Op deze pagina kun je ruim 3000 Engelse uitdrukkingen, spreekwoorden en gezegden opzoeken, met een verklaring in het Nederlands. Het zijn de uitdrukkingen die worden gebruikt door Engelse en Amerikaanse jongeren. Zoekopdrachten die geen resultaat opleveren worden opgeslagen, zodat we ons bestand kunnen aanvullen.
Pas overigens op met het gebruik van spreekwoorden. Het is goed om ze te kennen, maar als je ze te veel gebruikt klink je net als je oma. Ook trendy uitdrukkingen kunnen link zijn: wat vandaag ziek is, is morgen sneu.
pack it in
er mee kappen
to stop doing (something)
packed like sardines
op een kluitje
if a place is extremely crowded, people are packed like sardines
pain in the neck
een irritant persoon
when someone is very annoying and always disturbing you
paint the town red
de bloemetjes buiten zetten
go for a night out with lots of fun and drinking
paper tiger
papieren tijger
something that looks powerful, but is actually weak
part and parcel
vast onderdeel van
an essential and unavoidable part that has to be accepted
pass away
doodgaan
sadly, georgia's uncle passed away yesterday after a short illness
pass off
door laten gaan voor
I managed to pass off the fake money in the market
pass on
doorgeven
i'll pass the message on when she gets here
pass out
bewustzijn verliezen
he got so drunk that he passed out
pass up
voorbij laten gaan
she passed up the opportunity to go to university
pay back
terugbetalen
I paid back the twenty pounds i'd borrowed
pay for
betalen voor
I paid twenty pounds for that boring book
pay into
geld storten
every month, I pay the cash into my account
pay lip service
loze beloftes
express respect, but don't act on your words, so it is hollow and empty
pay off
resultaat opleveren
their patience paid off when he finally showed up and signed the contract
pay off
afbetalen
the mortgage will be paid off in twenty-five years
pay on the nail
boter bij de vis
if you pay on the nail, you pay promptly in cash
pay the piper
op de blaren zitten
accept the consequences of something that you have done wrong
pay through the nose
je blauw betalen
to pay too much for something
pay your dues
tolgeld betaald hebben
when you have had your own struggles and earned your place
pecking order
pikorde
the pecking order is the order of importance or rank
penny wise, pound foolish
goedkoop is duurkoop
be very careful with small amounts of money, yet wasteful with large sums
pep talk
peptalk
when someone gives you a pep talk it is to help you accomplish something
perish the thought
je moet er niet aan denken
when you really hope something will not happen
pick at
prikken in
our science teacher always picks at steve
pick at
iemand treiteren
I wasn't very hungry so I just picked at my food
pick out
er uit pikken
she picked out the ones she wanted to take and left the rest
pick up
aantrekken
sales picked up a bit during the christmas period
pick up
oppikken
she picked up spanish in six months