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1 aalmoes
1 [gift aan een bedelaar] alms♦voorbeelden:wat hij kreeg was slechts een aalmoes • what he got was a mere pittance -
2 aalmoes
n. alms, charity, dole, handout -
3 aalmoezen
n. give alms -
4 aalmoezeniershuis
n. alms-house -
5 armenhuis
n. poorhouse, alms-house -
6 hofje
n. alms-house, poorhouse -
7 weldadigheid
n. beneficence, alms deed -
8 weldoen
v. do well, do alms deeds -
9 bedelen
bedelen♦voorbeelden:uit bedelen gaan • go (out) begging————————bedelen1 [als zijn deel toewijzen] endow♦voorbeelden:iemand ruim bedelen • give someone a generous share -
10 iemand een aalmoes geven
iemand een aalmoes gevenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iemand een aalmoes geven
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