Dutch–English dictionary
English translation of the Dutch word werken
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works ; | ||
| (uitwerking hebben) | ; | |
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| (gisten) | ||
| (arbeiden) | ; | |
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| (functioneren) | ||
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| (beëindigen; afmaken) | ; finish off ; finalize | |
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finlabori | ||
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| (bebouwen; cultiveren) | ; cultivate | |
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| (aanvullen) | ; ; consummate ; | |
| (retoucheren) | retouch ; touch up | retuŝi |
work on | daŭrigi la laboron | |
work on | labori senĉese | |
| (doornemen) | go through | trastudi |
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| (creatie; schepping) | ||
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| (samenwerken) | ; collaborate | |
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| (herschrijven) | ||
embellish ; | ||
| (meewerken) | ; collaborate ; | |
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| (tegengaan) | counteract ; contravene | |
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work out ; ; elaborate | ||
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bring about | ||
| ; be effective ; have effect ; impinge ; ; avail ; be efficacious ; ; have an effect ; produce an effect | ||
| (in zich opnemen) | ensorbi | |
| (bewerken) | cope with | |
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| (elimineren; uitschakelen; verwijderen) | ||
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| (bank) | ||
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workshop | ||
| (atelier) | workplace ; workshop | |
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| (ploeg; team) | ||
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| Dutch | English |
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| werken | ⇆ act; ⇆ function; ⇆ labour; ⇆ operate; ⇆ put in; ⇆ run; ⇆ shift; ⇆ work |
| werken aan | ⇆ work at |
| afwerken | ⇆ finalize; ⇆ finish; ⇆ finish off; ⇆ finish up; ⇆ follow through; ⇆ go through; ⇆ give the finishing touch; ⇆ give the finishing touches; ⇆ give the finishing touch to; ⇆ give the finishing touches to; ⇆ get through; ⇆ overcast |
| bewerken | ⇆ adapt; ⇆ belabour; ⇆ canvass; ⇆ cause; ⇆ cultivate; ⇆ culture; ⇆ dress; ⇆ edit; ⇆ engineer; ⇆ manipulate; ⇆ operate; ⇆ prepare; ⇆ prime; ⇆ process; ⇆ procure; ⇆ redact; ⇆ rewrite; ⇆ tool; ⇆ work; ⇆ fashion; ⇆ shape; ⇆ till; ⇆ work up; ⇆ effect; ⇆ bring about; ⇆ influence; ⇆ tamper with; ⇆ revise |
| bijwerken | ⇆ furbish up; ⇆ overtake; ⇆ post up; ⇆ retouch; ⇆ update; ⇆ bring up to scratch; ⇆ touch up; ⇆ bring up to date; ⇆ make up; ⇆ coach |
| dóórwerken | ⇆ go through; ⇆ work on; ⇆ keep working; ⇆ work through |
| gewrocht | ⇆ work; ⇆ masterpiece; ⇆ creation |
| handwerken | ⇆ needlework; ⇆ do needlework; ⇆ do fancy‐work |
| inwerken | ⇆ act; ⇆ sink home |
| medewerken | ⇆ collaborate; ⇆ concur; ⇆ contribute; ⇆ cooperate |
| meewerken | ⇆ be cooperative; ⇆ collaborate; ⇆ conspire; ⇆ contribute; ⇆ cooperate |
| nawerken | ⇆ produce after‐effects |
| omwerken | ⇆ recast; ⇆ refashion; ⇆ rehandle; ⇆ remake; ⇆ remodel; ⇆ remould; ⇆ rewrite |
| opwerken | ⇆ retouch |
| overwerkt | ⇆ overworked; ⇆ stale |
| samenwerken | ⇆ coact; ⇆ collaborate; ⇆ combine; ⇆ concur; ⇆ conspire; ⇆ cooperate; ⇆ join forces; ⇆ play ball; ⇆ team up; ⇆ work together; ⇆ act together |
| tegenwerken | ⇆ antagonize; ⇆ buck; ⇆ contravene; ⇆ counter; ⇆ counterplot; ⇆ counterwork; ⇆ counteract; ⇆ militate against; ⇆ react against; ⇆ thwart; ⇆ stand against; ⇆ work against; ⇆ oppose; ⇆ cross |
| terugwerken | ⇆ react |
| uitwerken | ⇆ effect; ⇆ flesh out; ⇆ hammer out; ⇆ transcribe; ⇆ work out; ⇆ develop; ⇆ elaborate; ⇆ bring about; ⇆ wear off |
| óverwerken | ⇆ work overtime |
| verwerken | ⇆ assimilate; ⇆ cope with; ⇆ deal with; ⇆ digest; ⇆ handle; ⇆ ingest; ⇆ process; ⇆ work up; ⇆ make; ⇆ elaborate |
| wegwerken | ⇆ block out; ⇆ eliminate; ⇆ freeze out; ⇆ manoeuvre away |
| werk | ⇆ avocation; ⇆ business; ⇆ char; ⇆ chore; ⇆ doing; ⇆ employ; ⇆ employment; ⇆ fabric; ⇆ job; ⇆ labour; ⇆ motion; ⇆ oakum; ⇆ opus; ⇆ performance; ⇆ pursuits; ⇆ work; ⇆ stint; ⇆ tow |
| werkbank | ⇆ bench |
| werkkamer | ⇆ work‐room |
| werkklimaat | ⇆ working climate |
| werkplaats | ⇆ shop |
| werkterrein | ⇆ game; ⇆ patch |
| werktijd | ⇆ hours; ⇆ spell; ⇆ shift |
| werkweek | ⇆ working‐week; ⇆ week |
| werkwoord | ⇆ verb |
| zwartwerken | ⇆ unreported employment |