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1 al
al1〈 bijwoord〉2 [versterking] all♦voorbeelden:al enige tijd, al vanaf juli • for some time past/now, (ever) since Julyik ben al een uur aan het roepen • I've been calling for the last hourdat is al oud • that's (already) olddat dacht ik al • I thought sois zij er nu al? • 〈 met klemtoon op nu〉 is she here already?is het nu al vier uur? • is it four (o'clock) already?is Jan er al? • is John here yet?ik heb het altijd al geweten • I've known it all alonghoe lang is hij al hier? • how long has he been here?dat wist zij toen al • she knew it even thenal in '82, al voor '82 • as early as '82, even before '82daar heb je het al • there you arezijn komst is al genoeg • just his coming is good enoughal te snel/spoedig/voorzichtig 〈enz.〉 • (far/all) too fast/soon/careful 〈enz.〉ze weten het maar al te goed • they know only too wellhij had het toch al moeilijk • he had enough problems as it wasik zie het hem al doen • I can (just) see him (doing it) now!je kunt ze al krijgen voor een tientje • you can buy them for as little as ten guildershij sprak al lachend • he laughed as he spokezij kwamen al nader en nader • they kept coming closer and closer (all the time)je kunt er al of niet gebruik van maken • you can take it or leave ithet al of niet slagen van … • the success or otherwise of …al naar gelang • depending onze zei heel weinig, als ze al wat zei • she said very little, if anythingdat lijkt er al meer op, dat is al beter • that's more like it————————al22 [met betrekking tot elk deel van een verzameling] all (of)♦voorbeelden:hij was één en al oor • he was all earshet was één en al ellende op tv gisteren • there was nothing but misery on TV yesterdayal met al • all in all————————al3♦voorbeelden:al de kinderen • all (of) the children————————al4〈 voegwoord〉1 though, although ⇒ even though/if♦voorbeelden:1 al ben ik arm, ik ben gelukkig • I may be poor, but I'm happyal zeg ik het zelf • even though I say so myselfhet is duidelijk, al is het moeilijk • it is clear, if difficultal was het alleen maar omdat • if only becauseook al is het erg • bad as it is/may beik deed het niet, al kreeg ik een miljoen • I wouldn't do it for a million pounds -
2 het kwaad was al geschied
het kwaad was al geschied————————het kwaad was al geschiedVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het kwaad was al geschied
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3 reeds
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4 voorbij
voorbij1♦voorbeelden:voorbije tijden • bygone timesII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [voor iets/iemand langs] past, by2 [verder dan] beyond, past♦voorbeelden:het onweer trekt voorbij • the thunderstorm is blowing overje bent er al voorbij • you've already passed it————————voorbij2〈 voorzetsel〉1 [verder dan] beyond, past2 [langs] past♦voorbeelden:even voorbij het kruispunt • just beyond/past the intersection -
5 zoals gezegd
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6 zoals
1 [vergelijkend, met alleen naamwoorden] like2 [vergelijkend, met een zin] as♦voorbeelden:zoals gewoonlijk • as usualzoals je wilt • as/whatever you like3 voertuigen, zoals auto's, wagens, bakfietsen • vehicles such as cars, trucks, carrier cycles¶ het is verbazend zoals die jongen vooruitgegaan is • it's amazing how (much) that boy has progressed -
7 aanschikking
n. sitting down near the table with someone or more people who are already sitting there -
8 al
adj. all, every--------adv. long since, already--------conj. if only, though, would that--------n. all--------pron. everyone, each -
9 alreeds
adv. already, previously -
10 alvast
adv. already -
11 antwoordenvelop
n. envelope that already has the delivery address written on it; envelope used for mailing letters that has stamps used for payment on it -
12 bereids
adv. already -
13 dejavu
deja-vu, internal sense of a person as though he has already experienced the present situation at some point in his past -
14 faitaccompli
n. fait accompli, something that has already been done, accomplished fact -
15 hupsakee
interj. come on, come already, let's go, forward! -
16 id
idem, same as mentioned before (indicates that a name, title, etc. has already been mentioned) -
17 reeds
adv. already -
18 't wordt al knap donker
't wordt al knap donkerVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > 't wordt al knap donker
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19 aanbreken
♦voorbeelden:bij het aanbreken van de dag/nacht • at daybreak/nightfallII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
20 aanhebben
См. также в других словарях:
already — 1. As an adverb (I have already paid), already is spelt as one word, and is not to be confused with the two separate words all ready (We are all ready to start now). 2. Already is sometimes used in AmE and other varieties, and informally in BrE… … Modern English usage
Already — Al*read y, adv. [All (OE. al) + ready.] Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. Joseph was in Egypt already. Exod. i. 5. [1913 Webster] I say unto you, that Elias is come already. Matt. xvii. 12.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
already — c.1300, compound of ALL (Cf. all) + READY (Cf. ready), lit. fully ready. Cf. Norw., Dan. allerede already. Colloquial use in U.S. as a terminal emphatic (e.g. enough, already!) is attested from 1903, translating Yiddish shoyn, which is used in… … Etymology dictionary
already — [ôl red′ē] adv. 1. by or before the given or implied time 2. even now or even then [already two days late]: Also used informally after a phr. to express impatience [ that s enough already!] … English World dictionary
already — [adv] before expected time as of now, at present, before, before now, but now, by now, by that time, by then, by the time mentioned, by this time, earlier, even now, formerly, heretofore, in the past, just now, now, once, previously, then, up to… … New thesaurus
already — ► ADVERB 1) before the time in question. 2) as surprisingly soon or early as this … English terms dictionary
already — [[t]ɔ͟ːlre̱di[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV before v, cl ADV You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense,… … English dictionary
already — al|read|y [ ɔl redi ] adverb *** 1. ) before now used for saying that something has happened before now or before another point in time: He s only 24, but he s already achieved worldwide fame. The gang leader had already left the country. Put… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
already */*/*/ — UK [ɔːlˈredɪ] / US [ɔlˈredɪ] adverb 1) before now used for saying that something has happened before now or before another point in time He s only 24, but he s already achieved worldwide fame. The gang leader had already left the country. Put… … English dictionary
already — /awl red ee/, adv. 1. by this or that time; previously; prior to or at some specified or implied time: When we came in, we found they had already arrived. 2. now; so soon; so early: Is it noon already? 3. Informal. (used as an intensifier to… … Universalium
already — al|read|y W1S1 [o:lˈredi US o:l ] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: all ready completely ready ] 1.) before now, or before a particular time ▪ The design of the new house is similar to those that have already been built. ▪ The performance had already … Dictionary of contemporary English