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4 [in een toestand brengen] turn5 [telefoonnummer kiezen] dial7 [afspelen] play♦voorbeelden:een sjekkie draaien • roll a cigarettehet gas hoger/lager draaien • turn the gas up/downeen deur op slot draaien • lock a dooreen plaat draaien • play a record1 [zich rond een middelpunt bewegen] turn (around) ⇒ revolve, rotate, 〈 planeten〉 orbit, 〈 om as〉 pivot, 〈 snel, tollend〉 spin, 〈 snel, tollend〉 gyrate, 〈 snel, tollend〉 whirl3 [draaiend komen of gaan] turn (one's way) into/out of4 [niet voor de waarheid uitkomen] be evasive5 [vertoond worden] be on/shown♦voorbeelden:een draaiende bal • a spinning ballin het rond draaien • turn/spin roundde aarde draait om de zon • the earth revolves/orbits around the sunzit niet zo te draaien! • stop fidgeting!met de ogen draaien • roll one's eyesde weg draaide scherp naar links • the road made a sharp turn to the leftde auto draait de hoek om • the car is turning the corner6 met winst/verlies draaien • work at a profit/lossde zaak draaiende houden • keep things goingeen programma laten draaien op de computer • run a program on the computerhet team draaide uitstekend • the team was functioning extremely well -
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6 een dubbelzinnig antwoord
een dubbelzinnig antwoordan ambiguous/evasive answerVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een dubbelzinnig antwoord
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7 ontwijkende bewegingen van een bokser
ontwijkende bewegingen van een bokserVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ontwijkende bewegingen van een bokser
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