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n. zorg; zorgzaamheid; verzorging; behandeling; supervisie--------v. verzorgen; behulpzaam zijn; aardig zijncare1[ keə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 zorg ⇒ ongerustheid, (be)kommer(nis)2 zorg(vuldigheid) ⇒ voorzichtigheid, behoedzaamheid3 verantwoordelijkheid ⇒ zorg, toezicht♦voorbeelden:〈 informeel〉 have a care! • pas op!a care -marked face • een door zorgen getekend gezichtthe child is my care • ik heb het kind onder mijn hoedetake care and see you next week • tot over een week en hou je taaitake care of the pence/pennies • op de kleintjes lettenhandle with care • (pas op,) breekbaar!it will take care of itself • het komt vanzelf (weer op zijn pootjes) terechttake care to • ervoor zorgen datleave in the care of • toevertrouwen aan de hoede/zorg van(in) care of • per adresunder doctor's care • onder doktersbehandelingthe shop is under the care of Mrs Jones • de winkel wordt beheerd door mevrouw Jones————————care2♦voorbeelden:1 well, who cares? • nou, en?; wat zou het?do you care much about going? • moet jij er nou zo nodig heen?I am beyond/past caring (for) • het kan me niets meer schelenfor all I care • wat mij betreftI don't care if you do • mij best→ care for care for/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 (graag) willen ⇒ zin hebben (in), bereid zijn te2 zich bekommeren om ⇒ geven om, zich aantrekken van♦voorbeelden:I couldn't care less • het zal me een zorg zijnhe doesn't seem to care very much • zo te zien kan het hem weinig schelen -
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adj. minder--------adv. minder--------conj. zonder--------n. minder--------prep. minder; minless1[ les] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; fungeert als vergrotende trap van little/small〉1 kleiner♦voorbeelden:————————less2〈voornaamwoord; vergrotende trap van little, informeel ook van few〉1 minder♦voorbeelden:far/much less than usual • veel minder dan normaal〈 informeel〉 less of your cheek! • wat minder brutaal jij!————————less3〈bijwoord; vergrotende trap van little〉1 minder♦voorbeelden:he couldn't care less • het kon hem niet schelenmore or less • min of meerspeak less quickly • niet zo vlug sprekenthis doesn't make things any the less difficult • dit maakt er de zaken niet makkelijker op————————less4〈 voorzetsel〉1 zonder ⇒ verminderd met, op … na♦voorbeelden:the whole family less one son • de hele familie op één zoon na————————less5〈determinator; vergrotende trap van little, informeel ook van few〉1 minder♦voorbeelden:
См. также в других словарях:
couldn't care less — I, etc do not care in the least ● care * * * couldn t care less see ↑care, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑couldn t * * * couldn t care ˈless idiom (informal … Useful english dictionary
couldn't care less — (someone) couldn t care less someone does not care at all. Most fans couldn t care less about it … New idioms dictionary
couldn't care less — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be indifferent; not care at all. * /The students couldn t care less about the band; they talk all through the concert./ Also heard increasingly as could care less (nonstandard in this form.) … Dictionary of American idioms
couldn't care less — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be indifferent; not care at all. * /The students couldn t care less about the band; they talk all through the concert./ Also heard increasingly as could care less (nonstandard in this form.) … Dictionary of American idioms
couldn't\ care\ less — v. phr. informal To be indifferent; not care at all. The students couldn t care less about the band; they talk all through the concert. Also heard increasingly as could care less (nonstandard in this form.) … Словарь американских идиом
couldn't care less — could not care any less, do not care at all Brad is seeing Debbie. I know. And I couldn t care less … English idioms
could/couldn't care less — informal ◇ If you could care less (US) or couldn t care less, you are not at all concerned about or interested in something. I could care less what happens. [=I don t care what happens] He says he couldn t care less if he gets fired … Useful english dictionary
someone couldn't care less — someone couldn’t care less as if someone cares what does someone care? spoken phrase used for emphasizing that someone thinks something is unimportant. These phrases usually show that the speaker is angry or upset I couldn’t care less how you do… … Useful english dictionary
someone couldn't care less — (someone) couldn t care less someone does not care at all. Most fans couldn t care less about it … New idioms dictionary
I couldn't care less — I (or he, she, etc.) couldn t (or informal also could) care less informal used to express complete indifference he couldn t care less about football … Useful english dictionary
couldn't care less — verb To lack interest; to be apathetic. Syn: could care less, not give a tinkers damn, not give a tinkers cuss … Wiktionary