English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word let sleeping dogs lie
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
🔗 In the lead were five dogs, straining at their leashes, digging their paws into the sparsely grassed dirt, slipping now and then. | ||
| (canine) | honde‐ ; honden‐ | |
| (haunt) | ||
🔗 Then there is the corruption that experts say has dogged the Russian military for years. | ||
| (recline) | ||
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall? | ||
| (tell a lie) | ||
🔗 Tom, don’t lie to me. | ||
| (falsehood) | ; | |
🔗 But, as we both know, it would be an utter lie. | ||
| (be situated; sit) | ||
🔗 As its name suggests, the country lies at the very heart of the African continent, away from major trade routes and population centres, and very far indeed from public attention. | ||
sleeping (inactive; asleep; in abeyance) | ||
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| let sleeping dogs lie | ⇆ geen slapende honden wakker maken; ⇆ maak geen slapende honden wakker; ⇆ men moet geen slapende honden wakker maken |
| dog | ⇆ achtervolgen; ⇆ gedrocht; ⇆ hond; ⇆ kerel; ⇆ mannetje; ⇆ misbaksel; ⇆ monster; ⇆ op de hielen zitten; ⇆ op de voet volgen; ⇆ rekel; ⇆ rotzooi; ⇆ troep; ⇆ vervolgen; ⇆ zijn gangen nagaan |
| lie | ⇆ fabuleren; ⇆ leugen; ⇆ liegen; ⇆ liggen; ⇆ ligging; ⇆ onwaarheid; ⇆ rusten; ⇆ slapen |
| sleeping | ⇆ slapend |