water

water
adj. bij het water behorend
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n. water; vloeistof; water hoogstand; regenwater, zeewater, rivierwater etc; waterbron; helderheid (bij juweel)
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v. water geven; wateren; sproeien; vollopen met speeksel (mond); water aanvoer; verdunnen
water1
[ wo:]
I 〈niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉
waterwatermassa; 〈scheikunde〉 aqua 〈H2O〉
waterregen
(oplossing in) waterwatertje, eau
water(stand)
urine
voorbeelden:
1   open water open water; volle zee
     〈scheepvaart〉 make/take water water maken/in krijgen
     running water stromend water
     tread water watertrappelen
     〈informeel; figuurlijk〉 spend money like water geld uitgeven als water
4   at high/low water bij hoog/laagwater
5   make/pass water wateren
water on the brain waterhoofd
     that is water under the bridge dat is verleden tijd
     run like water off a duck's back niet het minste effect hebben
     hold water steek houden
     of the first water van het eerste/zuiverste water 〈ook figuurlijk〉
→ deepdeep/, heavyheavy/, holyholy/, hothot/, smoothsmooth/
II 〈meervoud〉
(territoriale) wateren
water 〈van een rivier〉
mineraalwater〈figuurlijk〉 (water)kuur
〈formeel〉zeegebied
voorbeelden:
1   in British waters in Britse wateren
3   drink/take the waters een kuur doen
fish in troubled waters in troebel water vissen
→ stillstill/
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water2
I 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord〉
tranenlopen, wateren
watertanden
water drinken 〈van dieren〉
voorbeelden:
1   my eyes watered mijn ogen traanden
2   make the mouth water doen watertanden
II 〈overgankelijk werkwoord〉
water gevenbegieten
aanlengenverdunnen
van water voorzienbespoelen, besproeien
〈geldwezen〉verwateren
voorbeelden:
1   water the plants de planten water geven
2   water milk melk aanlengen
     water down aanlengen; 〈figuurlijk〉afzwakken
     a watered-down version een verwaterde versie
4   watering of capital kapitaalverwatering

English-Dutch dictionary. 2013.

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Synonyms:
, , , / (for drink), , , , / (as cloth, to give it an undulating or wavy appearance)


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