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1 she only spoke French; so we could not understand her
she only spoke French; so we could not understand herze sprak alleen Frans, en dus konden wij haar niet verstaanEnglish-Dutch dictionary > she only spoke French; so we could not understand her
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n. het symfonisch orkestso1[ soo] 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉1 zo ⇒ waar♦voorbeelden:1 is that really so? • is dat echt waar?if so • als dat zo is‘She's the tallest’ ‘Yes, so she is’ • ‘Ze is de grootste’ ‘Dat is ze inderdaad’————————so2♦voorbeelden:‘You blundered’ ‘So I did/But so did you’ • ‘Je hebt geblunderd’ ‘Ja, inderdaad/maar jij ook’‘I'm tired’ ‘So you should be’ • ‘Ik ben moe’ ‘Dat zou je ook moeten zijn’‘Is Jill coming’ ‘I think so’ • ‘Komt Jill’ ‘Ik denk het/van wel’in June or so • in of omstreeks de maand juni————————so3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:the distance is so great that you cannot walk it in a day • het is zo ver dat je er niet in één dag naar toe kan lopen(would you) be so kind as to leave immediately • zou u zo goed willen zijn onmiddellijk te vertrekkenso it is said • zo wordt er gezegdhe presented it so • hij stelde het aldus voorbut even so • maar toch(in) so far as I know • voor zover ik weetso far it hasn't happened • tot nu toe/tot nog toe is het niet gebeurdand so forth/on • enzovoort(s)so long as you don't tell anybody • als je 't maar aan niemand verteltso much the worse • des te ergerif so • als dat zo is〈 informeel〉 so sorry • sorry, pardonshe's not so stupid • ze is niet zo domI love you so • ik hou zo veel van jeso many came • er kwamen er zo veelI can only do so much • ik kan niets bovenmenselijks doen3 she only spoke French; so we could not understand her • ze sprak alleen Frans, en dus konden wij haar niet verstaanso what? • en dan?, wat dan nog?so here we are! • hier zijn we dan!so that's who did it • aha, dus die heeft het gedaanso there you are • daar zit je dus¶ so far from letting him go she followed him home • ze liet hem niet gaan maar volgde hem integendeel naar huis〈 informeel〉 so long! • tot ziens!every so often • nu en danso there • nu weet je het————————so41 zodat ⇒ opdat, om♦voorbeelden:1 warn her, so (that) she may avoid all danger • waarschuw haar zodat/opdat ze geen gevaar zou lopenbe careful so you don't get hurt • pas op dat je je geen pijn doetII 〈 nevenschikkend voegwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 he's late, so (that) we can't start yet • hij is te laat, zodat we nog niet kunnen beginnen————————so51 ziezo
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