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1 bring one's pigs to the wrong market
English-Dutch dictionary > bring one's pigs to the wrong market
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2 play
n. toneelstuk; spel; speeltuig; lach; humor--------v. spelen; voordragen; spelen ( muziek)play1[ plee] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉3 spel4 actie ⇒ activiteit, beweging♦voorbeelden:〈Amerikaans-Engels; voornamelijk sport〉 set play • ingestudeerd(e) spel(patroon)/manoeuvreallow/give full/free play to something • iets vrij spel latenthere's too much play in the rope • het touw heeft te veel spelingbring/call into play • erbij betrekkencome into play • mee gaan spelen¶ make great play about/of • erg de nadruk leggen op, sterk benadrukken————————play21 spelen♦voorbeelden:play dead • doen alsof men dood isplay on • doorspelenplay at soldiers/hide-and-seek • soldaatje/verstoppertje spelen〈 figuurlijk〉 play at something • iets niet ernstig nemen, iets doen voor de pretplay down to someone • zich aan iemand aanpassen〈 informeel〉 what on earth are you playing at? • wat heeft dit allemaal te betekenen?play (up)on someone's feelings • op iemands gevoelens werkenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:play back a tape • een band afspelen/weergevenhe played his last dollar • hij zette zijn laatste dollar inplay someone along • iemand aan het lijntje houdenplay something down • iets bagatelliseren -
3 pig
n. varken, zwijn; gietijzer; politieagent (spreektaal)--------v. biggen werpenpig1[ pig]1 varken ⇒ (wild) zwijn; 〈figuurlijk; informeel〉 gulzigaard, slokop; vuilik; knorrepot; stijfkop; zeiker(d); hufter, lomperd♦voorbeelden:bleed like a (stuck) pig • bloeden als een rundbring one's pigs to the wrong market • op het verkeerde paard weddenbuy a pig in a poke • een kat in de zak kopenand pigs might fly! • ja, je kan me nog meer vertellen!make a pig of oneself • overdadig eten (en drinken)it was a real pig • het was een vreselijk lastig karwei————————pig2〈werkwoord; pigged〉♦voorbeelden:pig oneself • zich volvreten
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