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adv. aan; naar; voor; een toost--------prep. aan; naar; om; ondanksto1[ toe:] 〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:pace to and fro • ijsberenhe put his signature to • hij zette zijn handtekening erop→ come to come to/————————to2♦voorbeelden:pale to clear blue • bleek tot hel blauwcovered up to his chin • tot de kin bedekthurry to church • zich naar de kerk haastenhis money went to clothes • zijn geld besteedde hij aan klerento her dismay • tot haar ontzettingsing hymns to God • hymnen zingen voor Goddrink to her health • op haar gezondheid drinkenit seemed strange to John • het kwam John vreemd voorshe held the letter to the light • ze hield de brief tegen het lichtloyal to a man • stuk voor stuk trouwto my mind • volgens mijturn to your right • sla rechtsaftravel to Rome • naar Rome reizengo to sea • zee kiezenfrom bad to worse • van kwaad tot ergerhe kept it to himself • hij hield het voor zichwe beat them eleven to seven • we hebben ze met elf tegen zeven verslagenthis is nothing to the capital • dit is niets vergeleken bij de hoofdstadsuperior to synthetic fabric • beter dan synthetische stofJack had eight marbles to Bill's forty • Jack had slechts acht knikkers tegenover Bill, die er veertig hadcompared to Jack • vergeleken bij Jackhe wrote music to his lyrics • hij schreef muziek bij zijn tekstenhe sang to the music • hij zong op de muziek/met de muziek meea disaster to the nation • een ramp voor het volktrue to nature • natuurgetrouwdifferent to Philip's • verschillend van die van PhilipI'm new to the place • ik ben hier nieuwmade to size • op maat gemaaktsweeten to taste • zoeten naar smaakto the present day • tot op hedenpaid to the day • stipt betaaldstay to the end • tot het einde blijvenfrom week to week • van week tot week5 son to Mr Boswell • de zoon van dhr. Boswellthe key to the house • de sleutel van het huisthere's more to the story • het verhaal is nog niet afthere's more to it • er zit meer achter————————to31 〈 vaak onvertaald〉te2 〈 vaak onvertaald〉dat/het♦voorbeelden:I don't want to apologize • ik wil mij niet verontschuldigenthe plane took off (only) to crash two minutes later • het vliegtuig steeg op en/maar stortte twee minuten later neer/ 〈 substandaard ook〉I'd like to apologize, but I don't know how to • ik zou graag mijn verontschuldigingen aanbieden, maar ik weet niet hoe om twee minuten later neer te storten
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