| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (seal, lock) (zegel) | verbreken overg.ww |
| openbreken overg.ww |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | figurative (bottle) | ontkurken overg.ww |
| cut [sth/sb] open vtr + adj | (body: dissect) | opensnijden overg.ww |
| (lichaam) | ontleden overg.ww |
| The surgeon cut the patient's chest open. |
| keep the door open v expr | figurative (allow possibility) (figuurlijk) | de deur openhouden, de deur openlaten nw + ww |
| The Prime Minister said he would like to keep the door open for future negotiations. |
| leave the door open for [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (allow possibility, access) (figuurlijk) | de deur openzetten voor onoverg. uitdr. |
| de mogelijkheid bieden aan overg. uitdr. |
| When the reigning gold medalist fell, she left the door open for her competitors. |
| open fire vtr + n | (start shooting) | het vuur openen nw + ww |
| They opened fire as soon as they saw his gun. |
| If you see a wolf, go ahead and open fire. |
| open fire n | (fire in unenclosed fireplace) | open vuur bn + nw het |
| There's an open fire in the living room. |
| open mind n | (receptive attitude) | open mind nw de |
| open geest nw de |
| I'm trying to keep an open mind about the issue. |
open minded,
open-minded adj | (tolerant, accepting) | onbevooroordeeld, ruimdenkend bn |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when term is an adj before the noun |
| When you travel to another country you should be open minded. I try to maintain an open-minded attitude regardless of a person's race or religion. |
| open one's heart v expr | figurative (find or show compassion) (figuurlijk) | zijn hart openen frase |
| Open your heart and your wallet. Donate today to the Haiti relief effort! |
| open out to [sth] v expr | (be unfolded) | opengaan, openslaan onoverg.ww |
| The foldaway bed opens out to full size. |
| open [sth] out vtr + adv | (unfold) | openvouwen overg.ww |
| Lisa put the map on the table and opened it out. |
| open secret n | (official secret known to many) | publiek geheim bn + nw het |
| It´s an open secret that she was pregnant when she got married. |
| open the way for v expr | figurative (enable) (figuurlijk) | de deur openen voor, de weg vrijmaken voor frase |
| open water n | (unenclosed area of water) | open water nw het |
| open-water n as adj | (swimming: in unenclosed waters) (in samenstellingen) | open-water- |
| Lisa is taking part in an open-water swimming event. |
| open wound n | (injury in which skin is broken) | open wond bn + nw de |
| You should cover that open wound to avoid an infection. |
| He had to spray alcohol on his open wound to prevent infection. |
| open your eyes to vtr | (become aware of) (figuurlijk) | de ogen openen voor frase |
| inzien overg.ww |
| You need to open your eyes to the beauty around you. Open your eyes to how deceitfully she has behaved. |
| open your mind to [sth] v expr | (accept possibility) | zich openstellen voor wk.ww + vz |
| (figuurlijk) | zijn ogen openen voor frase |
| Immersing yourself in a different culture can open your mind to new ways of thinking. |
| open yourself to criticism v expr | (accept being judged) | openstaan voor kritiek frase |
| zich openstellen voor kritiek frase |
open-air theater (US),
open-air theatre (UK) n | (outdoor auditorium) | openluchttheater nw het |
| They are performing Shakespeare plays at the open-air theatre this summer. |
| open-and-shut case n | informal (crime: easily solved) | een uitgemaakte zaak bn + nw de |
| open-and-shut case n | informal (matter: easily solved) | een uitgemaakte zaak bn + nw de |
| open-door policy n | (politics: free movement) | opendeurpolitiek nw de, ont. |
| opendeurbeleid nw het |
| The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy. |
| open-heart surgery n | (cardiac operation) | openhartchirurgie nw de, ont. |
| They split his chest open and performed open-heart surgery to replace a faulty valve. |
opencast,
open-cast,
US: open-pit adj | UK (mining: with minerals taken from the surface) | bovengronds bn |
| (mijnbouw) | in dagbouw vz+nw |
openhanded,
open-handed,
open handed adj | figurative (generous) | gul, vrijgevig bn |
| Opmerking: hyphen omitted when term is an adj following a noun |
openhanded,
open-handed,
open handed adj | (with hand open flat) | met de vlakke hand bw |
openhearted,
open-hearted adj | (sincere or honest) | openhartig bn |
| eerlijk bn |
openhearted,
open-hearted adj | (sympathetic, generous) | hartelijk bn |
| open bn |
| gul, vrijgevig bn |
| out in the open adj | figurative (knowledge: public) (figuurlijk) | naar buiten vz |
| openbaar bn |
| alom bekend bw+bn |
| The fact that he is gay is now out in the open. |
| out in the open adv | (outdoors) | in de buitenlucht, buiten bw |
| It's great to be out in the open on a warm spring day! |
prize [sth] open,
also UK: prise [sth] open vtr + adj | mainly US (open by levering) | openbreken overg.ww |
pry [sth] open,
prize [sth] open (US),
prise [sth] open (UK) vtr + adj | (open [sth] by levering) | openbreken, openwrikken overg.ww |
| (deur) | forceren overg.ww |
| with open arms adv | figurative (welcomingly) (figuurlijk) | met open armen bw |
| James greeted me with open arms. |
