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1 hij is daar wekenlang geweest tegen ik maar een paar dagen
he was there for weeks, as opposed to the couple of days I was thereVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > hij is daar wekenlang geweest tegen ik maar een paar dagen
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2 tegen
tegen1〈 het〉1 con(tra), disadvantage♦voorbeelden:de voors en tegens op een rij zetten/tegen elkaar afwegen • weigh the pros and consde argumenten voor en tegen • the arguments for and against————————tegen2〈 bijwoord〉1 [als uitdrukking van een vijandige verhouding of competitie] against2 [als uitdrukking van afkeer] 〈zie voorbeelden 2〉♦voorbeelden:1 zijn stem tegen uitbrengen • vote against/noergens iets (op) tegen hebben • mind something, have something against something; 〈 sterker〉 be opposed/object to somethingiemand tegen krijgen/hebben • get/have someone against oneiedereen was tegen • everybody was against itergens tegen zijn • be against/opposed to somethinghij was fel tegen • he was dead set against itik kan daar niets tegen in brengen • I can't say anything against that————————tegen3〈 voorzetsel〉1 [in omgekeerde richting] against2 [gekeerd naar] (up) to, against4 [als aanduiding van een vijandige verhouding of competitie] against6 [met betrekking tot het einde van een beweging] (up) against7 [kort vóór] towards, by ⇒ come8 [in aanraking met] (up) against9 [in ruil voor] against, for, at, on10 [vergeleken met] to, (as) against♦voorbeelden:3 vriendelijk/lomp tegen iemand zijn • be friendly with/rude to someone4 daar heb ik niets op tegen • I don't mind that (at all), I have no objections (whatsoever)de schijn tegen zich hebben • have appearances against onedaar kun je niets op tegen hebben • you cannot object to thathebt u er iets (op) tegen? • do you have any objections?zij heeft iets tegen hem • she has a grudge against himheeft hij iets tegen jou? • has he got anything against you?daar is toch niets op tegen? • nothing wrong with that, is there?hij kan nergens tegen • he can't stand/take much (of anything)hij kan niet tegen vliegen • flying doesn't agree with himzo kan ik er weer even tegen • that'll keep me going for a whilehij kan wel tegen een stootje • he can take a bit of a jolteen wrok tegen iemand koesteren • bear someone a grudgeergens niet tegen kunnen • not be able to stand/take somethinger is niets tegen te doen • it can't be helpedzich tegen brand verzekeren • take out fire insurancezich tegen iets verzetten • oppose/resist something5 dat is tegen de wet • that is illegal/against the lawtegen Pasen • towards Eastertegen elf uur/tegen elven • towards/by eleven (o'clock)een man van tegen de zestig • a man of about sixty/going on for sixtytegen een muur opklimmen • climb a walleen lening tegen 7,5 % rente • a loan at 7.5 % interesthij is daar wekenlang geweest tegen ik maar een paar dagen • he was there for weeks, as opposed to the couple of days I was there -
3 twee
twee1〈de〉1 two♦voorbeelden:1 hij kreeg een twee voor zijn repetitie • ±he got an F for his test; he scored two out of ten for his test 〈 in Nederlandse cijferstelsel〉twee aan twee • in twos————————twee2〈 telwoord〉♦voorbeelden:dat kost twee gulden • that costs two guilderstwee keer per maand/week • twice a month/a weekeen stuk of twee • a couple oftwee weken • fortnight, two weeksik heb ze alle twee gezien • I've seen both of them/them bothbier en bier is twee • there's beer and beerdat is zo zeker als tweemaal twee vier is • that's as sure as two and two are four/eggs is eggsiets in tweeën breken • break something in(to) two (parts)zij kwamen met zijn tweeën • two of them camezij waren met zijn tweeën • there were two of themvan tweeën één • (it's) one or the other
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