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| Engels | Nederlands |
| Holy See n | (Vatican) (Vaticaan) | Heilige Stoel bn + nw |
| On Monday, the Holy See released a statement condemning the violence and calling for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. |
| Op maandag gaf de Heilige Stoel een verklaring waarin het geweld veroordeelt en oproept voor een vreedzame oplossing voor de crisis. |
| I see interj | (I understand) | Ik snap het woordgr |
| So, you don't like this office? I see. We'll try to get you moved as soon as possible. |
| Dus je vindt dit kantoor niet leuk? Ik snap het. We zullen proberen je zo snel mogelijk te verhuizen. |
| make him see [sth] vtr | (help him to understand) | hem doen inzien, hem doen beseffen overg. uitdr. |
| I wish I could make him see how much I love him. |
| must-see adj | informal ([sth] recommended to be seen) | aanrader nw de |
| Citizen Kane is one of the must-see movies of all time. |
| see after vtr | US (look after, take care of) | zorgen voor ww + vz |
| see both sides v expr | figurative (be impartial) | beide invalshoeken beschouwen onoverg. uitdr. |
| Even though you see both sides, you still have to make a decision. |
| see daylight v expr | figurative, informal (reach the end of a project) | het einde in zicht krijgen onoverg. uitdr. |
| After working 15 hours a day on it for three weeks, he finally started to see daylight. |
| see daylight v expr | figurative (come to fruition) | tot uitvoer komen onoverg. uitdr. |
| (figuurlijk) | van de grond komen onoverg. uitdr. |
| I thought your trip round the world would never see daylight. |
| see double v expr | (have blurred vision) | dubbel zien bn + ww |
| I thought I was seeing double, but it was just that my glasses were steamed up. Those are twins? I thought I was seeing double! |
| see eye to eye v expr | figurative (agree) | het met elkaar eens zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| We don't always see eye to eye. |
| see [sth/sb] in a new light v expr | figurative (fresh perspective) | anders aankijken tegen onoverg. uitdr. |
| (figuurlijk) | vanuit een nieuw perspectief bekijken overg. uitdr. |
| (figuurlijk) | in nieuw licht bezien overg. uitdr. |
| Since they repainted the town hall I'm seeing it in a new light. |
| see justice done v expr | (ensure fairness) | recht zien geschieden frase |
| I don't want revenge; all I want is to see justice done. |
| see red v expr | figurative (get angry) (figuurlijk) | een rode waas voor de ogen krijgen frase |
| witheet worden bn+ww |
| When he insulted my girlfriend I saw red and hit him. |
| see the light v expr | figurative (understand) (figuurlijk) | het licht zien nw + ww |
| begrijpen overg.ww |
| After Ann explained it to me I could finally see the light. |
| see the light of day v expr | figurative (come into being) (figuurlijk) | het licht zien nw + ww |
| (figuurlijk) | geboren worden bn+nw |
| Your plan is so bad it will never see the light of day. |
| see through [sth] vi + prep | (look through) | kijken door ww + vz |
| I can see through your curtains! Maybe you should get some thicker ones? |
| see through [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (not be deceived) | doorhebben, doorzien overg.ww |
| Mom can always see through your excuses. |
see to it,
see to it that v expr | informal (ensure, make sure) | ervoor zorgen dat onoverg. uitdr. |
| See to it that you're home by midnight, or you'll be grounded. |
| see what can be done v expr | (try to find solution) | zien wat er gedaan kan worden frase |
| The mechanic said he'd see what can be done to repair my car. |
| see with your own eyes v expr | informal (witness at first hand) (informeel) | met je eigen ogen zien frase |
| I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. |
See you soon,
See you soon! interj | informal (goodbye for now) (informeel) | tot gauw! tot binnenkort! tot zo! tot snel! tw |
| See you soon, Edna! |
| see-through adj | informal (transparent) | doorzichtig, transparant bn |
| doorkijk- voorvoegsel |
| Her see-through shirt leaves nothing to the imagination. |
seesaw,
teeter-totter (US),
see-saw (UK) n | (child's playground toy) | wip nw de |
| (informeel) | wipwap nw de |
| The sisters played on the seesaw together. |
seesaw (US),
see-saw (UK) vi | figurative (move back and forth) | schommelen onoverg. ww |
| slingeren onoverg. ww |
