kkr lamb

dragging

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; requiring great physical effort zeer vermoeiend, voortslepend

to excrete

to discharge (waste matter) from the body uitscheiden

to evaporate

to (cause to) change into vapour and disappear verdampen

grinding

a laborious task, routine, boring hard work vermoeiend

buoyant

cheerful, joyful, carefree uitbundig

poreless

without pores (a pore is a tiny hole, especially of a sweat gland in the skin) zonder poriën

subdued

quiet, hushed, controlled ingetogen, stil

crisp

pleasantly cold and invigorating krakend

exhilarated

made joyful opgetogen

to beckon

to summon (someone) by making a sign with the fingers

eminent/imminent

befaamd/opkomend

Elicit vs illicit

aandacht vragen vs illegaal

allusion

indirect reference

cite

quote

2361 slachtoffers

Twenty-three hundred sixty-one victims were hospitalized.

1/2

one-half

mijn nummers komen niet overeen

My numbers don't seem to tally with yours.

0 in voetbal en tennis

nil/love

driedubbel

treble

another/final nail in the coffin

one of/the last of multiple factors that contribute to a failure

bed of nails

difficult or unpleasant situation

bury the hatchet

end a dispute or feud

hammer away

discuss something excessively or tediously

with a loose screw

is eccentric, mentally unbalanced, or strange/has eccentricities or is mentally unbalanced or strange

has one's head screwed on right

is capable or sensible

put/tighten the screws on someone

pressure or threaten someone, or make something more difficult for someone

screw (one) over

betray, or see "nail (one's) ears back"

tools of the trade

whatever is associated with, or required to do, a job

tough as nails

determined, hard

under the hammer

for sale (alluding to an auctioneer's hammer)

take a hammering

suffer a severe attack or loss

saw wood

snore loudly

to nail (someone) to a cross

severely scold someone

angry/mad enough to chew nails/spit nails

enraged

hammer

hamer

mallet (kind of hammer)

hamer

axe

bijl

(hand)saw

zaag

hacksaw

ijzerzaag

level (waterpas)

waterpas

screwdriver

schroevendraaier

Phillips screwdriver (kruis schroevendraaier)

kruiskopschroevendraaier

wrench ()

moersleutel

monkey wrench (schroefsleutel)

verstelbare moersleutel

chisel (beitel)

beitel

scraper (verfkrabber)

krabber

wire stripper (tang)

draadstriptang

hand drill (handboor)

handboor

vise (bankschroef)

bankschroef

pliers (knijptang)

tang

toolbox

gereedschapskist

plane (schaaf)

schaaf

electric drill

elektrische boormachine

(drill) bit (spiraalboor)

boor(bit)

circular saw / power saw (cirkelzaag)

cirkelzaag

power sander (schuurmachine)

schuurmachine

router (freesmachine)

freesmachine

wire

draad

nail

spijker

washer (sluitring/rondelle)

rondelle

nut (moerschroef)

moerschroef

wood screw (houtschroef)

houtschroef

machine screw (schroef)

machine schroef

bolt (bout)

bout

Berk

birch

Zonnebloem

sunflower

boterbloem

buttercup

madeliefje

daisy

Eik

oak

Wilg

willow

dennenappel

(pine) cone

Paardenbloem

dandelion

klaproos

poppy

Viooltje

violet

Krocus

crocus

Den

fir

Roos

rose

Tulp

tulip

Narcis

daffodil

Lelie

lily

Spar

spruce

eend

duck

valk

falcon

vink

finch

struisvogel

ostrich

arend

eagle

Uil

owl

patrijs

partridge

pauw

peacock

raaf

raven

haan

rooster (cock)

mus

sparrow

Ooievaar

stork

Zwaluw

swallow

emmer

bucket

bezem

broom

handdoek

towel

schop

shovel

friteuse

deep fryer