Engels Woord van de dag

sky

hemel

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

sky

1. hemel, lucht

Engels > Engels

sky

1. n. The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.

That year, a meteor fell from the sky.

2. n. The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc.

I lay back under a warm Texas sky.

We're not sure how long the cloudy skies will last.

3. n. Heaven.

This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies.

4. n. ellipsis of sky blue

5. n. (colloquial, dated) In an art gallery, the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen.

6. n. (obsolete) A cloud.

7. v. (sports) To hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high.

8. v. (colloquial, dated) To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot be well seen.

9. v. (colloquial) To drink something from a container without one's lips touching the container.

Nederlands > Engels

hemel

1. n-m. sky, heavens (visible sky)

De hemel was helder en vol sterren. - The sky was clear and full of stars.

Er is geen wolkje aan de hemel. - There isn't a cloud in the sky.

2. n-m. heaven (divine abode; type of afterlife)

Veel mensen geloven dat goede zielen naar de hemel gaan. - Many people believe that good souls go to heaven.

Hij gelooft dat zijn grootouders nu in de hemel zijn. - He believes his grandparents are now in heaven.

3. n-m. canopy, baldachin

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

You can see a lot of stars in the sky.
    Je kan veel sterren aan de hemel zien.
The birds are flying high in the sky.
    De vogels vliegen hoog in de lucht.
Not a single star could be seen in the sky.
    Je kon geen ster aan de hemel zien.
When I got up, the sun was already high in the sky.
    Toen ik opstond, stond de zon al hoog aan de hemel.
There are so many stars in the sky, I can't count them all.
    Er staan zoveel sterren aan de hemel, ik kan ze niet allemaal tellen.

Vorige woorden herzien

sauce	eight	stationery	sixty-nine
anaesthetic	fence	cable car	bark
wave	minute	skin	February
ambulance	fireplace	reading	white

Willekeurig

fireplace	shower	sixteen	canned food
truck	pedestrian	Thursday	bedroom
bathtub	handkerchief	sap	twenty-nine
triangle	jam	zero	sea

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