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21 indammen
1 [tussen dijken insluiten] dam (up)2 [figuurlijk] contain♦voorbeelden:iemands enthousiasme indammen • stem someone's enthusiasm -
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1 [bedwingen, beheersen] restrain ⇒ hold (in/back)2 [niet uitbetalen, innemen] deduct5 [ingetrokken houden] hold in♦voorbeelden:hij schreef op ingehouden toon • he wrote in a subdued tonezijn vaart inhouden • slow down2 een zeker percentage van het loon inhouden • deduct/ 〈 met betrekking tot belasting〉 withhold a certain percentage of the wageszijn beloften houden niets in • his promises are meaninglessTaal en Bedrijf, wat houdt dat eigenlijk in? • ‘Language and Business Studies’, what does that involve actually?oppassen op kleine kinderen houdt ook in dat je veel luiers verwisselt • looking after small children involves/means changing lots of nappieswat houdt dit in voor onze klanten? • what does this mean for our customers?II 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich inhouden〉1 [zich bedwingen] control oneself♦voorbeelden:zich inhouden om niet in lachen uit te barsten • keep a straight face -
23 men slaagde erin de brand te lokaliseren
men slaagde erin de brand te lokaliserenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > men slaagde erin de brand te lokaliseren
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24 omspannen
2 [spannend omgeven] fit/be wrapped tightly around/over ⇒ cling to♦voorbeelden: -
25 omvatten
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26 perk
2 [figuurlijk] [begrenzing] bound, limit♦voorbeelden:2 binnen de perken houden • limit, containzijn verbeelding binnen de perken houden • not let one's imagination run wild/riotzijn gewicht binnen de perken houden • keep one's weight downalle perken te buiten gaan • overstep all boundsdat gaat alle perken te buiten • that's the limit -
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♦voorbeelden:het geschrift was in deze bewoordingen vervat • the document was couched in these terms -
28 vol
2 [over de hele oppervlakte bedekt] full (of) ⇒ covered (with/in)3 [gevuld] full5 [geheel zijnde wat het zelfstandig naamwoord noemt] full♦voorbeelden:1 〈 figuurlijk〉 zij luisterde vol aandacht naar zijn woorden • 〈 ook〉 she hung on(to) his every wordeen reis vol gevaren • a hazardous journeyeen huis vol mensen • a house full of peoplemet een volle mond/met de mond vol praten • talk with one's mouth full〈 figuurlijk〉 vol ontzetting/afgrijzen • in dismay/in horroreen kamer vol rook • a room thick with smokede tram is vol • the tram is full (up)iets vol maken/gieten/stoppen • fill something uphet was er vol • it was full/crowded (there)helemaal vol • full up, packedde tafel ligt vol boeken • the table is covered with bookseen muur vol plakken met posters • cover a wall with postersde kranten staan er vol van • the papers are full of itde tafel stond vol met cadeaus • the table was loaded with presents3 een vol gezicht/ een volle boezem • a full/chubby face, a full bosomhet volle gewicht hebben • contain the full/entire weighthet volle loon • full payhet kostte hem acht volle maanden • it took him all of eight monthsmet het volste recht/ in het volste vertrouwen • quite rightly/in complete confidenceeen volle week de tijd hebben • have a full/whole weekten volle • fully, entirely
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