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1 there were quite a few people
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adv. helemaal; verreweg; vrij; juist, ja; in het geheel; genoeg; op bepaalde manier[ kwajt]1 helemaal ⇒ geheel, volledig, absoluut2 nogal ⇒ enigszins, tamelijk3 werkelijk ⇒ echt, in feite♦voorbeelden:you're quite right • je hebt volkomen gelijk〈 informeel〉 it's quite something to be a famous author • het is heel wat om een beroemd schrijver te zijnI've heard quite different stories about you • ik heb heel andere verhalen over je gehoordthat's quite another matter • dat is een heel andere zaak‘It's not easy’ ‘Quite (so)’ • ‘Het is niet makkelijk’ ‘Zeker/Zo is het/Precies’that was quite a party, 〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel ook〉that was quite some party • dat was me het feestje wel -
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n. Moore (Thomas, schrijver van "Utopia"; familienaam)more1[ mo:] 〈voornaamwoord; vergrotende trap van much en many〉1 meer♦voorbeelden:\\td50, more or less • ongeveer vijftig dollara few more • nog een paarthere is no more • er is er geen meerthere was much more • er was nog veel meerthere were many more • er waren er nog veel meerthere are no more • er zijn er geen meerthere is some more • er is nog watthere are some more • er zijn er nog enkele(n)he said he would, and more than that, he did it • hij zei dat hij het zou doen, en wat meer zegt, hij deed het ookwe are going to see more of him • we gaan hem nog vaker zien————————more2〈bijwoord; vergrotende trap van much〉1 meer ⇒ veeleer, eerder♦voorbeelden:1 more or less • min of meer, zo ongeveeronce more • nog eens/een keermore and more • meer en meerthat's more like it • dat lijkt er al beter opmore easily • makkelijker¶ he is no more • hij is er niet meer, hij is overleden————————more3〈determinator; vergrotende trap van much en many〉1 meer♦voorbeelden:no more bread • geen brood meerone more try • nog een pogingthe more people there are the happier he feels • hoe meer mensen er zijn, hoe gelukkiger hij zich voelt
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