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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19
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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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21
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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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24
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belager

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stalker, waylayer

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25
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het op iemand gemunt hebben

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to be out for someone’s blood

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voorafgaand

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preceding

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aanhalen

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to pull in, tighten

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28
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iemand een seintje geven

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to tip someone off

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29
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de dolleman

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madman

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30
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het voer

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feed, bait

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31
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de/het spandoek

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banner

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32
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karrevracht(en)

A

huge quantity (of)

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33
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de fuik
in een fuik zitten/lopen

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net
to be caught in/ walk into a trap

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34
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de medewerking

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cooperation, collaboration

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35
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medeplichtigheid

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complicity

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36
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het kielzog
in het kielzog van

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wake
in the wake of

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37
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doorgeven aan

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to pass/hand on to

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38
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(een klusje/zaakje) opknappen

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to carry out, deal with (chore/job)

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39
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een buitenlandse mogenheid

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a foreign power

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40
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de geluidsopname

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sound recording

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41
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de handelwijs

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procedure, conduct, way of behaving

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42
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dat komt me bekend voor

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that sounds familiar to me

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43
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afgezien van

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besides, apart from

44
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het onraad
onraad ruiken/bespeuren

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trouble, danger
to smell a rat

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mede wegens

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partly due to

46
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gretig

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eager

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tegenwerking

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sabotage, opposition

48
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stuiten op (verzet)

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to be faced with, come up against (opposition)

49
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zich opdringen aan

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to force/thrust oneself on

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ingaan op (een aanbod/verzoek)

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to comply/agree with (an offer/request)

51
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ijsberen door (een kamer)

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to pace (a room)

52
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verwijzen naar

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to refer to

53
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krankzinnig

A

crazy, insane
l

54
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bijpraten

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to catch up

55
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uitgaan van (ervan dat)

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to assume, take for granted (that)

56
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iets in petto hebben

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to have something in store, up one’s sleeve

57
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verbijsterd

A

bewildered

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de meerdere

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superior (officer)

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opheffen

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to cancel, discontinue

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ijverig

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diligent, zealous

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ophanden zijnde (gebeurtenissen)

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upcoming events, things to come

62
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ervaring opdoen met

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to gain/get experience with

63
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het gareel
iemand in het gareel brengen

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horsecollar
to bring someone to heel

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smeken (te doen)

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to beg, implore (to do)

65
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afwimpelen

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to get out of (doing smth)

66
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nippen van iets

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to sip, take a sip of smth

67
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(een aanbod) afwijzen

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to refuse, decline (an offer)

68
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denderen

A

to rumble, thunder

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afschilderen als

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to portrait, depict as

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het pitje
een laag pitje staan/zetten

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low flame
to be/put on the back burner

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aanvaring met

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collision with

72
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de perikelen (pl)

A

perils, adventures

73
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berooid

A

destitute

74
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wier

A

whose

75
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de kroonluchter

A

chandelier

76
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woonachtig te

A

living in

77
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bijstaan

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to assist, aid

78
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het is (niet) aannemelijk dat

A

it is (not) plausible, likely that

79
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tegenvallen

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to disappoint

80
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(nader) op iets (een kwestie) ingaan

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to examine, go into something (a question) (more deeply)

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uitgekiend

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clever, sophisticated

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opschudding

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upheaval, disturbance

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iets bijhouden

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to keep up (to date) with smth

84
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lijvig
een lijvig rapport

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bulky
a bulky report

85
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huiveren

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to shiver

86
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onwrikbaar

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firm, immovable

87
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de klont

A

lump, glob

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het aandeel

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share, portion
share, stock

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iemand aansporen tot

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to spur, urge someone on to

90
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vertekenen

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to draw incorrectly,distort, misrepresent

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de waterscheiding

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watershed, turning point

92
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aan iets morrelen

A

to fumble, fiddle with smth

93
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afdingen
er valt niets op hem af te dingen

A

to bargain, haggle
there is nothing to be said against him

94
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vooropgesteld dat

A

assuming that

95
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het knelpunt
knellen

A

bottleneck
to squeeze

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weleens

A

once in a while, ever (in a qn)

97
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er (niet) in slagen l te/om

A

to (fail) succeed in

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bepleiten

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to argue, advocate

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aankunnen

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to be a match for, hold one’s own

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ontzorgen

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to take the worries away

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vergen

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to demand, ask, require

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neigen
geneigd zijn te doen

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to incline, be inclined
to be inclined to do

103
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omschakeling

A

switch, shift

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de strot
door de strot duwen

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throat
to shove down one’s throat

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voornamelijk

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mainly, primarily

106
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de klemtoon

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stress, accent (on a word)

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mateloos

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extravagant, excessive