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1 kennen
2 [geleerd hebben] know3 [+ in] [raadplegen] consult4 [herkennen] recognize, know♦voorbeelden:ik wil eerst de feiten kennen • first I want to know the factsgeen gevaar kennen • be oblivious to dangerje kent Jan toch wel! • you must know John!geen medelijden kennen • know no pitygeen schaamte kennen • have no shamede Engelse wet kent dat onderscheid niet • English law does not make that distinctiongeen zorgen kennen • be carefreezich doen kennen als • prove/show oneself to be〈 figuurlijk〉 laat je niet kennen ! • give 'em hell!zich van zijn beste kant laten kennen • show oneself at one's best〈 figuurlijk〉 hij wilde zich niet laten kennen en deed toch mee • he didn't want to be thought badly of and joined iniemand leren kennen • get to know someone, make someone's acquaintanceelkaar (beter) leren kennen • become/get (better) acquainted, get to know each other (better)ken je deze al? • have you heard this one?ik ken haar al jaren • I've known her for yearszo ken ik je helemaal niet • I've never known you like this beforesinds ik jou ken … • since I met you …dan ken je me nog niet • you haven't seen anything yetdat kennen we hier niet • we don't have that sort of thing hereiemand van gezicht/van naam kennen • know someone's face/someone by namehij kent de omgeving als zijn broekzak • he knows the area like the back of his handiemand door en door kennen • know someone inside out2 een taal kennen • know/speak a languageons kent ons • we know what to expectiets van buiten/uit zijn hoofd kennen • know something by heart¶ te kennen geven dat … • indicate that …een wens te kennen geven • express a desirezijdelings te kennen geven • intimate, hint -
2 kennis maken met
v. make the acquaintance of -
3 aanhouden
5 [aan het lijf houden] keep on♦voorbeelden:een verdachte aanhouden • take a suspect into custody¶ als je het recept aanhoudt, kan er niets misgaan • if you stick to the recipe, nothing can go wrong1 [niet ophouden te doen] keep/go on ⇒ persist (in)2 [voortduren] go on, continue; hold, last, keep up 〈 ook van weer〉♦voorbeelden:1 blijven aanhouden • persevere, insistje moet niet zo aanhouden • you shouldn't keep/go on going on about it like that -
4 bekendheid
♦voorbeelden:1 bekendheid met … strekt tot aanbeveling • experience of … will be an assetbekendheid krijgen • become (well-)knowngrote bekendheid aan iets geven • make something widely known -
5 iemand leren kennen
iemand leren kennenget to know someone, make someone's acquaintance————————iemand leren kennenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iemand leren kennen
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