1 a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: “I've broken my nail”
nagel

2 a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: “He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.”
spijker
to fasten with nails: “He nailed the picture to the wall.”
(vast)spijkeren

'nail-brush (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a small brush used for cleaning one's nails.
nagelborstel

'nail-file (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a small instrument with a rough surface, used for smoothing or shaping the edges of one's finger-nails.
nagelvijl

'nail-polish (nouns)

a substance used to colour and/or varnish one's nails.
nagellak

'nail-scissors (noun plural)

scissors for trimming one's nails.
nagelschaar

hit the nail on the head

to be absolutely accurate (in one's description of something or someone, in an estimate of something etc).
de spijker op de kop slaan
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to nail	klinken (ww.) ; klinknagel (ww.) ; spijkeren (ww.) ; timmeren (ww.) ; vastnagelen (ww.) ; vastslaan (ww.) ; vastspijkeren (ww.)
the nail	de nagel (m) ; de spijker (m)
nail	draadnagel ; nagel ; nagelen ; spijker ; toognagel

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; Architectural terms




EN: fastener
EN: hammer
EN: pin
EN: staple

EN: on the nail NL: direct (vooral betaling: contant)
EN: as hard as a nail NL: in uitstekende conditie NL: ijzersterk NL: onverbiddelijk, door en door hard
EN: as right as a nail NL: in orde
EN: to a (the) nail NL: in de perfectie
EN: nail down NL: vastspijkeren, dichtspijkeren
EN: nail one's colours to the mast NL: openlijk kleur bekennen
EN: nail to the counter, to the barn-door NL: aan de kaak stellen
EN: nail together NL: in elkaar spijkeren
EN: nail up NL: vastspijkeren, dichtspijkeren
EN: nailed up drama NL: losjes in elkaar zittend toneelstuk