English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word there is no accounting for tastes
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (reason; ground; motive) | ||
| (explanation; clarification; elucidation; enlightenment) | ; ; | |
| (narrative; story; tale) | ; | |
🔗 Accounts of alleged Russian atrocities are emerging as its forces retreat from areas near Kyiv following a failed bid to encircle the capital. | ||
| (calculate; figure; work out; add up) | ; ; ; | |
| (balance‐sheet; books; overview) | ||
| (report) | ; | |
🔗 Nevertheless, I wish to hear the detailed account. | ||
| (clarify; account for; construe; elucidate; make clear) | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | |
| (user account) | ||
🔗 Facebook also removed the video and locked the president’s account. | ||
| (flavour; liking; savour; zest) | ||
| (savour) | ||
🔗 She tasted a morsel of stewed pigeon. | ||
| (sense of taste) | smaakvermogen | |
🔗 His father stirred the stewpot with a long‐handed wooden spoon, then took a taste. | ||
| (appreciation; fancy; liking; love) | ||
… smaken | havi … guston | |
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| there is no accounting for tastes | ⇆ over smaak valt niet te twisten |
| account | ⇆ account; ⇆ achten; ⇆ afrekening; ⇆ bericht; ⇆ beschouwen als; ⇆ beschrijving; ⇆ exposé; ⇆ factuur; ⇆ houden voor; ⇆ nota; ⇆ rapport; ⇆ reden; ⇆ rekenen onder; ⇆ rekenen tot; ⇆ rekening; ⇆ rekenschap; ⇆ rekenschap geven; ⇆ relaas; ⇆ vaste klant; ⇆ verhaal; ⇆ verklaring; ⇆ verslag |
| taste | ⇆ beetje; ⇆ bijsmaak; ⇆ keuren; ⇆ liefhebberij; ⇆ neiging; ⇆ ondervinden; ⇆ proefje; ⇆ proeven; ⇆ smaak; ⇆ smaken; ⇆ tikje; ⇆ voorkeur; ⇆ voorproefje; ⇆ voorproeven; ⇆ voorsmaak; ⇆ zin; ⇆ zweempje |