English–Dutch dictionary

Dutch translation of the English word be on the rocks

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EnglishDutch (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(swing; nod)
doen schommelen
;
laten balanceren
(lull; cradle)
luli
🔗 All of the Hawaiian Islands are made of just one kind of rock.
(shake; shock; agitate)
🔗 The capital has been rocked by explosions in recent days, but it is far from encircled.
(shake; unsettle)
doen schudden
(hesitate; waver; falter; stagger; totter; vacillate; wobble; lurch)
(distaff);
🔗 Today the rocks were bare.

EnglishDutch
be on the rocks⇆ aan de grond zitten; ⇆ aan lager wal zijn
rock⇆ doen schudden; ⇆ edelsteen; ⇆ gesteente; ⇆ grote kei; ⇆ heen en weer schudden; ⇆ hobbelen; ⇆ kandijsuiker; ⇆ klip; ⇆ rock; ⇆ rock‐; ⇆ rock‐’n‐roll; ⇆ rokken; ⇆ rots; ⇆ rotsblok; ⇆ schommelen; ⇆ schommeling; ⇆ schudden; ⇆ spinrokken; ⇆ steenklomp; ⇆ steenrots; ⇆ suikerstok; ⇆ toevlucht; ⇆ vaste grond; ⇆ wankelen; ⇆ wiegelen; ⇆ wiegen