| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
| crescent n | (quarter moon) | halvemaan nw de |
| halvemaantje nw het |
| afnemende maan bn+nw de |
| The moon in the western sky was in the last crescent. |
| crescent adj | (crescent-shaped) | halvemaanvormig bn |
| wassende maan nw de |
| The cook used a small knife to cut the apple into crescent slices. |
| full moon n | (moon: fully visible) | volle maan bn + nw |
| The light of the full moon made it easier to travel by night. |
| full moon n | (phase: moon fully visible) | volle maan bn + nw |
| Legend states that werewolves only appear during the full moon. |
| lunar adj | (of the moon) (in samenstellingen) | maan-, maans- |
| Nicole observed the lunar surface using a telescope. |
| ruin vtr | (thing: destroy) | vernielen, kapot maken overg.ww |
| (spreektaal) | naar de maan helpen |
| He ruined his computer by spilling coffee on it. |
| satellite n | (astronomy: orbiting body) | natuurlijke maan bn + nw de |
| natuurlijke satelliet bn+nw de |
| Astronomers say the new planet has two satellites. |
| waxing moon n | (moon as it grows fuller) | wassende maan bn + nw de |
| I see we have a waxing moon; it should be full in another few nights. |
| write-off n | UK, informal (sth: cannot be salvaged) | onherstelbaar bn |
| naar de filistijnen, naar de knoppen, naar de maan onoverg.uitdr. |
| Olga's mobile phone was a write-off after she dropped it in the bath. |
