 | Dutch | English | |
 | spreekw. Acht is meer dan duizend. | Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves. | |
| Partial Matches |
| verzorgen | to look after [take care of] | |
| letten | to take care of | |
| verzorgen | to take care of | |
| Unverified zorgen | to take care of | |
| geogr. Duin- en Bollenstreek {de} | Dune and Bulb Region [region in the Western Netherlands that features coastal dunes and the cultivation of flower bulbs] | |
| zeg. Als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel. | When the cat's away, the mice will play. | |
| lit. F Het wonderbaarlijke voorval met de hond in de nacht | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time [Mark Haddon] | |
| lit. F De vrouw en de aap [Peter Høeg] | The Woman and The Ape | |
| gehandicaptenzorg {de} | care of the disabled | |
| gehandicaptenzorg {de} | care of the handicapped | |
| film lit. F De oude man en de zee | The Old Man and the Sea [novel: Ernest Hemingway, film: John Sturges] | |
| 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] | |
| lit. F De droom van de Ier [Mario Vargas Llosa] | The Dream of the Celt | |
| lit. F De Romeinse lusthof | The Mansions of the Gods | |
| lit. F De heilige Antonio [Arnon Grunberg] | The Saint of the Impossible | |
| lit. F De stad en de honden [Mario Vargas Llosa] | The Time of the Hero | |
| lit. F Het boek van de lach en de vergetelheid [Milan Kundera] | The Book of Laughter and Forgetting | |
| midden op de dag {adv} | in the middle of the day | |
| in naam van de koning {adv} | in the name of the king | |
| spreekw. Nu komt de aap uit de mouw. | The cat is out of the bag. | |
| spreekw. Unverified Nu komt de aap uit de mouw | to let the cat out of the bag | |
| lit. F De schreeuw van het lam | The Silence of the Lambs [Thomas Harris] | |
| spreekw. met het verkeerde been uit bed stappen | to get up on the wrong side of the bed | |
| lit. F Een rooie aan de kant van de weg | Redhead by the Side of the Road [Anne Tyler] | |
| Hoe lang zal het duren ... ? | How long will it take ... ? | |
| pol. Republiek {de} der Unie van Myanmar | Republic of the Union of Myanmar | |
| kern {de} [van een zaak] | heart [fig.] [e.g. the heart of the matter] | |
| gesch. Unverified ginds {adv} | over there [on the other side of the Berlin wall] | |
| Unverified basya {de} [SN] | [Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority] | |
| 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.] | |
| geogr. urban. randstad {de} | Randstad {f} [West-Dutch conurbation comprising the cities of The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht] | |
| 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] | |
| valuta ponden {mv} | pounds | |
| 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] | |
| econ. kostenraming {de} | estimate [of the cost] | |
| wetenschapshistorisch {adj} | [pertaining to the history of science] | |
| astron. esot. Tweelingen {mv} <♊> [sterrenbeeld, astrologisch teken] | Gemini <♊> [constellation, sign of the zodiac] | |
| leeftijdgenoot {de} | peer [person of the same age] | |
| lievelingsseizoen {het} | favorite season [Am.] [of the year] | |
| sociol. jeugdidool {het} | teenage idol [idol of the young] | |
| entom. T | | |
| entom. T | | |
| gesch. Sahoere {de} [ook: Sahoera] [farao van de 5e dynastie] | Sahure [also: Sahura] [pharaoh of the 5th dynasty] | |
| vis T | | |
| en dergelijke <e.d.> | and the like | |
| voordeel hebben bij | to take advantage of | |
| matjok {het} [SN] | [the local variant of mahjong most widely played in Suriname] | |
