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1 vuur
1 [lichtend verschijnsel] fire2 [(plaats van) brandende stoffen] fire3 [het schieten met vuurwapens] fire6 [bederf in hout] (dry) rot7 [brand in het koren] blight♦voorbeelden:het huis staat in vuur en vlam • the house is in flamesin vuur en vlam zetten • set ablaze/on fire 〈 ook figuurlijk〉een land te vuur en te zwaard verwoesten • destroy a country by fire and swordeen vuur aanleggen/oppoken • lay/poke a fireeen vuur aansteken • light a fire〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand het vuur na aan de schenen leggen • make it/things hot for someoneeen vuur uitdoven • put out/extinguish a fireeen pan op het vuur zetten • put a pan on the stove3 het vuur openen/staken • open/cease firede vijand onder vuur houden • keep the enemy under firetussen twee vuren zitten • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 get caught in the middle/in the firing lineiets met vuur verdedigen • defend something hotly -
2 iemand zwaar onder vuur nemen
iemand zwaar onder vuur nemenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iemand zwaar onder vuur nemen
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3 stoot
I 〈 de (mannelijk)〉2 [krachtig geblazen geluid] blast4 [onderbreking van beweging] jolt♦voorbeelden:iemand een stoot geven • 〈 duw〉 give someone a push; 〈 vuistslag〉 give someone a punch; 〈 met elleboog aanstoten〉 nudge someoneeen stoot onder de gordel geven • 〈 figuurlijk〉 hit/strike below the belteen stoot werk • piles of workop stoot zijn • be in good form♦voorbeelden: -
4 (iets/iemand) de volle lading geven
(iets/iemand) de volle lading gevenblow/blast (something/someone) to bits; 〈figuurlijk; iemand〉 really let someone have itVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > (iets/iemand) de volle lading geven
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5 laag
laag1〈de〉1 [met betrekking tot een stof, voorwerpen] layer ⇒ 〈 beschermlaag〉 coating, 〈 dun〉 film, 〈 dun〉 sheet, 〈 geologie〉 bed, 〈 geologie〉 stratum, 〈 erts〉 deposit, 〈 verf〉 coat2 [stand in de maatschappij] stratum♦voorbeelden:1 een laag steenkool • a seam, a bed of coaleen dikke laag stof • a thick layer of dust〈 geologie〉 bovenliggende/onderliggende laag • overlying/underlying stratumde onderste lagen van de bevolking • the lower strata/ranks of society————————laag2♦voorbeelden:een laag vertrek • a low(-ceilinged) roomhet gas laag draaien • turn the gas downzijn gewicht/de prijs laag houden • keep one's weight/the price downte laag schatten • underestimateolieaandelen staan laag genoteerd • oil shares have been marked down/are lowde lire staat laag • the lira is low/downde barometer staat laag • the barometer is lowzijn eisen lager stellen • lower one's demandseen laag uitgesneden japon • a low(-necked/cut) dresszet jij de soep wat lager? • will you turn down the gas (under the soup)?〈 handel〉 de aandelen waren twee punten lager dan gisteren • shares were two points down on yesterday2 een lage daad begaan • commit a vile/foul deedeen laag karakter • a mean characteriemand laag behandelen • treat someone meanly -
6 lading
1 [elektriciteit] charge♦voorbeelden:〈 schertsend〉 een lading toeristen • a bevy/truckload of tourists〈 informeel〉 hij heeft er een hele lading van • he has a (whole) load/pile of thoseeen schip met volle lading • a fully loaded shipte zware lading • overloadlading innemen • take in cargo〈 scheepvaart〉 zonder lading • in ballast, empty3 (iets/iemand) de volle lading geven • blow/blast (something/someone) to bits; 〈figuurlijk; iemand〉 really let someone have it -
7 keihard
2 [onaandoenlijk] hard, tough3 [zeer luid] 〈zie voorbeelden 3〉♦voorbeelden:die stopverf is keihard • that putty is as hard as rockkeihard weghollen • run away at full pelt/speedkeiharde onderhandelingen • hard bargainingzich keihard opstellen • take a firm/strong linehet keihard spelen • go all out, play to win(iemand) keihard zeggen waar het op staat • give it to someone straighthij is een keiharde • 〈 uiterst zakelijk〉 he's a hard/tough one, he's as hard as nails; 〈 hij kan veel pijn verdragen〉 he's toughde radio stond keihard aan • the radio was on full blast/was blaring away -
8 toeteren
1 [claxonneren] hoot, honk2 → link=toeten toetenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [schetteren] blast, bellow♦voorbeelden:
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