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n. gelegenheid; gebeuren, gebeurtenis; geval, voorval; reden--------v. veroorzaken, aanleiding geven totoccasion1[ əkeezjn]2 evenement ⇒ gelegenheid, feest♦voorbeelden:♦voorbeelden:on rare occasions • heel af en toehave few occasions to speak Russian • weinig gelegenheid hebben om Russisch te sprekenon the occasion of your birthday • ter gelegenheid van je verjaardagon this occasion • bij deze gelegenheid1 reden ⇒ grond, behoefte♦voorbeelden:————————occasion2〈 werkwoord〉 -
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4 as occasion offers
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5 as occasion serves
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6 give occasion to
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7 he seemed to be equal to the occasion
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8 in clothes worthy of the occasion
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13 seize the occasion with both hands
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14 we'll make an occasion of it
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15 you have no occasion to leave
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20 on one occasion
bij een van de gelegenheden, eens
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