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.
turn off
uitzetten
I turned the tv off and went to bed
turn on
aanzetten
I turned the radio on to get the weather forecast
turn on
opwinden
he really turns me on
turn on
zich keren tegen
the neighbour's dog turned on me when I tried to stroke it
turn out
komen opdraven
thousand turned out for the demonstration
turn out
goed / slecht gaan
it looked as if we were going to fail, but it turned out well in the end
turn out
produceren
the factory turns out three thousand units a day
turn out
licht uitdoen
she turned out the lights and went to bed
turn over
overhandigen
the court ordered the company to turn over their financial records
turn over
omdraaien
he told his girlfriend to turn over
turn something on its head
iets ondersteboven keren
if you turn something on its head, you turn it upside down or reverse it
turn the other cheek
de andere wang toekeren
if you turn the other cheek, you are humble and do not retaliate
turn to
beroep doen op
she had nobody to turn to when her husband died
turn up
opdagen
she didn't turn up for class today
turn up
hoger / harder zetten
I turned the music up full blast
turn up your nose at
je neus ophalen voor
show contempt
turn your nose up
je neus ophalen voor iets
look down on something because they think it is not good enough
twenty-four seven
altijd
twenty-four seven or 24/7 means all the time, coming from 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
twinkling of an eye
in een oogwenk
if something happens in the twinkling of an eye, it happens very quickly
twist someone's arm
aandringen
put pressure ons someone to try to make them do what you want them to do
two can play at that game
ik pak je terug
if a person does something to harm you, you can do the same thing to them
two-faced
achterbaks
someone who is two-faced will say one thing to your face and another when you're not there
u-turn
180 graden draaien
if a government changes its position radically on an issue it's a u-turn
ugly as a stick
lelijk als de nacht
if someone is as ugly as a stick, they are very ugly indeed
ugly duckling
lelijk eendje
a child who shows little promise, but who develops later into a real talent or beauty
uncalled for
moet dat nou?
if someone does something bad without consideration for another's feelings
uncharted waters
onbekend terrein
if you're in uncharted waters, you are in a situation that is unfamiliar to you
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam is the government of the USA
under a cloud
onder verdenking
if someone is suspected of having done something wrong, they are under a cloud
under false colours
onder valse voorwendselen
if someone does something under false colours, they pretend to be something they are not