Apr 2023 Flashcards

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het vonnis

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judgment, court verdict

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bevatten

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to contain, hold

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aandringen op

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to insist on

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het verwijt

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reproach, blame

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het pleidooi

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plea, defense

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bepleiten

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to argue, plead

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het afgrijzen

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horror, dread

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koesteren

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to nourish, cherish

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veredelen

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to ennoble, elevate

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dat gaf/geeft bij iemand de doorslag

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it is/was the deciding factor for someone

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de nabestaande

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next of kin, surviving relative

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ongepast

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improper

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verdraaid

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darn, doggone

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een proces tegen iemand aanspannen

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to Institute proceedings against someone

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dusdanig

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such, in such a way

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nochtans

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nevertheless

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toekennen aan

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to ascribe, attribute to

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qua

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as far as, as for

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het verschijnsel

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phenomenon

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20
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fungeren als

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to act as, function as

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zich inspannen

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to exert, make an effort

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iemand de mond snoeren

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to force someone to be silent

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voor zower ik weet (niet)

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(not) as far as I know, to my knowledge

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belager

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stalker, waylayer

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het op iemand gemunt hebben
to be out for someone's blood
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voorafgaand
preceding
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aanhalen
to pull in, tighten
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iemand een seintje geven
to tip someone off
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de dolleman
madman
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het voer
feed, bait
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de/het spandoek
banner
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karrevracht(en)
huge quantity (of)
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de fuik in een fuik zitten/lopen
net to be caught in/ walk into a trap
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de medewerking
cooperation, collaboration
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medeplichtigheid
complicity
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het kielzog in het kielzog van
wake in the wake of
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doorgeven aan
to pass/hand on to
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(een klusje/zaakje) opknappen
to carry out, deal with (chore/job)
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een buitenlandse mogenheid
a foreign power
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de geluidsopname
sound recording
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de handelwijs
procedure, conduct, way of behaving
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dat komt me bekend voor
that sounds familiar to me
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afgezien van
besides, apart from
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het onraad onraad ruiken/bespeuren
trouble, danger to smell a rat
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mede wegens
partly due to
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gretig
eager
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tegenwerking
sabotage, opposition
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stuiten op (verzet)
to be faced with, come up against (opposition)
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zich opdringen aan
to force/thrust oneself on
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ingaan op (een aanbod/verzoek)
to comply/agree with (an offer/request)
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ijsberen door (een kamer)
to pace (a room)
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verwijzen naar
to refer to
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krankzinnig
crazy, insane l
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bijpraten
to catch up
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uitgaan van (ervan dat)
to assume, take for granted (that)
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iets in petto hebben
to have something in store, up one's sleeve
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verbijsterd
bewildered
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de meerdere
superior (officer)
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opheffen
to cancel, discontinue
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ijverig
diligent, zealous
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ophanden zijnde (gebeurtenissen)
upcoming events, things to come
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ervaring opdoen met
to gain/get experience with
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het gareel iemand in het gareel brengen
horsecollar to bring someone to heel
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smeken (te doen)
to beg, implore (to do)
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afwimpelen
to get out of (doing smth)
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nippen van iets
to sip, take a sip of smth
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(een aanbod) afwijzen
to refuse, decline (an offer)
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denderen
to rumble, thunder
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afschilderen als
to portrait, depict as
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het pitje een laag pitje staan/zetten
low flame to be/put on the back burner
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aanvaring met
collision with
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de perikelen (pl)
perils, adventures
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berooid
destitute
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wier
whose
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de kroonluchter
chandelier
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woonachtig te
living in
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bijstaan
to assist, aid
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het is (niet) aannemelijk dat
it is (not) plausible, likely that
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tegenvallen
to disappoint
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(nader) op iets (een kwestie) ingaan
to examine, go into something (a question) (more deeply)
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uitgekiend
clever, sophisticated
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opschudding
upheaval, disturbance
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iets bijhouden
to keep up (to date) with smth
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lijvig een lijvig rapport
bulky a bulky report
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huiveren
to shiver
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onwrikbaar
firm, immovable
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de klont
lump, glob
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het aandeel
share, portion share, stock
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iemand aansporen tot
to spur, urge someone on to
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vertekenen
to draw incorrectly,distort, misrepresent
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de waterscheiding
watershed, turning point
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aan iets morrelen
to fumble, fiddle with smth
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afdingen er valt niets op hem af te dingen
to bargain, haggle there is nothing to be said against him
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vooropgesteld dat
assuming that
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het knelpunt knellen
bottleneck to squeeze
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weleens
once in a while, ever (in a qn)
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er (niet) in slagen l te/om
to (fail) succeed in
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bepleiten
to argue, advocate
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aankunnen
to be a match for, hold one's own
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ontzorgen
to take the worries away
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vergen
to demand, ask, require
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neigen geneigd zijn te doen
to incline, be inclined to be inclined to do
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omschakeling
switch, shift
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de strot door de strot duwen
throat to shove down one's throat
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voornamelijk
mainly, primarily
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de klemtoon
stress, accent (on a word)
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mateloos
extravagant, excessive