to make a quick and involuntary movement in response to a surprise, pain, or fear
schrikken, terugdeinzen
to ward off or prevent something undesirable from happening
afwenden, verhinderen
to reject or dismiss someone or something in an abrupt or blunt manner
afwijzen, verwerpen
to decrease, reduce, or restrict something, often by cutting down its size, duration, or range
verkorten, reduceren
to provide a gift or quality, to someone or something, often implying a permanent gift or quality
schenken, uitrusten
to officially cancel a law, decision, agreement, etc.
intrekken, ongeldig maken
to mark or be a sign of an entity or a concept
aanduiden, aangeven
to necessitate or result in a logical consequence or outcome
met zich meebrengen, vereisen
to bring up a topic or question for discussion
aankaarten, bespreken
to produce a harsh, grating sound or to utter with a rough, grating tone
krassen, schrapen
to express contempt or derision by mocking, ridiculing, and laughing at someone or something
spotten, belachelijk maken
to express great regret or sorrow for something
beklagen, jammeren over
to create a humorous or exaggerated representation of someone or something by distorting their features or characteristics
karikaturen, overdrijven
to give personal property to someone through a legal instrument, typically after one's death
nalaten, bevestigen
to systematically collect and record demographic data about a population
census houden, demografische gegevens verzamelen
to complain or show one's dissatisfaction with something
klagen, treuren