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.
fat head
domme kop
a fat head is a dull, stupid person
fat hits the fire
als de problemen beginnen
when the fat hits the fire, trouble breaks out
feather in your cap
pluim op je hoed
a success or achievement that may help you in the future is a feather in your cap
feather your own nest
jezelf verrijken
if someone feathers their own nest, they use their position or job for personal gain
fed up to the back teeth
er schoon genoeg van hebben
when you are extremely irritated and fed up with something or someone
feel at home
je thuis voelen
if you feel relaxed and comfortable somewhere or with someone, you feel at home
feel for someone
met iemand meeleven
share the suffering of someone
feel free
ga je gang
if are told to feel free, it means that there is absolutely no problem
feel the pinch
krap zitten
if someone is short of money or feeling restricted, they are feeling the pinch
feel up
betasten
someone felt me up in the club as I was trying to get to the bar
feel up to
aankunnen
i'm dead tired so I don't feel up to going out tonight
feeling blue
niet goed in je vel zitten
if you feel blue, you are feeling unwell
feet on the ground
met je voeten op de grond staan
a practical and realistic person has their feet on the ground
fifth columnist
vijfde colonne
a member of a subversive organisation who tries to help an enemy invade
fifth wheel
het vijfde wiel aan de wagen
a fifth wheel is an extra and often unwelcome person
fifth wheel
vijfde wiel
a fifth wheel is something unnecessary or useless
fight an uphill battle
tegen de klippen op
you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances
fight fire with fire
vuur met vuur bestrijden
to fight back in the same way you were attacked
fight tooth and nail
tot het uiterste gaan
try very hard to get something you want
figure on
plannen
what job do you figure on doing when you graduate?
figure out
uitvogelen
the police simply couldn't figure out how he did it
fill in
invallen voor
she's just had a baby, so we hired someone to fill in for her
fill in
op de hoogte brengen van
when someone tells you what is going on they fill you in
fill in
invullen (uk)
I filled in the application form and mailed it
fill out
invullen (usa)
I filled out the application form and mailed it
fill up
volgooien
I stopped at the garage and filled up with petrol
fill-up
je tank vullen
when you fill up a tank with petrol
fine tuning
iets goed instellen
small adjustments to improve something or to get it working
fine words butter no parsnips
praatjes vullen geen gaatjes
this idiom means that it's easy to talk, but talk is not action
fire away
schiet maar
if you are told to fire away, they mean that you are free to ask what you want