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adv. vaak, dikwijls[ ofn, oftən]♦voorbeelden:1 as often as • zo vaak als, elke keer/telkens wanneeras often as not • de helft van de keren, vaakmore often than not • meer wel dan nietonce too often • één keer te veelan often-repeated warning • een vaak herhaalde waarschuwing -
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n. het symfonisch orkestso1[ soo] 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉1 zo ⇒ waar♦voorbeelden:1 is that really so? • is dat echt waar?if so • als dat zo is‘She's the tallest’ ‘Yes, so she is’ • ‘Ze is de grootste’ ‘Dat is ze inderdaad’————————so2♦voorbeelden:‘You blundered’ ‘So I did/But so did you’ • ‘Je hebt geblunderd’ ‘Ja, inderdaad/maar jij ook’‘I'm tired’ ‘So you should be’ • ‘Ik ben moe’ ‘Dat zou je ook moeten zijn’‘Is Jill coming’ ‘I think so’ • ‘Komt Jill’ ‘Ik denk het/van wel’in June or so • in of omstreeks de maand juni————————so3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:the distance is so great that you cannot walk it in a day • het is zo ver dat je er niet in één dag naar toe kan lopen(would you) be so kind as to leave immediately • zou u zo goed willen zijn onmiddellijk te vertrekkenso it is said • zo wordt er gezegdhe presented it so • hij stelde het aldus voorbut even so • maar toch(in) so far as I know • voor zover ik weetso far it hasn't happened • tot nu toe/tot nog toe is het niet gebeurdand so forth/on • enzovoort(s)so long as you don't tell anybody • als je 't maar aan niemand verteltso much the worse • des te ergerif so • als dat zo is〈 informeel〉 so sorry • sorry, pardonshe's not so stupid • ze is niet zo domI love you so • ik hou zo veel van jeso many came • er kwamen er zo veelI can only do so much • ik kan niets bovenmenselijks doen3 she only spoke French; so we could not understand her • ze sprak alleen Frans, en dus konden wij haar niet verstaanso what? • en dan?, wat dan nog?so here we are! • hier zijn we dan!so that's who did it • aha, dus die heeft het gedaanso there you are • daar zit je dus¶ so far from letting him go she followed him home • ze liet hem niet gaan maar volgde hem integendeel naar huis〈 informeel〉 so long! • tot ziens!every so often • nu en danso there • nu weet je het————————so41 zodat ⇒ opdat, om♦voorbeelden:1 warn her, so (that) she may avoid all danger • waarschuw haar zodat/opdat ze geen gevaar zou lopenbe careful so you don't get hurt • pas op dat je je geen pijn doetII 〈 nevenschikkend voegwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 he's late, so (that) we can't start yet • hij is te laat, zodat we nog niet kunnen beginnen————————so51 ziezo
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more often than not — adverb usually; as a rule (Freq. 2) by and large it doesn t rain much here • Syn: ↑by and large, ↑generally, ↑mostly * * * more often than not In more than half the instances, frequently • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
as often as not — In about half of the instances, quite frequently • • • Main Entry: ↑often * * * quite frequently or commonly I had two homes really, because as often as not I was down at her house * * * as ˌoften as ˈnot | more ˌoften than ˈnot idiom usually; in … Useful english dictionary
as often as not — more often than not or as often as not on most occasions, or in most situations More often than not, the arguments could have been avoided … English dictionary
more often than not — or as often as not on most occasions, or in most situations More often than not, the arguments could have been avoided … English dictionary
more often than not — {adv. phr.} More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. * /Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not./ * /Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not./ … Dictionary of American idioms
more often than not — {adv. phr.} More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. * /Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not./ * /Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not./ … Dictionary of American idioms
more\ often\ than\ not — adv. phr. More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not. Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not … Словарь американских идиом
more often than not — adverb usually; more than half the time; more likely to happen than not to happen. More often than not, tomato seeds will sprout even if they are a couple of years old … Wiktionary
more often than not — usually. In winter the days are very short, and more often than not you re driving with your headlights on … New idioms dictionary
as often as not — usually, mostly, in most cases … English contemporary dictionary
more often than not — usually, most of the time … English contemporary dictionary