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1 generosity
n. vrijgevigheid, gulheid[ dzjennərossətie] 〈meervoud: generosities〉2 vrijgevigheid ⇒ gulheid, royaliteit -
2 in generosity he was pre-eminent above all others
in generosity he was pre-eminent above all othersEnglish-Dutch dictionary > in generosity he was pre-eminent above all others
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3 may we appeal to your generosity?
may we appeal to your generosity?mogen wij een beroep doen op uw vrijgevigheid?English-Dutch dictionary > may we appeal to your generosity?
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4 repay someone for his generosity
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5 trade (up)on someone's generosity
trade (up)on someone's generosityEnglish-Dutch dictionary > trade (up)on someone's generosity
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6 when it comes down to generosity
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7 appeal to
appeal to♦voorbeelden:1 may we appeal to your generosity? • mogen wij een beroep doen op uw vrijgevigheid? -
8 come down to
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9 pre-eminent
[ prie:▪emminnənt] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord: pre-eminence〉1 uitstekend ⇒ uitbend, superieur♦voorbeelden:1 in generosity he was pre-eminent above all others • in vrijgevigheid stak hij uit boven alle anderen -
10 repay
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11 trade
adj. handel-, zaken---------n. handel, zaken; werk--------v. handelen, zaken doen, kopen, inkopen, verkopentrade1[ treed] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉4 vak ⇒ ambacht, beroep♦voorbeelden:terms of trade • (handels)ruilvoetbad for trade • nadelig voor de handeldo a good trade • goede zaken doenbe in trade • een zaak/winkel hebbena butcher by trade • slager van beroep→ jack jack/————————trade21 handel drijven ⇒ handelen, zaken doen2 〈Amerikaans-Engels; +at/with〉(vaste) klant zijn (van/in)♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 verhandelen ⇒ uitwisselen, (om)ruilen♦voorbeelden:
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