water

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[vloeistof] water
[regen] waterrain
[vaarwater] water 〈voornamelijk territoriale wateren; voornamelijk meervoud〉; 〈waterweg〉 waterway
[in algemeen zin als element] water
[lichaamsvocht] water〈urine〉 urine, 〈in het algemeen〉 bodyfluid
[vloeistof die er als water uitziet] water
[mineraalwater] watermineral water
[doorzichtigheid] water
voorbeelden:
1   iemand op water en brood zetten put someone on bread and water
     〈figuurlijk〉 op water en brood zitten/leven be/live on bread and water
     water en vuur zijn 〈figuurlijk〉 always be at each other's throats
     dat kan al het water van de zee niet afwassen nothing can get rid of the shame/guilt (of it) 〈enz.〉; all the water of the sea couldn't wash that off/away
     met warm en koud stromend water with hot and cold (running) water
     zwaar water heavy water
     bang zijn zich aan (koud) water te branden get cold feet
     water bij de wijn doen 〈letterlijk〉 water the wine; 〈figuurlijk〉 compromise, moderate one's demands
     〈figuurlijk〉 water naar de zee dragen carry coals to Newcastle
     de bloemen water geven water the flowers
     〈met betrekking tot een schip〉 water maken/innemen make/take in water
     water uit de bron/pomp/zee well water, water from the pump, seawater
     zo vlug als water 〈beweeglijk〉 as quick as lightning; 〈bijdehand〉 quick on the uptake
2   er is veel water gevallen it (has) rained a lot
3   bevaarbare wateren navigable waterways
     een smal/diep/ondiep water a narrow/deep/shallow waterway
     de Zeeuwse wateren the waters/estuaries of Zeeland
     het water staat mij tot de lippen I am up to my neck (in difficulties 〈enz.〉)
     〈spreekwoord〉 stille waters hebben diepe gronden still waters run deep
4   het water is dicht the water is frozen over
     〈figuurlijk〉 hij heeft hoog water, het is bij hem hoog water his trousers are at half-mast
     bij hoog water at high water/tide
     bij laag water at low water/tide
     in open/in diep water zijn be at sea; 〈ver van land〉 be on the high seas
     stil water dead/slack water
     stromend water running water
     boven water komen 〈letterlijk〉 surface, come up for air; 〈ook figuurlijk〉 (re)surface; 〈figuurlijk ook〉 turn up (again)
     iets boven water halen 〈figuurlijk〉 unearth/dig up something
     in het water springen 〈als zelfmoord〉 drown oneself; 〈figuurlijk〉 take the plunge
     in het water vallen 〈figuurlijk〉 fall through; 〈informeel〉 be a washout
     onder water staan be under water; 〈boot, voetbalveld ook〉 be waterlogged
     een schip te water laten launch a ship
     de rijkspolitie te water ±river/harbour police; 〈kustwacht〉 coast guard
5   〈figuurlijk〉 water en bloed zweten sweat blood, be in a cold sweat
     iemands water bekijken check someone's urine
     het water komt/loopt mij in de mond 〈ook figuurlijk〉 it makes my mouth water
     zijn water laten lopen wet oneself/one's pants
     〈figuurlijk〉 iets aan z'n water voelen feel something in one's bones
     water in de knie hebben have water on the knee
6   iets op sterk water zetten 〈ook figuurlijk〉 〈letterlijk〉 preserve something in formalin/alcohol; 〈figuurlijk〉 keep something on ice
8   〈pejoratief〉 een oplichter van het zuiverste water a crook of the first order
     diamant van het zuiverste water diamond of the first/purest water

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels. 2015.

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