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1 [vloeistof] water3 [vaarwater] water 〈voornamelijk territoriale wateren; voornamelijk meervoud〉; 〈 waterweg〉 waterway4 [in algemeen zin als element] water6 [vloeistof die er als water uitziet] water8 [doorzichtigheid] water♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 op water en brood zitten/leven • be/live on bread and waterdat kan al het water van de zee niet afwassen • nothing can get rid of the shame/guilt (of it) 〈enz.〉; all the water of the sea couldn't wash that off/awaymet warm en koud stromend water • with hot and cold (running) waterzwaar water • heavy waterbang zijn zich aan (koud) water te branden • get cold feetwater bij de wijn doen • 〈 letterlijk〉 water the wine; 〈 figuurlijk〉 compromise, moderate one's demandsde bloemen water geven • water the flowers〈 met betrekking tot een schip〉 water maken/innemen • make/take in waterwater uit de bron/pomp/zee • well water, water from the pump, seawatereen smal/diep/ondiep water • a narrow/deep/shallow waterwayde Zeeuwse wateren • the waters/estuaries of Zeelandbij hoog water • at high water/tidebij laag water • at low water/tidestil water • dead/slack waterstromend water • running waterboven water komen • 〈 letterlijk〉 surface, come up for air; 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 (re)surface; 〈 figuurlijk ook〉 turn up (again)iets boven water halen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 unearth/dig up somethingeen schip te water laten • launch a shipiemands water bekijken • check someone's urinezijn water laten lopen • wet oneself/one's pantswater in de knie hebben • have water on the knee6 iets op sterk water zetten 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 • 〈 letterlijk〉 preserve something in formalin/alcohol; 〈 figuurlijk〉 keep something on icediamant van het zuiverste water • diamond of the first/purest water
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