Ik heb hoofdpijn
 |
'I have a headache' |
| Heb je hoofdpijn?
2 |
'Do you have a headache?'
- more
|
| |
|
Kop of munt?
|
Heads or Tails? (coin toss) |
| Kruis of munt?
2
|
Heads or Tails? (coin toss) |
|
Schijnt de zon of regent 't?
|
Is the sun shining or is it raining? |
|
Ben je voor of tegen?
|
Are your for or against? |
|
Kom je binnen of wil je buiten blijven?
|
Are you coming in or do you want to stay outside?
(I'm closing the door) |
|
Wil je kaas of ham op je brood?
|
Would you like cheese or ham on your bread? |
| |
| Vroeger of later
|
[Earlier] Sooner or later - sometime |
| vandaag of morgen
|
today or tomorrow - someday soon |
| nu of nooit
2
|
now or never |
| nooit ofte nimmer
2
|
[never or never] never |
| alles of niets
|
all or nothing |
| buigen of barsten
|
bend or [burst] break - be flexible or die |
| |
| een of ander
|
one or another (a bit negative, 'random') |
| om een-of-andere reden
2
|
For one reason or another
(implying: not a good reason) |
| |
|
Weer of geen weer
2
3
|
[Weather or no weather] Rain or shine |
|
meer of minder
|
more or less (amount, literally) |
|
Een kilo'tje meer of minder - wat maakt 't uit
|
'a kilo more or less' - what does it matter |
| min of meer
2
|
[less or more] 'more or less,'
meaning 'about, roughly' |
| |
| Is het warm of heb ik koorts?
2
|
Is it hot or do I have a fever? |
|
Heb ik koorts of is het warm?
2
|
Do I have a fever or is it hot? |
|
Wil je koffie of thee of iets fris?
2
3
|
Would you like coffee or tea or
[something fresh] a cold drink? |
|
Wil je koffie of thee of iets anders?
2
|
Would you like coffee or tea or something else? |
| |
| Rij jij of rij ik?
2
3
|
Are you driving or am I? - what a criticized driver may say |
| |
| Zonder blikken of blozen
2
|
'Without batting an eye [or blushing]'
- shamelessly doing something questionable |
| vorm of vent
2
|
structure or guy?
- schools of literary criticism: the structure of the
novel or the character of the author |
| |
| òf ... òf
2
|
either ... or |
| Je hebt òf wind mee, òf wind tegen
2
3
|
You either have [wind along] a tailwind, or you
have [wind-against] a headwind |
(the first òf
can be left out)
't Is hollen of stilstaan
2
3
4
|
[It's either running fast or standing still]
- When it rains it pours |
| en
2
|
and |
| peper en zout
2
3
slow
|
pepper and salt |
| brood en wijn
|
bread and wine |
| "Dames en Heren ..."
2
|
"Ladies and Gentlemen ..." (addressing a group) |
| dag en nacht
2
3
slow
|
day and night |
| hemel en aarde
|
heaven and earth |
| opkomst en neergang
2
|
rise and fall |
| rechten en plichten
2
3
|
rights and duties |
| een kunst en een kunde
2
|
an art and a skill |
| geboren en getogen
2
3
|
born and bred |
| leven en laten leven
|
live and let live |
| onder ons gezegd en gezwegen
2
|
[said and not said between us] - just between you
and me |
| twee en drie is vijf
|
2+3=5 |
| also: twee plus drie is vijf
|
2+3=5 |
| tussen 1940 en 1945
|
Between 1940 and 1945 |
| ... en toen werd het donker
2
3
|
... and then it [became] got dark |
| tot en met
2
|
up to and including, 'through' |
| Maandag tot en met zaterdag
|
Monday through Saturday |
| en/of
2
3
|
and/or |
| appels en/of peren
2
3
|
apples and/or pears |
| leerzaam en/of amusant
2
3
|
educational and/or entertaining |
| leerzaam en/of vermakelijk
2
3
|
educational and/or entertaining |
| om en om
2
3
|
[around and around] - alternating |
Neem de tweede weg links en dan de derde weg rechts
|
Alsof ik met m'n ogen dicht achteruit liep
2
3
|
As if I was walking backward
with (my) eyes closed |
|
Alsof er geen grotere problemen in de wereld zijn
|
As if there are no bigger problems
in the world |
| Alsof m'n mond in brand stond
2
|
As if my mouth was on fire |
|
't Was alsof de zon om middernacht opkwam
|
It was as if the sun rose at midnight |
| Alles om me heen lijkt zo langzaam,
alsof ìk in een hogere versnelling zit
|
Everything around me seems to be so slow,
as if I am in [a] higher gear |
| Het lijkt wel alsof iemand
heel ver weg af en toe op een trommel
slaat - dat zal m'n hartslag zijn
|
It's as if (like) someone far in the distance
from time to time hits a
drum - that's probably my heartbeat
- Slow Dutch |
![[Marco at Microphone]](artwork6/MarcoMicrofoonH150RT.jpg)