Disambiguation: Many common words can have more than one meaning, with
different translations
List of Prepositions and Other 'Little Words'
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Haast
'hurry, haste' - "It's urgent"
'almost' - "It's almost unbelievable"
Disambiguation: Dutch 'Haast'
- Multiple Meanings and Related Words
1. 'haast'
= 'hurry, haste'
(de) haast
hurry, haste haastig
2
3
hurriedly, hastily, hasty gehaast
2
3
hurried, hurriedly zich haasten
to hurry, make haste
Er is haast bij
2
3
4
'It is urgent' Er is geen haast bij
2
there's no need for hurry, there is no rush'
't Heeft geen haast
2
'there's no need for hurry, there is no rush'
Haastige spoed is zelden goed
slow
"Hasty speed is seldom good"
- 'Hurry is rarely useful' Ik zal me haasten
2
3
4
I'll hurry
Haast je als je de tijd hebt, dan heb je de tijd als je haast hebt
- 'Hurry when you have time, then you'll have time when you're
in a hurry' (informal, singular 'you')
- 'Hurry when you have time, then you'll have time when you're
in a hurry' (polite 'you')
Synomyms, Alternates and
Related Words
(de) spoed
haste, speed, rush, urgency spoedig
soon (het) spoedgeval
2
3
urgent case, emergency gauw
2
quick, soon dringend
2
urgent, pressing urgent
2
urgent, requiring prompt action (de) urgentie
urgency binnenkort
2
['within a short time'] - soon
zo spoedig mogelijk
2
ASAP, 'As soon as possible'
Haastige spoed is zelden goed
slow
"Hasty speed is seldom good"
- 'Hurry is rarely useful' Tot gauw!
See you soon!
Kom gauw!
2
3
Come quick!
in de gauwigheid
in the rush of things, because I had to act quickly
Ik kan zo gauw geen voorbeeld bedenken
2
3
I cannot think of an example [that quickly] right away Moeten we al zo gauw weg?
2
3
Do we have to leave that [quickly] soon? Ik hoop er gauw naar te kunnen kijken
2
3
I hope [to be able] to have a look at it
soon 't Is dringend
2
It is urgent Ze wil je dringend spreken
2
She wants to talk to you urgently Ze moet je dringend spreken
2
She urgently needs to talk to you Er zijn binnenkort verkiezingen
2
There will be elections soon
The verb 'schieten'
2 means 'to
shoot.' It's a
strong verb :
schietento shoot
-
schoot
-
geschoten
schietento shoot
-
ik schietI shoot
-
wij schietenwe shoot
-
ik schootI shot
-
wij schotenwe shot
-
ik heb geschotenI have shot
-
2
Schieten op kleiduiven
2
3
Shooting at clay pigeons
He shot an arrow at the tree op
for a general or mulltiple targets,
naar
for a single target
The compound verb 'opschieten' means 'to hurry' and there
is a phrase
'goed kunnen opschieten met'
2
3
Ik zal opschieten
2
I'll hurry Schiet op!
2
Hurry up! 't Schiet op
2
It's progressing nicely, it's almost done Ik kan goed opschieten met Jan
2
3
I get on well with Jan, I like Jan
Dutch has a word kwiek
2 that's clearly
related to English 'quick,' but it's not much used and it has come to
mean 'lively.' (Het) kwik
(het) kwikstaartje
'snel
(snelle
2
3 - snel / snelle
)
(de) snelheid
2
speed (de) versnelling
2
accelaration (de) zwaartekracht
2
3
gravity (de) vaart
2
speed // momentum, built-up speed versnellingen
2
3
'gears' (bike, car) (de) stroomversnelling
2
'rapids' (whitewater) te snel
2
too fast
(de) snelweg
highway, freeway (de) sneltrein
fast train, express (de) sneltreinvaart
2
rapid pace (de) snelkookpan
pressure cooker bliksemsnel
2
[lightning-fast] (de) snelheidsmeter
2
speedometer
vlug
2
quick, fast, rapid (vlug / vlugge
2
quick, fast, rapid)
vliegensvlug
[flying-fast] very quick (het) vluggertje
speed-chess match (10-minutes)
(de) hoge snelheid
2
3
high speed lage snelheden
2
3
low speeds 'n snelle reactie
2
3
a quick reaction snel eten
to eat quickly, eating fast 't Ging zo snel
2
3
4
It [went] happened so fast Het is te snel voor mij
2
It's too fast for me U praat te snel voor mij
2
3
You're talking too fast (for me) Hij verfde het huis snel
2
He painted the house quickly Hij drinkt snel een biertje
2
He's quickly drinking a beer Hij berekende snel het verschil
2
He quickly calculated what the difference was Hij deed 't werk snel
2
3
He quickly did the work,
he finished the job quickly Hij bedacht snel een smoesje
2
3
He quickly [thought up] made up an excuse Ze zwemt snel
She swims fast, she's a fast swimmer De boot vaart snel
The [boat] ship [sails] moves fast,
it's a fast boat met hoge snelheid
2
at high speed vaart verliezen
2
3
[losing speed] slowing down, decelerate in vliegende vaart
[at flying speed] at very high speed // quickly in volle vaart
'at full throttle,' ~high speed Ik gaf haar snel een knipoogje
I quickly winked at her
Hij vertelde
ons snel een paar mopjes
2
He quickly told us a few jokes
2
The scout quickly told the colonel what he had
seen
2
3
4
['However quick a lie may be,
the truth will overtake it']
- Lies won't last, the truth will come out eventually
2
3
When you do the work quickly
you'll get more money
Dutch 'hard'
(harde
2
- hard / harde
)
can mean
'not soft' (literally and figuratively) like in English,
and it can like in English mean
'requiring great effort' - 'with great force' or 'with energy or
speed' and 'intense,
powerful' but Dutch
'hard' is not completely equivalent to English 'hard.'
It can also mean 'loud' and 'fast.'
zacht
'soft' see below
hardgekookt ei
2
3
hard-boiled egg harde harten
'hard hearts'
(unmoved by sympathy, don't feel your pain) hardvochtig
2
3
hard-hearted, heartless ('hard' people)
Hij werkt hard
He's working hard Er moet nog hard gewerkt
worden
There still needs to be (a lot of) hard work done,
It still needs a lot of hard work Harder werken aan Nederlands leren
Work harder on learning Dutch (a resolution) keihard
2
3
hard, powerful, high-energy, with much effort Gaat 't hard regenen?
Is it going to rain hard? Als 't hard regent blijf ik thuis
2
If it's raining hard I'll stay home Heb ik hard genoeg geschopt?
Did I kick (the ball) hard enough? Gisteren schopte ik niet hard genoeg
Yesterday I didn't kick (the ball) hard enough
Ik had de bal harder willen schoppen
I had wanted to kick the ball harder.
Hij schopt de bal heel hard
2
He's kicking the ball very hard
Dutch 'hard' with words of sound can also mean 'loud'
Hij lacht hard
He's laughing loudly hard praten
2
to talk loudly harde muziek
2
loud music keihard
2
3
very loud
See also: The Senses: Hearing
English 'driving hard' means to really put energy into it, making a
serious effort, and it also means 'pushing hard,' literally and
figuratively, while
Dutch 'hard rijden'
2 'hard' means 'fast.'
hardlopen
2
3
['to walk fast'] - to run
hardlopento run -
ik loop hardI'm running -
ik liep hardI ran -
ik heb hardgelopenI have run
2
3
Morgen wil ik gaan hardlopen
2
Tomorrow I want to go running ik rij(d) te hard
2
I'm driving (or riding) too fast Hij kan erg hard fietsen
2
He can ride a bike very fast, he is a very fast biker
Keep in mind that Dutch 'rijden
2 means both
'to drive' and 'to ride.' It's a strong verb:
rijdento ride/to drive
reeddrove/rode
geredendriven/ridden
rijdento ride/to drive -
ik rijdI drive/ride -
wij rijdenwe drive/ride -
ik reedI drove/rode -
wij redenwe drove/rode -
ik heb gereden/I have driven/ridden
2
The opposite of 'snel
'fast, quick, rapid' is
'langzaam'
(langzame
2
3 - langzaam/langzame
)
'slow.' The Z is often 'softened' to an S:
"langsaam"
2 ("langsaam/langsame"
2 )
Ik loop langzaam
I'm walking slowly, I'm a slow walker Ik reed heel langzaam naar huis
2
I drove/rode home very slow Je reed te langzaam
2
You were driving/riding too slow langzaam aan
2
Go slow, don't rush, take it easy langzaam maar zeker
2
3
slowly but certainly De vader voerde het
kind langzaam een bord pap
2
3
The dad slowly fed the child a plateful
of porridge Dit is (niet) verschrikkelijk langzaam
slow
2
This is (not) terribly slow. Verschrikkelijk langzaam
slow
2
Terribly slow langzamerhand
2
3
[slowly] - gradually See and Hear also:
Slow Dutch
traag
2
slow, sluggish, languid Onnatuurlijk traag
slow
2
3
Unnaturally tardy, sluggish
- more Slow Dutch (de) vertraging
2
delay Ik had vertraging
2
3
'I was late' (there was a delay) 't Leidde tot veel vertraging
2
3
It led to much delay, it caused much delay not related: (de) tragedie
2
3
tragedy and tragisch
2
(tragische
)
tragic
'Patience' is (het) geduld
2
geduldig
2
3
ongeduldig
2
(de) patiënt
- Medical
'Patience'
2
3
in Dutch (French pronunciation)
Geduldig zijn
Be patient (a resolution ->> Geduld oefenen
['Exercise patience'] - Be patient (a bit old-fashioned) Geduld is een schone zaak
Patience is a beautiful thing, patience is good Hij wachtte geduldig op z'n beurt
2
3
He waited patiently for his turn Hij onderging de behandeling geduldig
2
He patiently underwent the treatment
Dutch rustig
(rustige
2
3
means 'not hurried' - 'calm, peaceful, quiet, steady, not much activity'
Alles was rustig
All was quiet rustig aan
2
don't rush, take it easy, calm down rustig rijden
drive calmly, don't rush rustig maar
2
3
4
5
"there, there"
(trying to comfort an upset person) Drink eerst even
rustig een kopje thee
2
First take a moment
to relax and drink a cup of tea Ik vind 't wel rustig
2
(3 )
~I like the quiet (of it)
(de) rust
2
is 'rest,' a period of quiet and recuperation;
rusten
2 rest'
- more
(de) onrust
'unrest, turmoil; restlessness'
See also: stil
2
(stil / stille
2 )
'quiet, silent, no sound'
‑>>
'Zacht
( zachte
2 -
zacht / zachte
)
is 'soft'
zachtjes
'softly, gently, carefully'
zachtaardig
2
kind-hearted, sweet-natured, mild-mannered
(een) zachtgekookt ei
2
3
soft-boiled egg (still-liquid yolk) Zacht als boter
2
Soft as butter Zo zacht als boter
As soft as butter Even zacht als boter
2
Just as soft as butter Voel hoe zacht de stof is!
2
3
Feel how soft the fabric is! zachte muziek
2
3
soft music (not loud) een zachte stem
2
3
a quiet voice (not loud) Hij zei heel zachtjes 'ja'
2
3
He said 'yes' very softly een zachte winter
2
3
a mild Winter een zacht prijsje
2
3
'a soft price' - a rather low price,
possibly fishy
Zachtjes aan, dan breekt het lijntje niet
slow
slow2
[Go [softly] slow so the [line]
rope doesn't break] - Easy does it
The pronunciation of the G in the South of
The Netherlands and in
the North of Belgium is called
(de) 'zachte G'
2
3 - more
2
'Great, majestic with a soft G'
(A Guus Meeuwis show)
2
3
2. 'haast'
= 'almost, nearly'
'Haast'
can also be an adverb meaning 'almost, nearly.'
'Welhaast'
2
3
't Is haast onmogelijk
2
3
It's nearly impossible 't Is welhaast onmogelijk
2
3
It's nearly (well nigh?) impossible Dat is haast niet te doen
2
3
That's almost impossible (to do) - it's going to be a very
difficult job 't Is haast ongelooflijk
2
It is almost unbelievable, it's hard to believe
Er is haast geen geld
2
3
There is [almost no, hardly any] very little money
Je zou haast denken ...
2
3
You would almost think ...
Hij heeft haast niks gegeten
2
3
He [ate almost nothing] barely ate anything
Synomyms, Alternates and
Related Words
Bijna
2 is also a
common word for 'almost, nearly, barely'
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