| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
behind the eight ball, behind the eightball expr | US, figurative (at a disadvantage) | in het nadeel zijn frase |
| in een netelige positie bw |
| The university is behind the eight ball when it comes to attracting international students. |
| disadvantage n | (inferior position) | ongunstige positie nw de |
| (tennis) | achterstand nw de, ont. |
| The problems of poverty and disadvantage must be tackled in our schools. |
| foothold n | (climbing: secure place) (klimsport) | steunpunt nw het |
| zekere positie bn+nw de |
| I can't climb any farther - there are no footholds! |
| forward n | (sports: position) (sport) | in vooruitgeschoven positie |
| (voetbal) | spits nw de |
| Mike plays forward for the team. |
| fullback n | (American football position) (Amerikaans voetbal) | positie achter de eerste linie nw de |
| incumbency n | (tenure) | vaste positie, vaste aanstelling, gevestigde positie nw de |
| The politicians incumbency is ending after four years. |
jackknife, jack-knife n | figurative (movement: folding in half) | gehoekte positie bn + nw de |
| It was obvious, from his jackknife, that the blow had really hurt the boxer. |
| laureateship n | UK (post of official poet) | positie van hofdichter nw de |
| lordship n | UK (title or position of Lord) | positie van een lord frase |
| One of my ancestors was granted a lordship by the king himself. |
| the perpendicular n | (position) | loodrechte positie bn+nw de |
| The wall should be on the perpendicular. |
| realign sth vtr | (put back in position) | terug in positie brengen frase |
| opnieuw opstellen bw+overg. ww |
| The osteopath's manipulations realigned Eugene's spine. |
| status n | (high social standing) | maatschappelijke positie nw de |
| stand nw de |
| The Minister is a man of status. |
take a hard line on sth, take the hard line on sth v expr | (be staunch about sth) | een harde positie innemen, een harde lijn voeren overg.uitdr. |
| unseat sb vtr | figurative (remove from office) (figuurlijk) | zijn positie afnemen, zijn zetel doen verliezen frase |
| (figuurlijk) | ten val brengen, uit het zadel werpen frase |
| The Labour Party members unseated Wilson from his position as leader. |