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1 hij schreef op ingehouden toon
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1 [bedwingen, beheersen] restrain ⇒ hold (in/back)2 [niet uitbetalen, innemen] deduct5 [ingetrokken houden] hold in♦voorbeelden:hij schreef op ingehouden toon • he wrote in a subdued tonezijn vaart inhouden • slow down2 een zeker percentage van het loon inhouden • deduct/ 〈 met betrekking tot belasting〉 withhold a certain percentage of the wageszijn beloften houden niets in • his promises are meaninglessTaal en Bedrijf, wat houdt dat eigenlijk in? • ‘Language and Business Studies’, what does that involve actually?oppassen op kleine kinderen houdt ook in dat je veel luiers verwisselt • looking after small children involves/means changing lots of nappieswat houdt dit in voor onze klanten? • what does this mean for our customers?II 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich inhouden〉1 [zich bedwingen] control oneself♦voorbeelden:zich inhouden om niet in lachen uit te barsten • keep a straight face -
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смягчать; смягченныйСинонимический ряд:1. crushed (adj.) battered; crushed; mashed; pounded; pressed; pulped; pulpy; smashed; squashed2. mellow (adj.) improved; mellow3. subdued (adj.) low-key; low-keyed; sober; soft; subdued; toned down4. calmed (verb) appeased; assuaged; calm down; calmed; conciliated; gentled; mollified; pacified; placated; propitiated; soothed; sweetened5. depreciated (verb) cheapened; decried; depreciated; devaluated; devalued; downgraded; lowered; marked down; underrated; undervalued; wrote down/written down; wrote off/written off6. tempered (verb) moderated; muted; subdued; tamed; tempered; tone down7. yielded (verb) ease off; relented; slackened; weakened; yielded
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