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.
shut off
afsluiten
they shut the water off while they did the repairs
shut out
uitsluiten
he's been shut out of the discussions
shut up
mond dichthouden
he told us to shut up and start working
sick and tired
spuugzat
when something has been going on for a long time and you can no longer tolerate it
sick as a dog
hondsberoerd
if somebody's as sick as a dog, they throw up (vomit) violently
sick to death
spuugzat
if you are sick to death of something, you cannot take any more
sign in
aanmelden
at the hotel we signed in and went straight to bed
sign in
inschrijven
you have to sign in before you can enter the club
sign off
afmelden
I'll sign off now, but will be back later
sign on
aannemen
we've signed on two new teachers
sign on
aanmelden
i've signed on to help at the village feast
sign out
uitschrijven
when we leave we have to sign ourselves out
sign up
inschrijven
i've signed up as a volunteer
sign with
contract hebben bij
he is signed with QPR for the next few years
signed, sealed and delivered
correct afgerond
something that is done correctly, following all the necessary procedures
silence is golden
zwijgen is goud
it is often better to say nothing than to talk, so silence is golden
silly season
komkommertijd
when parliament is closed and nothing happens, so the press reports trivial and stupid stories
silver bullet
de oplossing voor een groot probleem
a silver bullet is a complete solution to a large problem
silver screen
het grote doek
the silver screen is the cinema
since time immemorial
al eeuwen
when it's been going on for a very a long time
sit around
op je krent zitten
they just sat around while the others did all the work
sit on
iemand stevig aanpakken
if his girlfriend finds out, she'll get mad and sit on him
sit through
uitzitten
I was bored halfway through, but I sat through the film
six feet under
onder de zoden
a term for being dead, referring to a grave six feet underground
sixty-four-thousand-dollar-question
de hamvraag
the most important question that can be asked about something
skate on thin ice
je op glad ijs begeven
if someone is skating on thin ice, they are taking a big risk
skeleton in the closet
een lijk in de kast
have a dark, shameful secret in your past that you want to remain secret
skin and bones
gratenpakhuis
if someone is skin and bones, they are very underweight and look bad
skin someone alive
iemand levend vullen
if someone skins you alive, they admonish and punish you hard
slap on the wrist
een standje krijgen
a very minor punishment