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Dutch term English translation
afbreukrisico damage to (a company's) image; loss of credibility
"de een tegenover de ander" mutually
Entered by: Textpertise
"om de hete brij heen draaien" Pussyfoot around the hot potato
"op" b.v. 3 op 4 cm 3 by 4 cm
Entered by: Textpertise
... is het plaatje rond the picture is clear/complete
... schreven adressen in versvorm. … wrote addresses in verse.
Entered by: Michael Beijer
<<R Adres>> [placeholder/variable: Leave as is.][possible meanings: Required (input field); Respondent(’s)]
Entered by: Michael Beijer
Aan de situatie rond de verzamelemmer te oordelen, waan je je soms in Napels. Judging the situation around the trash bin, you'd almost say you were in Napels.
Entered by: Esther van der Wal
aanvaarden approve
Entered by: Barend van Zadelhoff
aanvoelen to complement
aanwezig (strong) presence
Entered by: Lianne van de Ven
actieve bijdrage leveren take an active role in
afgeronde middelbare administratieve opleiding a completed secondary vocational administrative education
al was het maar if for no other reason than ...
als aandenken afgestaan ter gelegenheid van hun huwelijk given on the occasion of their marriage
als na te melden as set forth / as described below
ambtenarenkinkel clerical clods
Entered by: Textpertise
ANBI-status Public benefit institution/PBI
arbeidersverdieping working-class flat; working-class tenement
Entered by: Michael Beijer
à to
bèta techie; geek; technically minded person; math(s) and science graduate
Entered by: Michael Beijer
beötier idiot, blockhead, boor
bedankt voor resigned
Entered by: dmesnier
beestachtig goed beastly good
bejegening client interaction
Entered by: MoiraB
benaarstigen (to) expedite
bescheiden op het verlegene af modest to a fault
betrekken bij hotels in de directe omgeving obtain from
bij de pakken blijven zitten stand idly by
boffen met (mee) iets be lucky with (something)
borrelpraatcircuit drinking circle
brandrepressie fire suppression
brandwacht firefighter
breder getrokken examined in a wider context
buiten de wolken outside the (revision) clouds
bus box [Belgian extension designation; NL bus / FR bte, boîte]
Entered by: Kitty Brussaard
cijfermatig (goed) onderlegd zijn being good at figures
containerbegrip catchall
Entered by: Lianne van de Ven
corr.gegevens mailing address
Daar mag u ons op afrekenen That's what you can expect from us
Entered by: Kitty Brussaard
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