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1 afromen
1 [room afscheppen van] skim2 [figuurlijk] cream off♦voorbeelden:winst afromen • cream off profits -
2 room
1 [vette delen van de melk] cream2 [figuurlijk] [het beste] cream♦voorbeelden:zure room • sour cream -
3 de markt afromen
de markt afromencream off the best students/scientists/players 〈enz.〉Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de markt afromen
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4 hij neemt de room van de melk
hij neemt de room van de melkVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > hij neemt de room van de melk
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5 winst afromen
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6 crème
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7 ijs
1 [bevroren water(oppervlak)] ice2 [lekkernij] ice cream♦voorbeelden:het ijs houdt (nog niet) • the ice is (not yet) thick enough (to bear one's weight)de haven was door ijs gesloten • the port was icebound/closed off by iceik drink m'n whisky zonder ijs of water • I drink my whisky straight -
8 neus
1 [lichaamsdeel] nose3 [punt van een voorwerp] nose ⇒ 〈 balg, spuit ook〉 nozzle, (toe)cap 〈 schoen〉, toe 〈 schoen〉, nib 〈 dakpan〉, heel 〈 geweer〉, handle 〈 schaaf〉♦voorbeelden:het neusje van de zalm • 〈 figuurlijk〉 the cream of the crop, the tops, it, the cat's whiskerseen frisse neus halen • get a breath of fresh aireen verstopte neus • a stuffed(-up) nosedoen alsof zijn neus bloedt • 〈 figuurlijk〉 play/act dumbzijn neus dichthouden • hold one's nosedat gaat zijn neus voorbij • that's not for (such as) him, it is lost to himhij haalt voor alles de neus op • he's a bit sniffyde neus voor iemand/iets ophalen • turn up one's nose at someone/something 〈 ook figuurlijk〉; 〈 figuurlijk〉 look down one's nose at someone/somethingin zijn neus peuteren • pick one's nosezijn neus snuiten • blow one's nosezijn neus overal in steken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 poke/stick one's nose into everything〈 figuurlijk〉 zijn neus in andermans zaken steken • stick one's nose into other people's affairs/business〈 schertsend〉 ja, mijn neus • my eye!, come off it!dat kan ik aan zijn neus niet zien • I can't tell by the look on his face what he wantsdoor de neus spreken • talk through one's nosewit om de neus worden • (go) pale, go green/white about the gillsonder zijn neus • right under one's nose〈 figuurlijk〉 het/hij komt me mijn neus uit • I'm fed up (to the back teeth) with it/him〈 figuurlijk〉 niet verder zien/kijken dan zijn neus lang is • be unable to see further than (the end of) one's noseiemand iets door de neus boren • cheat someone of something -
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