1 a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: “the corners of a cube”
hoek

2 a place, usually a small quiet place: “a secluded corner.”
hoekje

3 in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: “We've been awarded a corner.”
corner

1 to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: “The thief was cornered in an alley.”
in het nauw drijven

2 to turn a corner: “He cornered on only three wheels”
de bocht nemen

'cornered (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

1 having (a given number of) corners: “a three-cornered hat.”
-kantig

2 forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape: “A cornered animal can be very dangerous.”
in het nauw gedreven

cut corners

to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.
bekorten, beperken

turn the corner

1 to go round a corner.
de hoek omslaan

2 to get past a difficulty or danger: “He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.”
het ergste te boven zijn
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to corner	vastzetten (ww.) ; schuilhoekje (ww.) ; schuilhoek (ww.) ; opsluiten (ww.) ; hoekschop (ww.) ; hoekje (ww.) ; hoekbal (ww.) ; hoek (ww.)
the corner	de corner
corner	opkopen ; tip ; straathoek ; accapareren ; knikpunt ; hoekversiering ; hoekstuk ; hoekbeschermer ; hoek in de zin van bocht ; hoek ; halfhoutverbinding ; golfgeleiderknik ; corner ; bocht in leiding

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages; Vlietstra; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; Autowoordenboek




EN: alcove
EN: cranny
EN: niche
EN: recess
EN: skirting

EN: turn the corner NL: de hoek omgaan NL: over het kritieke punt heenkomen
EN: within, between the four corners NL: binnen (de perken van)
EN: in a corner NL: in het geheim
EN: hole and corner NL: heimelijk