Engels Woord van de dag

sand

zand

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

sand

1. zand, zavel

2. schuren

Engels > Engels

sand

1. n. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

2. n. (often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.

The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.

3. n. (dated, circa 1920) Personal courage.

4. n. (geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

5. n. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

(color panel, DBC7AB)

6. n. (obsolete) A single grain of sand.

7. n. (figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).

8. adj. Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

9. v. To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.

10. v. To cover with sand.

11. v. (transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand.

12. n. (colloquial) A sandpiper.

Nederlands > Engels

zand

1. n-n. sand

Het zand was warm onder onze voeten. - The sand was warm beneath our feet.

Ze bouwden een kasteel van zand op het strand. - They built a sand castle on the beach.

De kinderen speelden in het zand. - The children were playing in the sand.

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

He who buries his head in the sand today will grind his teeth tomorrow.
    Wie vandaag zijn kop in het zand steekt, knarst morgen met zijn tanden.
There's a lot of sand in the desert.
    Er ligt veel zand in de woestijn.
Don't bury your head in the sand.
    Steek uw kop niet in het zand.
The bottle was filled with what looked like sand.
    De fles was gevuld met iets dat er uit zag als zand.

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