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1 leeftijd
1 age♦voorbeelden:op hoge leeftijd • at an advanced ageeen vrouw van middelbare leeftijd • a middle-aged womanmoeilijke leeftijd • awkward agewanneer je van mijn leeftijd bent, dan … • when you're my age/at my age/time of life …hij bereikte de leeftijd van 95 jaar • he lived to be 95op vijftienjarige leeftijd, op de leeftijd van vijftien jaar • at the age of/aged fifteende leeftijd te boven zijn om … • be too old to …volgens leeftijd • according to age, by seniorityer jong uitzien voor zijn leeftijd • look young for one's age -
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3 moeilijke leeftijd
moeilijke leeftijdVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > moeilijke leeftijd
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awkward age — {n.} Adolescence; awkwardness during adolescence. * /Sue used to be an ugly duckling when she was at the awkward age, but today she is a glamorous fashion model./ … Dictionary of American idioms
awkward age — {n.} Adolescence; awkwardness during adolescence. * /Sue used to be an ugly duckling when she was at the awkward age, but today she is a glamorous fashion model./ … Dictionary of American idioms
awkward\ age — noun Adolescence; awkwardness during adolescence. Sue used to be an ugly duckling when she was at the awkward age, but today she is a glamorous fashion model … Словарь американских идиом
awkward age — переходный возраст Although she is at the awkward age now, she will рrobably become a beautiful, graceful young woman … Idioms and examples
awkward age — awkward stage, difficult age (i.e. adolescence) … English contemporary dictionary
awkward age — noun : the age of early adolescence usually characterized by awkwardness and shyness … Useful english dictionary
awkward age — early adolescence. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
The Awkward Age — Infobox Book | name = The Awkward Age image caption = Cover of 1966 Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Awkward Age author = Henry James country = United Kingdom, United States language = English genre = Novel publisher = William Heinemann,… … Wikipedia
age — [āj] n. [ME < OFr aage < ML * aetaticum < L aetas, contr. < aevitas, akin to aevum, age, eternity < IE base * aiw > AYE1] 1. the time that a person or a thing has existed since birth or beginning 2. usual or expected life span… … English World dictionary
awkward — /ˈɔkwəd / (say awkwuhd) adjective 1. lacking dexterity or skill; clumsy; bungling. 2. ungraceful; ungainly; uncouth: awkward gestures. 3. ill adapted for use or handling; unhandy: an awkward method. 4. requiring caution; somewhat hazardous: there …
awkward — adj. 1 ill adapted for use; causing difficulty in use. 2 clumsy or bungling. 3 a embarrassed (felt awkward about it). b embarrassing (an awkward situation). 4 difficult to deal with (an awkward customer). Phrases and idioms: the awkward age… … Useful english dictionary