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1 beroemen
〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich beroemen〉♦voorbeelden:1 Rotterdam beroemt zich erop dat het de grootste haven ter wereld is • Rotterdam prides itself on having the largest harbour in the worldzich op zijn familie beroemen • boast about one's family -
2 zich op zijn familie beroemen
zich op zijn familie beroemenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zich op zijn familie beroemen
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3 bogen
1 boast, pride oneself ((up)on); 〈 pochen〉 boast (of/about)♦voorbeelden: -
4 opsnijden
♦voorbeelden:1 opsnijden over • boast/brag/swagger aboutII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [snijden tot alles op is] cut up2 [voorsnijden] carve♦voorbeelden:1 een brood opsnijden • cut/slice up a loaf (of bread) -
5 beroemen
v. boast, brag, exaggerate about oneself -
6 brallen
v. brag, boast, exaggerate about oneself -
7 dik
dik1〈 het〉1 [bezinksel] grounds, dregs2 [dik gedeelte] thick♦voorbeelden:iemand door dik en dun volgen • support someone/stand by someone through thick and thin/fair and foul————————dik24 [opgezet, gezwollen] swollen♦voorbeelden:1 een dik boek • a thick/fat book10 cm dik • 10 cm thickde dikke darm • the large intestineze stonden tien rijen dik • they stood ten (rows) deepeen dikke streep/lijn • a thick/bold stroke/lineeen dikke trui • a thick jumperdik worden • thicken, set, congealdie jurk maakt dik • that dress makes you look fatdik worden • grow fatzij heeft aanleg om dik te worden • she puts on weight easilydik worden • swell (up)¶ dik doen • swank, swagger, boastzich dik maken (over iets) • get worked up (about something)II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:een dikke voldoende • a (very) high markdik tevreden (zijn) • (be) well-satisfieddik verdiend • well-earnedhij is dik in de zeventig • he is well into his seventiesdik onder het stof • thick with dustdat komt dik voor elkaar/mekaar • that'll work out finehet er dik bovenop leggen • lay it on thickhet ligt er dik bovenop • it is quite obviousdat zit er dik in • I wouldn't be surpriseddik in iets zitten • have plenty of somethingdikke vrienden zijn • be great/close friendseen dikke mist • thick fog -
8 opsnijden over
opsnijden overboast/brag/swagger about -
9 pochen
1 boast/brag (of/about)♦voorbeelden:1 hij pochte dat hij het beter kon • he boasted/bragged that he could do it better -
10 prat gaan op zijn geboorte
prat gaan op zijn geboortebe proud of one's birth; 〈 opscheppen〉 boast/brag about one's birthVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > prat gaan op zijn geboorte
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11 prat
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