| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) (figuurlijk) | vechten tegen de bierkaai uitdr. |
| I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
carthorse,
cart horse,
cart-horse n | (horse that pulls a cart) | trekpaard nw het |
| dark horse n | (racehorse about which little is known) | outsider nw de |
| dark horse n | figurative (political candidate about whom little is known) | onbekende kandidaat bn + nw de |
| At first Obama was something of a dark horse, but he went on to win the election! |
| get on your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (act morally superior) (figuurlijk) | hoog te paard bw |
| hooghartig, uit de hoogte bw |
| (Belg.) | rap op uw paard zitten |
| I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| Ik weet dat je denkt dat ik verkeerd ben, maar daarom hoef je nog niet hoog te paard zitten. |
| groom n | (stable worker) | stalknecht nw de |
| Elise worked at the stables as a groom in exchange for riding lessons. |
| groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | paardenverzorger nw de |
| groom nw de |
| The groomer cleaned and brushed the horse. |
| horse groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | groom nw de |
| paardenverzorger nw de |
| (vrouwelijk) | paardenverzorgster nw de |
| horse race n | (competition for horses) | paardenkoers nw de |
| paardenrennen nw mv |
| Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
| horse race n | US, figurative (close competition) | nek-aan-nekrace nw de |
| horse riding n | (activity: riding on a horse) | paardrijden ww |
| I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| Ik hou van paardrijden, maar het zorgt ervoor dat mijn spieren achteraf pijn doen. |
horseback riding (US),
horse riding (UK) n | (activity: riding a horse) | paardrijden ww |
| One of my favorite summer activities was horseback riding. |
| I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| Een van mijn favoriete zomeractiviteiten was paardrijden. |
horsefly,
horse fly n | (large flying insect) (biologie) | daas nw de |
| Tom was having a nice day until a horsefly bit his arm. |
horseracing,
horse racing n | (race between horses) | paardenrennen nw mv |
| Eddie enjoys watching horseracing, but he never places bets. |
racehorse,
race horse n | (horse that competes in races) | renpaard nw het |
| That racehorse has never lost. |
| rocking horse n | (riding toy) | hobbelpaard nw het |
| Charlie keeps falling off the rocking horse we bought him. |
seahorse,
sea horse n | (small horse-like fish) | zeepaardje nw het |
| Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |
