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1 he read the story at one sitting
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2 sitting
n. vergadering; zitting, seance; rechtszitting, zittijdsitting1[ sitting]♦voorbeelden:2 there will be two sittings of lunch, one at noon and one at two o'clock • er kan op twee tijdstippen geluncht worden, namelijk om twaalf en om twee uur————————sitting21 zittend♦voorbeelden:sitting member • zittend lidsitting tenant • huidige huurder -
3 saw off the bough on which one is sitting
de tak afzagen waarop men zitEnglish-Dutch dictionary > saw off the bough on which one is sitting
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4 saw off the branch one is sitting on
de tak waarop men zit afzagenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > saw off the branch one is sitting on
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5 saw off the branches one is sitting on
de tak afzagen waarop men zitEnglish-Dutch dictionary > saw off the branches one is sitting on
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6 between
adv. tussen; temidden van--------prep. tussen; temidden vanbetween1♦voorbeelden:→ betwixt betwixt/————————between2〈 voorzetsel〉♦voorbeelden:similarities between people • overeenkomsten tussen mensenbetween school, her music and her friends she led a busy life • met de school, haar muziek en haar vrienden had ze alles bij elkaar een druk levenbetween one thing and another she could make ends meet • met alle beetjes samen kon ze de eindjes aan elkaar knopenthey wrote the book between them • ze schreven het boek samenbetween you and me, between ourselves • onder ons (gezegd)
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