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Verdelen

verdelen		to divide // to distribute
ik verdeel		I divide // distribute
wij verdelen		we divide // distribute
ik verdeelde		I divided // distributed
wij verdeelden		we divided // distributed
ik heb verdeeld		I have divided // distributed
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Verdeel en heers 2 3 Divide and rule, divide and conquer De meningen zijn verdeeld 2 3 Opinions [are divided] vary Geen onverdeeld genoegen 2 3 ['No unmitigated pleasure'] - something not entirely pleasing een rechtvaardige verdeling 2 a fair, just distribution herverdelen to re-distribute

verdeelstekkers 3-way adapters

The root verb delen 2 means 'to share' or 'to divide' (in calculations) which sometimes comes down to the same thing

delen		to share // to divide
ik deel		I divide/share
wij delen		we divide/share
ik deelde		I divided/shared
wij deelden		we divided/shared
ik heb gedeeld		I have divided/shared

eerlijk delen 2 to share [honestly] fairly, make a fair division Eerlijk zullen we alles delen 2 We'll share everything fairly

kaarten delen to deal cards, give out playing cards

uitdelen 2 3 4 to hand out, distribute
Er staat iemand bijbels uit te delen 2 There's a [person] guy handing out bibles

meedelen 2 to announce, inform
(de) mededeling 2 announcement
Wij delen U mede dat ... 2 3 We inform you that ... (bureacratic)

(het) oordeel 2 judgement // sentence in court of law het Laatste Oordeel 2 3
the Last Judgment 't Is niet aan ons om te oordelen 2 3 4 It's not for (up to) us to judge (het) vooroordeel 2 prejudice, preconceived notion
bevooroordeeld 2 prejudiced, biased
ter dood veroordeeld 2 condemned to death

(het) deel 2 part, portion, share, volume
(de) deel 2 'threshing floor' deels 2 3 partly, in part
gedeelte 2 part, section, segment
gedeeltelijk 2 3 (gedeeltelijke 2) partial, partly (het) onderdeel part, division, branch, unit
(het) bestanddeel 2 ingredient, element, component also:  (het) ingrediënt 't overgrote deel 2 the major part, the vast majority (de) deeltijd part-time (the English word is often used) lichaamsdelen body parts ‑>>
deelnemen 2 to take part, participate

(het) voordeel advantage
(het) nadeel disadvantage
een ernstig nadeel 2 a serious disadvantage Wat zou daar het voordeel van zijn? 2 3 4 What could be the advantage of that? Je voordeel doen met 2 3 Doing something advantageous, seize an opportunity to your advantage (het) belastingvoordeel tax benefit, fiscal advantage

(het) aandeel 2 contribution // stock (in company) plural:  aandelen 2 stock, stocks

(het) voltooid deelwoord past participle ‑>>
(het) deelaanduidend woord 2 3 'partitives,'   'partitive phrases' ‑>>

bedelen (beDElen ) to apportion, distribute bedelen (BEdelen) to beg, ask for things
(de) bedelaar 2 beggar'

Vermijden

vermijden to avoid

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vermeed avoided

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vermeden avoided

See also: voorkomen (voorKOmen) 2 'to prevent, keep from happening'

Principe

Dringen

dringen to press etc.

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drong pressed etc.

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gedrongen pressed etc.

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The root verb dringen is not much used anymore, but several derived words are still common:
dringend 2 urgent, pressing
't Is dringend 2 It's urgent, it can't wait Ze wil je dringend spreken 2 She wants to talk to you urgently Ze moet je dringend spreken 2 She urgently wants to talk to you

(de) aandrang 2 3 urge
aandringen op 2 3 to urge, press for, insist on ergens op aandringen 2 to urge, press for something Ze drongen aan op spoed 2 3 they urged hurry, to be quick

iets opdringen 2 to thrust, press, urge something (on someone) verdringen 2 1. to push away, push aside
2. to supplant, supersede, repress voordringen 2 3 to push forward, not awaiting your turn, 'jumping the queue'

Bepalen = to Determine

(het) lidwoord 2 article ->>
bepaald lidwoord 'definite article' ('the' - de, het, 't)
onbepaald lidwoord 'indefinite article' ('a' - een, 'n)

(de) onbepaalde wijs (verb) infinitive

onder bepaalde omstandigheden 2 3 under certain (a defined set of) circumstances

Twijfel = Doubt

Ik begin te twijfelen 2 3 I'm starting to doubt Ik begin aan alles te twijfelen 2 3 I'm starting to have doubts about everything Ik ben gaan twijfelen I've begun to have doubts Dat betwijfel ik 2 I doubt that, I have my doubts about that

(de) Maat = Size // Measure // Comrade -- Meten = to Measure

maatbekers maatlepeltjes

maatglazen See also: Tools

rolmaten

duimstokken

(de) schuifmaat

linialen

centimeter

(de) weegschaal

(de) weegschaal

weegschaal

weegschaal

(de) driekwartsmaat three-four (3/4) time - more Music

'Meten'   'to measure' is a strong verb:

meten to measure

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mat measured

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gemeten measured

meten to measure

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ik meet I measure

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wij meten we measure

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ik mat I measured

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wij maten we measured

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ik heb gemeten I have measured

(de) meting 2 3 1. measurement 2. taking a measurement
(de) meter meter (~3 feet, ~39¼ inches)
Recommended: Units, Dimensions and the Metric System

(de) thermometer

thermometers 2

curvimeter curvometer

(de) barometer 2

(mate 2)
met mate in moderation
mate van level of, degree

(de) maatregel measure (action taken) - more below
(de) maatschappij corporation // society, community

het) vergelijkingsmateriaal 2 3 material for comparison, reference material ‑>>

't Irriteert me mateloos 2 It annoys me beyond measure - I'm very annoyed by it met twee maten meten 2 'Using two measuring systems (yardsticks)' - applying double standards, a biased approach Alles met mate Everything in moderation drinken met mate drink (alcohol) [with] in moderation Jan Rap en z'n maat ['John "Wastewood" and his comrade'] 'Bad people, punks'

Grootte = Size - afmetingen = Dimensions

'grootte' sounds the same as  'grote' 2 (large)  - groot-te, gro-te ‑>>

groot 2 3 4 5 large; big; tall; great ‑>>

klein 2 3 4 5 small, little ‑>>

(de) lengte 2 length lang long, tall ‑>> kort short ‑>>

breedte width breed wide ↓↓ wijd wide ↓↓ smal narrow ↓↓   nauw 2 3 narrow ↓↓

(de) hoogte 2 height hoog 2 3 high ↓↓ laag 2 3 4 low ↓↓

(de) diepte 2 depth		(de) dikte 2 thickness		(de) afstand distance
diep 2 deep ↓↓		dik fat, thick ↓↓		ver 2 3 far / ver weg 2 3 far away ‑>>
ondiep 2		dun thin, slender ↓↓ mager thin, skinny ↓↓		dichtbij close by ‑>>

The Dutch word (de) dimensie 2 3 does not mean 'size' or 'measurements' like the English plural 'dimensions.' It's a mostly scientific term, for instance about defining locations in space: length, breadth and heigth. The fourth dimension de vierde dimensie 2 3 has to with time (if I understand it correctly.)

Hoog = High

(de) hoogte 2 height

hoge kosten 2 3 high cost[s] (de) hoge snelheid 2 3 4 high speed met hoge snelheid 2 at high speed (de) hoge vlucht 2 boom, expansion (great success, rapid growth) Ik heb hoge koorts I have a high fever geen hoge verwachtingen 2 3 no [high] great expectations een hoge katterug a cat's [high] arched back hoge schoenen 2 3 ['high shoes'] (laced) boots, ankle boots Hoge bomen vangen veel wind ['Tall trees catch much wind'] - The high, mighty and famous catch much flak, get a lot of criticism Veel vraag en weinig aanbod betekent hoge prijzen 2 [Much] High demand and [little] low supply means high prices

(het) hogedrukgebied 2 3 high-pressure area
(de) hogeschool 2 ~college // one-field university (engineering or agriculture) (de) landbouwhogeschool 2 3 4 agriculture college and university

hoogstens 2 at most
't Is hoogstens een uur werk 2 It's at most an hour of work\
minstens 2 at least ‑>>
(het) hoogtepunt 2 3 high point, 'zenith'
(de) hoogtevrees 2 fear of heights
hooghartig 2 arrogant, 'haughty'
uit de hoogte 2 3 4 5 'from a height' - arrogantly, feeling superior, 'haughty' ‑>> 'Hoogachtend, ...' 2 'Yours Truly, ...' - traditional ending of formal letter (de) hoogleraar 2 formal job title of a professor
"professor" (de) hoogspanning 2 high [tension] voltage ‑>>
(de) hoogspanningsmast power pylon
huizenhoog 2 3 4 [high as houses] - very high, usually figuratively

omhoog 2 3 up, upwards We klommen omhoog We climbed up ‑>>

hoogste tijd high time, very urgent 't Is hoog tijd 2 It's high time (action is urgent) hoogst zelden 2 [highest seldom] very rarely, almost never hoogstwaarschijnlijk 2 most likely ‑>>

hoogtijdagen 2 ['Days of high tide'] - heyday, the high point, prime, 'when they were at their best'
((de) vloed 'flow, high tide'

Laag = Low

op een laag pitje [on a low burner] on the back burner - something given low priority, not pursued vigorously We waren vergeten de verwarming laag te zetten 2 We had forgotten to turn the heater [low] down (de) lage prijs 2 3 4 low price Een lage olieprijs betekent minder elektrische auto's 2 A low oil price means fewer electric cars lage snelheden 2 3 low speeds

(de) lagere school 2 [lower] elementary school Hij zit op de lagere school 2 3 He's in elementary school

omlaag 2 down, downwards We gleden omlaag 2 We slid down ‑>>

(de) laag 2 3 4 layer
plural:  lagen 2 layers
(het) laagje 2 thin layer

de laag erboven 2 the layer above vier lagen verf 4 layers of paint een dun laagje sneeuw 2 3 a thin layer of snow (de) hinderlaag 2 ambush
lagen leggen to prepare (figurative) ambushes listen en lagen 2 3 tricks and traps, ambushes (de) nederlaag defeat

wij lagen we were lying down Ze lagen te slapen They were sleeping

Diep = Deep

(de) diepte 2 'depth'

diepgang 2 'depth' 1. literally: draught (how deep is a ship in the water?)
2. figuratively: profundity, ~seriousness diepgaand 2 3 in-depth, profound, thorough diepzinnig 2 [deep-thinking] - profound diepvries 2 3 freezer (het) dieptepunt 2 low point, lowest point, 'nadir,' 'rock bottom'

diep ademhalen breathe deep
Haal diep adem 2 Take a deep breath -or- take deep breaths Doe het brood in de diepvries 2 3 Put the bread in the freezer Uit 't diepst van m'n hart 2 'From the [deepest] bottom of my heart'

(de) verdieping 'floor,' storey
plural: verdiepingen 2 'floors' ‑>>
(1e) eerste verdieping (2nd) second floor (2e) tweede verdieping 2 (3rd) third floor (de) begane grond (1st) first (ground) floor de verdieping eronder 2 the floor [under it] below

Breed, wijd = Wide

(de) breedte width

de Brede Weg 2 Broadway - in Dutch New York
(de) Breedstraat a street name
De rivier was te breed om over te zwemmen 2 3 The river was too wide to swim across hemelsbreed 2 1. distance measured as a straight line, 'as a bird flies,' not measured as roads distance
2. very large, enormous

wijd (wijde 2 - wijd / wijde 2) - 'wide' is less common
evenwijdig / evenwijdige 2 [equal-width] - parallel
(de) reikwijdte 2 'reach,' extent
(de) Wijde Wormer a 1626 polder
Wereldwijde week van de veiligheid 2 'Global safety week' - a company slogan I thought up wijd en zijd 2 far and wide

Smal, nauw = Narrow

'Holland at its most narrow'
- in Dutch,  'Holland' 2 means only a part of the country of The Netherlands - more. Before the great land reclamations, there used to be a narrow strip of land North-West of Amsterdam connecting two parts of the county of Holland. Later, the expression came to mean 'Dutchmen in their most narrow-minded attitude.'

klein 2 3 4 5 ‑>>

nauw 2 3 (nauwe 2) narrow
nauwe pijpen 2 3 narrow pant legs, 'skinny pants' 't Komt niet zo nauw 2 'There is no need for much precision or strictness, there is a lot of leeway, a wide margin' (de) speling 2 margin, 'give'
Het Nauw van Calais 2 The Narrows of Calais, The Straits of Dover benauwd 2 (benauwde - benauwd / benauwde ) difficulty breathing // afraid, anxious // stuffy (room) nauwelijks 2 barely, almost no, narrowly ‑>>
nauwkeurig careful, precise

strak 2 tight-fitting (clothes)

Dik = Fat, thick - Dun, Mager = Thin, Skinny, Slender

(de) dikte 2 - [thickness] depth, girth (fatness)

'door dik en dun' 'through thick and thin'
De dikke en de dunne 2 'the fat one and the skinny one' - Laurel & Hardy "dikke kans!" 2 a good chance // "fat chance!" (ironic, meaning: zero chance!) (de) dikdoener [(fat) big-doer, person pretending to be important] - big-mouth 't Is dik aan 2 (slang) [It's on thick] - They're deeply in love, they're very much attracted to each other koffiedik kijken 2 3 [looking at coffee dregs, wet coffee grounds] - 'reading tea leaves' - to foretell, predicting the future Is het ijs dik genoeg? 2 3 4 Is the ice thick enough? ‑>>

dun (dunne 2 - dun / dunne 2) - thin, skinny
'door dik en dun' 'through thick and thin'
De dikke en de dunne 2 the fat one and the skinny one' - Laurel & Hardy verdunnen 2 3 to dilute

mager (magere 2 - mager / magere 2) skinny, 'thin' - think of: 'meager' M'n zoon is net zo mager als ik My son is just as skinny as I broodmager very skinny (only eating bread?)
magere melk 2 ['skinny'] nonfat, skim milk
een mager zonnetje 2 a pale, powerless sun
Magere Hein 'Skinny Henry' - the Grim Reaper

Lust = desire // lust, passion // delight, interest, joy

(de) eetlust 2 'appetite'
't Bederft m'n eetlust 2 It [ruins] spoils my appetite

lusteloos 2 3 'listless,' - "not interested in anything, doesn't feel like doing anything"

lusten en lasten pleasures and duties z'n lust en z'n leven [his joy and his life] - the joy of his life, the most important things for him

" Da' lus' ik nie' "
'Dat lust ik niet' 'I don't like that, I don't want to eat it' (not a polite thing to say) Hij lust geen spruitjes 2 He doesn't like Brussels sprouts

Hij lust er wel pap van 2 3 ['~he would really like it as porridge'- -> he would like it for dessert too, he likes it as much as the dessert] - A food or pleasant activity he can't get enough of
Margreet Hirs told me the meaning of the saying and gave an explanation

Wat de boer niet kent dat lust-ie niet 2 3 4 ['What the peasant doesn't know he doesn't like'] - 'The peasant doesn't like the unfamiliar' - commenting on a reluctance to even taste unfamiliar food

onlusten 2 riots, disturbances

Exemplaar  and Kopie

(het) exemplaar 2 3 4

Zeuren = to Nag, Complain too much

(de) regel  - rule, regulation, prinicple

een uitzondering op de regel 2 3 4 an exception to the rule 'De uitzondering die de regel bevestigt' 2 'The exception that confirms, proves the rule' - nonsense remark: if there is one counter-example ((het) tegenvoorbeeld 2 the rule is invalid
volgens de regels 2 according to the rules Leer de regels Learn the rules Leer me de regels Teach me the rules Ik ken de regels ... 2 I know the rules ... or:  Ik weet wat de regels zijn ... 2 3 I know what the rules are ... ... maar ik heb er moeite mee ... 2 3 4 ... but I have difficulty ... ... ze toe te passen 2 3 ... applying them -or- ... ze in de praktijk te brengen 2 ... putting them into practice, applying them

'n zootje ongeregeld 2 3 a bunch of bad people // a batch of mixed junk

(de) maatregel measure, action (taken)
voorzorgsmaatregelen preventive, precautionary measures
vergaande maatregelen 2 [far-reaching] extensive, drastic measures Het verzet tegen de maatregelen 2 3 The resistance against the measures, rules

Tussen de regels door lezen 2 3 'Reading between the lines' - to notice not just what's written but also what's implied and/or left out

Volgen = to follow - and related words

I am attacking - follow me.
Ascribed to Rear Admiral Karel Doorman at the Battle of the Java Sea, 1942, his last message - but it may have been just a flag signal

achtervolgen		to pursue, follow
ik achtervolg		I'm pursuing
ik achtervolgde		I pursued
ik heb achtervolgd		I have pursued

volgend 2 / volgend/volgende 2 next vorig / vorig/vorige 2 previous, last volgend jaar 2 next year
vorig jaar last year
volgende week maandag 2 next week Monday vorige week dinsdag 2 Tuesday last week more volgend next and vorig previous,last

volgens according to
Volgens mij ... 2 3 [According to me ...] - I think ... volgens de regels 2 according to the rules Volgens Goropius spraken Adam en Eva Nederlands 2 According to Goropius, Adam and Eve spoke Dutch Volgens het weerbericht gaat het morgen regenen. According to the weather forecast it is going to rain tomorrow. Volgens 't weerbericht wordt 't vandaag zevenentwintig graden. 2 3 According to the weather forecast it's going to be 27 degrees today.

(het) gevolg result, outcome, effect
oorzaak en gevolg 2 3 cause and effect (de) oorzaak cause Hier ziet men de gevolgen 2 3 4 Here [one sees] you see the results, the consequences more cause oorzaak  and effect gevolg

(de) volgorde 2 3 sequence, order
(de) woordvolgorde 2 3 4 word order, sentence structure
in die volgorde 2 3 in that order, sequence

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