(Zelfstandig naamwoord)

1 the act of using or state of being used: “The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified”
gebruik

2 the/a purpose for which something may be used: “This little knife has plenty of uses”
toepassing

3 (often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: “Is this coat (of) any use to you?”
nut

4 the power of using: “She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.”
gebruik

5 permission, or the right, to use: “They let us have the use of their car while they were away.”
gebruik

helpful or serving a purpose well: “a useful tool/dictionary”
nuttig

'usefulness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

nuttigheid

'usefully (Bijwoord)

in a useful way: “He spent the day usefully in repairing the car.”
nuttig

'useless (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

having no use or no effect: “Why don't you throw away those useless things?”
nutteloos

be in use

to be used or not used: “How long has the gymnasium been in use / out of use?”
in gebruik, in onbruik zijn

come in useful

to become useful: “My French came in useful on holiday.”
van pas komen

have no use for

to despise: “I have no use for such silliness / silly people.”
niets moeten hebben van

it's no use

it's impossible or useless: “He tried in vain to do it, then said 'It's no use.'”
het heeft geen zin

make (good) use of

: “He makes use of his training”
(goed) gebruik maken van
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useful

bruikbaar ; bruikbare ; handig ; inzetbaar ; nuttig ; praktisch ; verdienstelijk ; voordelig ; werkbaar ; bevorderlijk ; dienstig

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages




EN: clever
EN: dexterous
EN: down-to-earth
EN: effective
EN: efficient
EN: functional
EN: handy
EN: helpful
EN: multipurpose
EN: neat

EN: he made himself useful NL: hij hielp met alles mee