measuring

From the verb measure: (⇒ conjugate)
measuring is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

Voornaamste vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
measuring n	(measurement)	meting nw de
		meten, opmeten ww als nw het
	Your measuring is wrong; did you double check it?
measuring adj	(used for measuring) (in samenstellingen)	meet-
	You can't just use any spoon; you need a measuring spoon.

Voornaamste vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
measure⇒ vtr	(determine dimensions, quantity)	opmeten overg.ww
	I need to measure the wood before I cut it.
measure n	(dimension)	afmeting, omvang nw de
		maten nw mv
	I have the measures of the room in my notebook.
measure n	(unit of measurement)	maat, maateenheid nw de
	They use pounds as a measure in the USA.
measure n	(system of measurement)	maateenheid nw de
	The litre is a liquid measure.

Aanvullende vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
measure n	(measuring instrument)	maatstok, meetstok, meter nw de
		maatlint, meetlint nw het
	The worker took out his measure before he started working.
measure n	(standard of measurement or judgement)	maatstaf nw de
		criterium nw het
	Our process is the best one, by any measure.
measure n	(limited amount)	mate nw de
		greintje nw het
	He had just a measure of curiosity about the subject.
measure n	(bounds, limits)	grootte, omvang nw de
	The measure of the court was 30 x 90 meters.
measure n	(law, bill)	wetsvoorstel nw het
		maatregel nw de
	The measure was approved by the legislature.
measure⇒ vtr	figurative (weigh or consider)	afwegen, overwegen overg.ww
	He measured all of his options before acting.
measure vtr	(compare)	zich verhouden tot wk. ww
	He tested his skill to see how he measures against the competition.

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Voornaamste vertalingen
Nederlands		Engels
meten onoverg.ww	(een bepaalde lengte hebben)	measure vi
meten overg.ww	(bepalen van lengte, warmte, etc.)	measure vtr

Aanvullende vertalingen
Nederlands		Engels
dosis, mv: dosissen, doses nw de	ook figuurlijk (hoeveelheid)	dose n
		measure n
		dosage n
		quantity n
maatregel, mv. maatregelen, maatregels nw de	(beschikking, actie)	measure n
mate nw de, ont.	(maat)	measure, extent, degree n

Samengestelde woorden:
Nederlands		Engels
disciplinaire maatregel bn+nw de	(strafmaatregel)	disciplinary measure n
duimstok nw de	(meetlat)	yardstick, yard measure n
		folding rule n
halve maatregel bn+nw de	figuurlijk (onvolkomen maatregel) (figurative)	half-measure n
harde maatregel bn+nw de	(strenge bepaling)	harsh measure n
meetlint nw het		tape measure n

Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
Engels		Nederlands
measure up vi phrasal	figurative (be adequate)	voldoen onoverg.ww
	(figuurlijk)	meekomen onoverg.ww
	He will never measure up; we might as well go ahead and fire him now.
measure up [sth], measure [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	literal (calculate dimensions of)	opmeten overg.ww
	He measured up the distance in his mind before the race began. Go ahead and measure up the next ten boards to be cut.
measure [sb] up, measure up [sb] vtr phrasal sep	(assess, scrutinize) (figuurlijk)	opmeten, opnemen overg.ww

Samengestelde woorden: measuring \| measure
Engels		Nederlands
tape measure, measuring tape n	(strip for measuring)	meetlint nw het
		lintmeter nw de
	Tailors and dressmakers use tape measures to take measurements for clothing.

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