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.
let bygones be bygones
het verleden laten rusten
if people decide to let bygones be bygones, they forget old problems
let down
uitleggen (van kleding)
he's grown so much, we'll have to let his trousers down
let down
in de steek laten
she failed to turn up and I felt badly let down
let in
binnen laten
the door staff didn't let him in the nightclub because he was wearing jeans
let it all out
je hart luchten
When you let it all out, you tell everything that is bothering you
let off
er van afkomen
the judge let him off with a fine rather than a prison sentence
let on
verklappen
I didn't mean to let on about the party; I just said it without thinking
let out
zich laten ontvallen
the convict was let out of prison after serving a five-year sentence
let out
uitleggen (van kleding)
i've put on so much weight that i'm going to have to let my suits out
let out
vrijlaten
he let out a huge sigh of relief when he heard the results
let sleeping dogs lie
geen slapende honden wakker maken
don't disturb a situation as it will result in trouble
let the cat out of the bag
een geheim verklappen
tell something that is a secret, often without intending to
let the genie out of the bottle
de geest uit de fles laten
let something bad happen that cannot be put right or controlled
let's duss
wegwezen hier
run away quickly
letter of the law
naar de letter van de wet
if people interpret laws strictly, they follow the letter of the law
letters to the editor
ingezonden brieven
most newspapers publish letters which readers have sent to them
lie down
rusten
i'm going to lie down for a while before we go out
lie low
je gedeinsd houden
if someone lies low, they try not to be found or caught
lie through your teeth
liegen of het gedrukt staat
someone who is always lying, regardless of what people know
lie with
in handen zijn van
the decision about the contract lies with the courts
life and limb
lijf en leden
when people risk life and limb, they could be killed or suffer serious injuries
light at the end of the tunnel
licht aan het einde van de tunnel
when you can see some signs of hope in the future
light years ahead
de tijd ver vooruit
if you are light years ahead of others, you are a long way in front of them
like a bat out of hell
erg snel
this expression means extremely quickly
like a duck to water
een natuurtalent zijn
if you take to something like a duck to water, you find that you have a natural talent
like father, like son
zo vader zo zoon
when different generations of a family have the same talents of defects
like there's no tomorrow
alsof het niet op kan
if someone does something like there's no tomorrow, they do it to an extreme level
like two peas in a pod
als twee druppels water
things that are like two peas in a pod are very similar or identical,
lion's share
het grootste deel
the lion's share of something is the biggest or best part
little pitchers have big ears
kleine potjes hebben grote oren
children understand the world around them better than many adults realise