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2 kappen
1 [het hoofdhaar opmaken] do one's/someone's hair♦voorbeelden:2 bomen kappen • cut down/fell treesde kabel kappen • cut the cable4 klompen kappen • hew/cut out clogs/wooden shoes3 [voornamelijk (tafel)tennis] chop, cut♦voorbeelden:met iemand kappen • break off with someone -
3 besnoeien
1 [inkorten] trim (off/down) ⇒ cut (down/back), curtail2 [door snoeien bewerken] prune ⇒ lop 〈 bomen〉, 〈 tot bepaalde vorm〉 trim, 〈 tot bepaalde vorm〉 clip♦voorbeelden:uitgaven besnoeien • cut down (on) expenses1 [bezuinigen] cut down (on)♦voorbeelden: -
4 inkorten
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6 inkrimpen
♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [kleiner maken] reduce ⇒ cut (down/back (on))♦voorbeelden:1 het personeel inkrimpen • cut back/down (on) one's staff -
7 minder gaan roken
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minder13 [geringer van betekenis] minor4 [slechter] worse♦voorbeelden:ik doe het niet voor minder • I won't do it for lesshet niet met minder (willen) doen • refuse to do with less4 het is/smaakt er niet minder om • it is/tastes none the worse for itmijn ogen worden minder • my eyesight is failinghet wordt minder met de omzet/service/kwaliteit • the turnover/service/quality gets worseII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [van graad/wijze/modaliteit] less♦voorbeelden:minder gaan roken • cut down on smokinghet zijn minder de commentaren dan de sensatieverhalen die de aandacht trekken • it is the sensational stories rather than the comments that attract the attentionhoe minder erover gezegd wordt, hoe beter • the less said about it the betterkan het wat minder? • keep it down, please!————————minder2〈 telwoord〉♦voorbeelden:hij heeft niet veel geld, maar nog minder verstand • he has little money and even less intelligencedat is er weer één minder • that'll be one lesshet is iets minder, mag dat? • it's a little less, is that all right?niets minder dan dat • nothing less than thatin minder dan geen tijd was hij terug • he was back in less than no timevijf minuten meer of minder • give or take five minutesgroepen van negen en minder • groups of nine and underin minder dan twee weken na hun huwelijk • within two weeks of their weddingniemand minder dan … • none other than …net iets minder dan 100 gulden/30 seconden • just under a hundred guilders/30 secondsniet minder dan 300 mensen • no less than 300 peopleweinig minder dan • something/little short of -
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10 bekrimpen
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11 besnoeien
v. prune, trim away, clip, cut; cut down, curtail -
12 verlagen
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13 bezuinigen
♦voorbeelden:10 miljoen bezuinigen op de onderwijsbegroting • cut the education budget by 10 millionbezuinigen op het eten • economize on food -
14 de geldkraan dichtdraaien
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16 lossnijden
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17 grofpolijsten
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18 minderen
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19 neermaaien
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20 versoberen
1 [soberder inrichten] economize♦voorbeelden:zij moesten versoberen • they had to economize/tighten their belts1 [soberder worden] sober down
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