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1 affairs of state
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2 state
adj. rijks-, staats---------n. staat; toestand; staat (land); weelde; puinhoop--------v. verklaren; uitspreken; vaststellenstate1[ steet] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:a poor state of health • een slechte gezondheidstoestandstate of mind • geestes/gemoedstoestandget into a state • van streek/overstuur rakenstate of life • status————————state2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
3 state of affairs
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4 it's a sad state of affairs to leave these children by themselves
het is een droeve zaak/ongehoord om deze kinderen aan hun lot over te latenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > it's a sad state of affairs to leave these children by themselves
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5 it's a touch-and-go state of affairs
English-Dutch dictionary > it's a touch-and-go state of affairs
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6 current state of affairs
heersende toestand -
7 secretary of state for Home Affairs
minister van Binnenlandse zaken; staatssecretaris voor binnenlandse zakenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > secretary of state for Home Affairs
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8 affair
n. verhouding, affaire; aangelegenheid; zaak[ əfeə]♦voorbeelden:current affairs • lopende zaken, actualiteitenforeign affairs • buitenlandse zakenthat is my affair • dat zijn mijn zaken, dat gaat je niets aana poor affair • niet veel zaaks¶ affair of honour • erezaak, duel -
9 sad
adj. verdrietig; met spijt; bedroefd, verdrietig, treurig[ sæd] 〈sadder; sadness〉1 droevig ⇒ verdrietig, ongelukkig2 schandelijk ⇒ bedroevend (slecht), betreurenswaardig♦voorbeelden:sad to say, we didn't enjoy ourselves • helaas/jammer genoeg hebben we ons niet vermaaktto be sadly mistaken • er totaal/jammerlijk naast zitten2 it's a sad state of affairs to leave these children by themselves • het is een droeve zaak/ongehoord om deze kinderen aan hun lot over te laten→ sadly sadly/ -
10 touch-and-go
niet zeker (toestand)touch-and-go♦voorbeelden:
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