Engels Woord van de dag

uncle

oom

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

uncle

1. oom, nonkel

Engels > Engels

uncle

1. n. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

2. n. (euphemistic) A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.

3. n. (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.

4. n. (UK, informal, dated) A pawnbroker.

5. n. (especially in the Southern US, parts of UK, and Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

6. n. (Southern US, slang) An older male African-American person.

7. interj. A cry used to indicate surrender.

8. v. (transitive, colloquial) To address somebody by the term uncle.

9. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To act like, or as, an uncle.

Nederlands > Engels

oom

1. n-m. (topics, Family members) uncle

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

My uncle died of cancer two years ago.
    Mijn oom overleed twee jaar geleden aan kanker.
My first son was named after my uncle.
    Mijn eerste zoon was naar mijn oom genoemd.
Uncle George never visited us without some present.
    Oom George bezocht ons nooit zonder een of ander cadeau.
Is your uncle still abroad?
    Is jullie oom nog steeds in het buitenland?
My father's sister's husband is my uncle.
    De echtgenoot van de zuster van mijn vader is mijn oom.

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