'to turn on' lights etc. // 'put
on' clothes etc. // cause grief, trouble
uitdoen
2
3
'turning off' lights etc. // 'taking off'
clothes etc. |
| Doe 't licht aan
2
3 |
Turn on the light |
| Doe het licht uit
2 |
Turn off the light |
| Doe laarzen aan
2
3 |
Put on boots |
| Doe je jas uit
2
3 |
Take off your coat |
| Wat doe je me aan!
2
|
[What are you doing to me!]
- You're causing me much grief |
|
Dat kun je me niet aandoen!
2
3
|
You can't do that to me!
(You're going to hurt my feelings) |
|
aankijken
2
3
4
looking a person in the eye //
wait and see |
| Een oude man
kijkt me aan in de
spiegel
2
3
4
5 |
In the mirror, an old man looks me in the
eye |
| Ik kijk 't even aan
2
3 |
I'll wait and see how the
situation develops, not taking action right away |
| oppassen
2
3
to look out, be careful, watch out (for) // to watch over |
| Pas op!
|
Watch out! Be careful! |
| Daar moet je mee oppassen
2
3
4
|
You should be careful with that,
You'd better be careful with that |
| uitkijken
to watch out, look out, look out for |
| Kijk uit!
2
3
4 |
Look out! Watch out! (be careful) |
| Je moet beter uitkijken
2 |
You should pay more attention |
| Ik ben erop uitgekeken
2
3
|
[I'm done looking at it] - I'm no longer
interested in it, I don't care for it anymore |
| doorgaan
2
to go on, to continue, 'to beat on'
|
| 't Leven gaat door
2 |
Life goes on |
| We kunnen niet zo doorgaan
2
3
4
|
We can't go on like this |
| ingrijpen
2
3
to intervene, take action |
| Het leger greep in
2
|
The army (the military) intervened, took
action |
| ingrijpende gevolgen
2
3
|
far-reaching, consequential consequences |
| opstaan
2
'to get up,' usually: 'get out of bed' |
| Ik sta elke dag vroeg op
2
|
I get up early every day |
| Hoe laat moet je opstaan?
2
|
What time do you need to get up? |
|
ophouden
2
to stop, end, come to an end |
| Houdt die herrie nooit op?
|
Is that noise never/ever going to stop? |
| Hou toch op!
2 |
Now stop that nonsense! Shut up!
I'm sick and tired or your talking |
| Hou er onmiddellijk mee op!
2
3
|
Now stop that (immediately) right away! |
|
Daar moet je mee ophouden
2
|
You should stop doing that |
| afblijven
2
3
4
to stay away from, do not touch! |
| Blijf eraf!
2
3
|
Don't touch it! (Stay away from it) |
| Je moet er afblijven
2
3
|
Don't touch it (you should not touch it) |
| meevallen
2
'turning out not to be as bad as expected' |
| tegenvallen
2
3
4
'to be worse than expected, to disappoint' |
| 't Valt mee
|
It's not as bad as expected |
| 't Valt tegen
|
It's worse than expected,
it's disappointing |
| 't Valt niet mee
2
3
|
It's not easy |
| 't Zal wel meevallen
2
3
|
[It will not be as bad as expected]
It won't be very bad |
| opzoeken
to look up, search for information
// to look up people, visit |
| Ik zocht het adres op
2
3
4 |
I looked up (searched for and found)
the address |
| Ik zocht hem op in het
bejaardenhuis
2
3
4 |
I looked him up, I visited him in the old
folks' home |
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