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our efforts ended in a total failureEnglish-Dutch dictionary > our efforts ended in a total failure
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3 end
n. eind; slot; beëindiging; dood--------v. beëindigen; stoppen; eindigenend1[ end] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 einde ⇒ afsluiting, besluit2 einde ⇒ uiteinde, eind5 einde ⇒ vernietiging, dood♦voorbeelden:1 come/draw to an end • ten einde lopen, ophoudenput an end to • een eind maken aan, afschaffenthey are at the end of their resources • hun mogelijkheden zijn uitgeputin the end • ten slotte, op het laatst; uiteindelijkfor weeks on end • weken achtereenplace on end • rechtop/overeind zetten¶ at the end of the day • uiteindelijk, als puntje bij paaltje komtthe end of the line • laatste fase, kritiek stadiumbe at the end of one's tether • aan het eind van zijn krachten/geduld/mogelijkheden zijnkeep one's end up • volhoudenmake (both) ends meet • de eindjes aan elkaar knopensee an end of/to • een einde zien komen aancollide end on • frontaal botsenno end • heel erg, in grote mateno end of time • zeeën van tijdthe end • het summum→ bad bad/, big big/, bitter bitter/, dead dead/, deep deep/, dirty dirty/, east east/, loose loose/, thick thick/, thin thin/, wrong wrong/————————end21 eindigen♦voorbeelden:our efforts ended in a total failure • onze pogingen liepen op niets uitII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 beëindigen ⇒ een eind maken aan, ophouden met2 conclusie/einde vormen van♦voorbeelden:end off something (with) • iets besluiten (met)3 end it (all) • er een eind aan maken, zelfmoord plegen¶ a novel/victory to end all novels/victories • een roman/overwinning die alle andere overbodig maakt/in de schaduw stelt
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