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1 it is still unthought-of for a girl to choose her own husband
it is still unthought-of for a girl to choose her own husbandEnglish-Dutch dictionary > it is still unthought-of for a girl to choose her own husband
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2 but
adv. alleen als; met moeite--------conj. maar; doch--------n. voorwaarde; weerstand; beperking--------prep. behalve--------v. "maar"but1[ but] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 maar ⇒ tegenwerping, bedenking♦voorbeelden:but me no buts • geen gemaar, niks te maren〈 informeel〉 no buts about it • zeker weten, reken maar————————but21 die/dat niet♦voorbeelden:————————but31 slechts ⇒ enkel, alleen, maar, pas2 (en) toch ⇒ echter, anderzijds♦voorbeelden:I could but feel sorry for her • ik kon enkel medelijden hebben met haarI know but one • ik ken er maar één————————but41 behalve ⇒ buiten, uitgezonderd, anders dan♦voorbeelden:all but John • allen behalve Johnwho but John? • wie anders dan John?he wanted nothing but peace • hij wilde slechts rustthe last but one • op één na de laatstethe next summer but one • de zomer na de volgende————————but5♦voorbeelden:what could I do but surrender? • wat kon ik doen behalve me overgeven?¶ 〈 informeel〉 no sooner had she spoken but it appeared again • ze was nog niet uitgesproken of het verscheen opnieuwII 〈 nevenschikkend voegwoord〉♦voorbeelden:young but clever • jong maar sluwbut then (again) • (maar) anderzijds/jabut yet • niettemin2 he ran but ran! • hij liep, en hoe!he ran but fast! • hij liep, en snel ook!but no! • nee maar!, nee toch!but yes! • maar ja toch! -
3 evil
adj. slecht, corrupt--------adv. kwaad, slecht, zondig--------n. kwaad, onheil, ongelukevil1[ ie:vl] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 kwaad ⇒ onheil, ongeluk3 kwaal♦voorbeelden:1 the evils of war • de rampen/het leed van de oorlogchoose the least/lesser of two evils • van twee kwaden het minste kiezendeliver us from evil • verlos ons van het kwadespeak evil of • kwaadspreken over————————evil2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; ook evil(l)er〉1 kwaad ⇒ slecht, boos♦voorbeelden:fall on evil days/times • met tegenslag te kampen hebben, slechte tijden beleventhe evil eye • het boze oogan evil repute • een slechte reputatiehave an evil tongue • een kwade tong hebbenevilly disposed • kwaad gezind -
4 unthought-of
[ unθo:tov]♦voorbeelden:2 it is still unthought-of for a girl to choose her own husband • het is nog steeds ondenkbaar dat een meisje haar eigen man kiest
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