Sept 2024 Flashcards by Jonathan Karakowski

Q

iemand het tegengestelde de borst stuiten

A

to be repugnant to someone

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bekostigen

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to finance, pay for

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mopperen

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to grumble, complain

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de opvatting

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view, belief, opinion

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aanzuigenge werking

A

magnetic effect

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ik denk van wel/niet

A

I (don’t) think so

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het verlof

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leave, furlough

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kreunen

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to moan, groan

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verstarren

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to freeze up, become rigid

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het kruis trappen

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to kick in the balls

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de schoft

A

asshole etc.

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sjokken

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to trudge, plod

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buiten je boekje

A

out of line

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daar gaan we niet over

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that’s not our concern

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de kit

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kit, police station

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opwekkend

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exciting, uplifting

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benijden
niet te benijden

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to envy
unenviable

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afdwingbaar

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enforceable

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weerbarstig

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unmanageable, stubborn

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ommezwaai

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reversal, turnaround

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naadloos

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seamless

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uitblijven
bleef uit

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to lack
failed to materialize

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mikken

A

to aim, target

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tl-licht

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fluorescent light

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drijftig

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quick tempered

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toe maar

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go on

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.

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.

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broodje aap

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urban myth

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in alle toonaarden (ontkennen)

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categorically (deny)

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ik daal de trap af

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I go down the stairs

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het octrooi

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patent

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linksom of rechtsom

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one way or another

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onnozel

A

ignorant, foolish

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vloeken in de kerk

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blasphemy

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slopen

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to demolish

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denken te kunnen doen

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thinks (he) can do

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vooralsnog

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for now

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aandrijving

A

transmission(car)

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onthutst

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shocked

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de springstof

A

explosive

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bloeddoorlopen ogen

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bloodshot eyes

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aan de toog

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at the bar/counter

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de zondebok

A

scapegoat

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katvanger

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fall guy

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katvanger

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fall guy

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maak je niet druk

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don’t worry

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valt hem bij

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backs him up, adds

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met een sisser

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with a whimper

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onheilspellende

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sinister, ominous

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de knoop doorhakken

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make a decision

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op ramkoers met

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on a collision course with

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de patstelling

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stalemate

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verkapt loon

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hidden wages

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het stak hem

A

it stung him, galled him

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op staande voet ontslagen

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fired on the spot

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optreden van

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intervention of/by

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de reling

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railing

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bezwijken aan

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to succumb to

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de stang

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bar (at a gym)

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ĺ

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A

ĺ

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(persoonlijke, gevestigde) opvatting

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(personal, established) view, notion

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eventueel

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possible, if necessary

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gehechtheid aan

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commitment, adherence to

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afkeer van

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aversion, resentment, contempt

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aansprakelijk

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liable, responsible, accountable

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zij het dat

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except that

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duimpje naar beneden

A

thumbs down

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juist wel

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exactly

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kuchje

A

cough

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de lat hoog/laagleggen

A

to set the bar high/low