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1 schelen
1 [onderling verschillen] make a difference2 [afwijken] differ3 [verschil uitmaken] make a difference4 [ter harte gaan] concern, matter 〈zie voorbeelden 4〉5 [ontbreken] 〈zie voorbeelden 5〉6 [mankeren] be the matter♦voorbeelden:2 zij scheelt een hoofd met hem • she's a head taller/shorter than himzij schelen niet veel in leeftijd • they are nearly the same ageze schelen twee maanden • they are two months apartals het jou niets kan schelen • if it's all the same to youkan mij wat schelen! • what do I care!wat kon het schelen! • who cares?het kon hem bitter weinig/absoluut niet schelen • he couldn't care lesshet scheelde niet veel of ik was gekomen • I very nearly camehet scheelde weinig, of hij was verdronken • he narrowly escaped being drowned6 wat scheelt je? • what's the matter with you? -
2 het kan mij niets/geen bal/donder schelen
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3 nergens
1 [op/in geen plaats] nowhere2 [niets] nothing♦voorbeelden:zonder bril ben ik nergens • I'm lost without my glasseshet kind is nergens te vinden • the child is nowhere to be foundmet vleierij kom je nergens • flattery will get you nowherenergens anders dan • nowhere (else) butik kon nergens naar toe • I had nowhere to go2 nergens aan komen! • don't touch!dat lijkt nergens naar/op • that's a poor piece of workdat dient nergens toe • that is (of) no usedat was nergens goed voor • that was no use/goodje hoeft je nergens voor te schamen • you have nothing to be ashamed ofzij geeft nergens om • 〈 is nergens aan gehecht〉 she doesn't care about anything; 〈 laat zich niets gezeggen〉 she doesn't give a damn/hoot about anythingik weet nergens van • I know nothing about itdie opmerking was nergens voor nodig • that remark was uncalled-for
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