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1 stuck
adj. vaststuck1[ stuk] 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉2 vastgekleefd/geplakt♦voorbeelden:〈 informeel〉 get stuck in! • val aan!, tast toe!he got stuck on mathematics • hij bleef hangen op zijn wiskunde〈 informeel〉 be/get stuck with someone/something • met iemand/iets opgezadeld/opgescheept zitten————————stuck2→ stick stick/ -
2 press
n. pers; druk--------v. persen; drukken; aandringen; pressen; strijkenpress1[ pres] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 drukpers7 druk9 muurkast♦voorbeelden:get a good press • een goede pers krijgenat/in (the) press • ter perseoff the press • van de pers→ yellow yellow/————————press2♦voorbeelden:press down (up)on someone • op iemand drukkenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 drukken ⇒ duwen, klemmen6 pressen ⇒ druk uitoefenen op, aanzetten♦voorbeelden:press a metaphor • een metafoor letterlijk opvattenbe pressed for money/time • in geld-/tijdnood zittenpress something upon someone • iemand iets opdringen¶ press home one's point of view • zijn zienswijze doordrijven/zetten -
3 dare
n. uitnodiging; uitdaging--------v. durven; uitdagendare1[ deə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————dare2[ deə]♦voorbeelden:II 〈hulpwerkwoord; 3e persoon enkelvoud dare〉1 (aan)durven ⇒ het wagen, het lef hebben te♦voorbeelden:how dare (you say such things)? • hoe durf je zoiets te zeggen?¶ I dare say • ik veronderstel, ik neem aan; 〈 als tussenwerpsel〉natuurlijk, waarschijnlijk; 〈 Brits-Engels〉 misschien
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