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1 excuus
1 [verontschuldiging] apology2 [reden van verontschuldiging] excuse♦voorbeelden:een slap/mager excuus • a poor excusedat geeft hun een excuus om te komen • that gives them an excuse to comeals excuus voerde hij aan dat • his excuse was that -
2 een slap/mager excuus
een slap/mager excuusVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een slap/mager excuus
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3 aftreksel
1 extract♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 deze vertaling is een slap aftreksel van het origineel • this translation is a pale shadow of the original -
4 een slap aftreksel
een slap aftreksela weak infusion; 〈 figuurlijk〉 a (poor) apology/excuse (for)Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een slap aftreksel
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