. Nu komt de aap uit de mouw. | The cat is out of the bag. | |
| wetenschapshistorisch {adj} | [pertaining to the history of science] | |
| econ. kostenraming {de} | estimate [of the cost] | |
| sociol. jeugdidool {het} | teenage idol [idol of the young] | |
| leeftijdgenoot {de} | peer [person of the same age] | |
| lievelingsseizoen {het} | favorite season [Am.] [of the year] | |
| zeg. Als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel. | When the cat's away, the mice will play. | |
| astron. esot. Tweelingen {mv} <♊> [sterrenbeeld, astrologisch teken] | Gemini <♊> [constellation, sign of the zodiac] | |
| vis T | | |
| matjok {het} [SN] | [the local variant of mahjong most widely played in Suriname] | |
| inheemse {het} [SN] | [a person belonging to the indigenous population of any country or region] | |
| handel market. klantenkaart {de} | loyalty card | |
| handel spaarpunt {het} | loyalty point | |
| lit. F Het leven is elders [Milan Kundera] | Life Is Elsewhere | |
| Hoe laat is het? | What time is it? | |
| Wat is er aan de hand? | What is going on? | |
| spreekw. Aanval is de beste verdediging. | Offence is the best defence. [Br.] | |
| er is (geen) sprake van | it is (not) a matter of | |
| Wat is er? | What is the matter? | |
| Hij is niet wel. | He is unwell. | |
| spreekw. Een goed begin is het halve werk. | Well begun is half done. | |
| zeg. Het is zo helder als koffiedik. [ironisch] | It is as clear as mud. | |
| iem./iets is | sb./sth. is | |
| Wie is daar? | Who is there? | |
| gesch. Sahoere {de} [ook: Sahoera] [farao van de 5e dynastie] | Sahure [also: Sahura] [pharaoh of the 5th dynasty] | |
| doen {het} opnemen in een instelling | commitment [the official consignment of a person to a mental hospital or prison] | |
| iets is niet zo simpel als het lijkt | sth. is not as simple as it looks | |
| geogr. Georgia {het} [staat van de Verenigde Staten] | Georgia <GA> [Peach State, Empire State of the South] | |
| er is | there is | |
| dat is <d.i.> | that is <id est, i.e.> | |
| eren | to honour [Br.] | |
| eer {de} | honour [Br.] | |
| spreekw. Als een oude schuur brandt, is er geen blussen aan. [BN] | [If an old person falls in love, there's no stopping him. Literally: If an old barn catches fire, it's hard to put out the fire.] | |
| lit. F De eregast | A Guest of Honour [Nadine Gordimer] | |
| lit. F Het wonderbaarlijke voorval met de hond in de nacht | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time [Mark Haddon] | |
| vogelk. T | | |
