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1 buitensporig
adj. extravagant, lavish, profligate; costly; excessive--------adv. extravagantly, lavishly, in a profligate manner; in a costly manner; excessively -
2 begrotelijk
adj. expensive, costly, precious -
3 duur
adj. dear, expensive, costly, pricey--------adv. dearly, expensively, exorbitantly--------n. duration, length, period -
4 duurkoop
adv. expensive, costly, precious -
5 edelmetaal
n. precious metal, valuable metal, costly metal, metal that is not combined with oxygen, anti-rust metal (i.e. gold, silver, or platinum) -
6 edelstaal
n. precious metal, valuable metal, costly metal, metal that is not combined with oxygen, anti-rust metal (i.e. gold, silver, or platinum) -
7 extravagant
adj. extravagant, lavish, profligate; costly; excessive -
8 kostbaar
adj. expensive, costly, valuable, valued, precious, sumptuous, dear--------adv. expensively, sumptuously -
9 waardevol
adj. valuable, valued, costly -
10 dat is nogal/stevig aan de prijs
dat is nogal/stevig aan de prijsthat is a bit steep/rather costlyVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dat is nogal/stevig aan de prijs
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11 duur
duur1〈de〉1 [tijdruimte die iets beslaat] duration ⇒ length, 〈 met betrekking tot apparatuur〉 life, 〈 met betrekking tot gevangenisstraf, ambt〉 term2 [tijd dat men het ergens uithoudt] 〈zie voorbeelden 2〉♦voorbeelden:het geschil is al van lange duur • the dispute is of long standingvoor onbepaalde duur in staking gaan • strike for an indefinite periodop de lange duur • in the long run, finallyhet leven is kort van duur • life is short————————duur22 [zwaarwegend, bindend] solemn♦voorbeelden:dure gewoontes • expensive/luxurious habitseen duur hotel • an expensive/plush hotelaan de dure kant • on the pricey sideeen dure tijd • a period/time of high pricesdure vaklui • highly-paid craftsmendie auto is duur (in het gebruik) • that car is expensive to runde stookolie wordt weer duurder • heating oil is going up againhoe duur is die fiets? • how much is that bicycle?dat is te duur voor mij/me te duur • I can't afford itergens duur mee uit zijn • get a bad bargaineen dure plicht • a bounden duty3 dure mensen • chic/posh peoplehij gebruikt graag dure woorden • he likes to use big wordsII 〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 onze duur betaalde/bevochten vrijheid • our dearly bought/hard-won freedomiets duur betalen • pay a high price for something 〈 ook figuurlijk〉; 〈 figuurlijk〉 pay dearly for something -
12 geldverslindend
Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > geldverslindend
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13 prijs
2 [prijskaartje] price (tag)♦voorbeelden:een vaste prijs • a fixed/set price; 〈 vast tarief〉 a flat fare/ratevoor een zacht prijsje • at a bargain pricede prijs bepalen op • fix the price ateen hoge prijs maken • fetch a high priceeen prijs noemen • name a pricedat is nogal/stevig aan de prijs • that is a bit steep/rather costlybij de prijs inbegrepen • included (in the price)hoog/laag in prijs • high-/low-pricedbrandstof is in prijs gestegen/gedaald • (the price of) fuel is up/downonder/beneden de prijs verkopen • undersell〈 figuurlijk〉 tot elke prijs • at any price/cost, at all costsde prijs voor een retourtje • the return fareop dit lot is een prijs gevallen • this number has come up for a prizeeen prijs uitloven • put up a prizealtijd raak! altijd prijs! • everyone's a winner!in de prijzen vallen • be among the winnershij viel niet in de prijzen • he drew a blankmet de eerste prijs gaan strijken • carry off first prize
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