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.
long time no hear
lang niet gesproken
when you haven't heard from a person for a long time
long time no see
lang niet gezien
when you haven't seen a person for a long time
look after
zorgen voor
their auntie look after them while their mother was in hospital
look at that
moet je dat zien
what you say when you see something strange or funny
look back
terugkijken
old people often look back on over their lives
look down on
neerkijken op
he looks down on his colleagues because he thinks he's better than they are
look for
zoeken naar
i've been looking for all their hidden files, but I can't find them anywhere
look forward to
verheugen op
i'm looking forward to meeting you
look in
even langskomen
i'll look in on my way home
look into
onderzoeken
we'll look into the problem and come back to you when we have the information
look on
toekijken
the crowd just looked on as the old lady was mugged
look on the bright side
de zaak rooskleurig bekijken
try to see things in an optimistic way, especially when something has gone wrong
look out
kijk uit
look out! you're going to drop that
look out for number one
alleen aan jezelf denken
take care of yourself and your interests, rather than those of other people
look round
rondkijken
we looked round the house and decided that we didn't like it
look the other way
de andere kant op kijken
ignore something on purpose
look up
opzoeken
I didn't know the correct spelling so I had to look it up in the dictionary
look up to
opkijken naar
she's looks up to her mother
look what the cat dragged in
wie hebben we daar
when someone arrives looking a mess or flustered and bothered
loose cannon
ongeleid projectiel
someone whose behaviour can be unpredictable which can cause problems
lose face
je gezicht verliezen
to lose one's reputation or standing is to lose face
lose the plot
de draad kwijt zijn
if someone loses the plot, they have stopped being rational about something
lose your bottle
de moed verliezen
if someone loses their bottle, they lose the courage to do something
lose your cool
door het lint gaan
lose control of your emotions
lose your lunch
over je nek gaan
if you lose your lunch, you vomit
lose your marbles
je verstand verliezen
if someone has lost their marbles, they've gone mad
lost ball in the high weeds
niet weten waar je mee bezig bent
you are a lost ball in the high weeds when you don't know what you are doing
love is blind
liefde is blind
if you love someone, it doesn't matter what they look like
lower the bar
de lat lager leggen
when people change the standards required to make things easier
made of money
in geld zwemmen
if you are made of money, you have a lot of money