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constant aanwezige bedreiging tussen de V.S. en USSR die een kernoorlog voorkwam (beide landen hadden de mogelijkheid elkaar totaal te vernietigen)--------MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction)1 gek ⇒ krankzinnig, waanzinnig2 dwaas ⇒ mal, onzinnig5 hondsdol♦voorbeelden:drive/send someone mad • iemand gek/dol maken(run) like mad • (rennen) als een gek/bezetenethey're having a mad time • het gaat er vrolijk aan toe4 make a mad run for … • als een gek rennen naar …II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, predicatief〉♦voorbeelden:mad with pain • buiten zichzelf van pijn
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assured — [[t]əʃʊ͟ə(r)d[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed. He was infinitely more assured than in his more recent parliamentary appearances. Syn: composed Derived words: assuredness N UNCOUNT This a lyrical work… … English dictionary
assured — as|sured [əˈʃuəd US əˈʃurd] adj 1.) confident about your own abilities = ↑self assured ▪ an assured manner 2.) be assured of sth if you are assured of something, you will definitely get it or achieve it ▪ His victory means that he is now assured… … Dictionary of contemporary English
assured of — certain to have or get (something) They are not assured of being paid. [=it is not certain that they will be paid] She is assured of (getting/having) a job when she gets out of college. • • • Main Entry: ↑assured … Useful english dictionary
assured — ▪ I. assured as‧sured 1 [əˈʆʊəd ǁ əˈʆʊrd] noun the ( life) assured INSURANCE the person or organization that will receive the money from an assurance agreement, or the person whose life is covered by the agreement; = the insured AmE: • A policy… … Financial and business terms
assured — as|sured [ ə ʃurd ] adjective confident and certain: an assured reply I found her to be relaxed and assured. rest assured (=feel certain about something): You can rest assured that the salesman won t bother you again. => SELF ASSURED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
assured — UK [əˈʃɔː(r)d] / US [əˈʃʊrd] adjective confident and certain an assured reply I found her to be relaxed and assured. rest assured (= feel certain about something): You can rest assured that the salesman won t bother you again. See: self assured … English dictionary
Something Always Happens — Infobox Film name = Something Always Happens image size = caption = director = Michael Powell producer = Irving Asher writer = Brock Williams narrator = starring = Ian Hunter Nancy O Neil music = cinematography = Basil Emmott editing = Bert Bates … Wikipedia
assured — as·sured || É™ ʃʊəd n. insurant, policy holder adj. secure; self confident; sure (of something) as·sure || É™ ʃʊə v. promise, pledge … English contemporary dictionary
Mutual assured destruction — Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing Effects Delivery Espionage … Wikipedia
be reliably assured — be reliably informed/assured/ phrase to be told something by someone who is likely to be telling the truth I’m reliably informed that there is plenty of work for everyone. Thesaurus: to know something or someonesynonym Main entry: reliably … Useful english dictionary
rest assured — to be certain something will happen. I know this fellow well, and you can rest assured he will give you good advice … New idioms dictionary