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1 afdrijven
2 [wegdrijven] disperse, blow over3 [stroomafwaarts drijven] drift along/downstream♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [door drijven verwijderen] drive off/away, dispel2 [medicijnen, geneeskunde] expel, abort♦voorbeelden: -
2 afzakken
1 [afglijden] come down ⇒ slip/slide down2 [stroomafwaarts drijven] drift down3 [slechter worden] fall back ⇒ slip/sink downwards♦voorbeelden: -
3 de rivier afdrijven
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4 drijven
1 [aan de oppervlakte blijven] float, drift2 [zweven] float, drift ⇒ glide♦voorbeelden:doen drijven • float〈 figuurlijk〉 de onderneming drijft op orders van het rijk • governmental orders are the mainstay of the enterprisedrijven van het zweet • be dripping with sweatII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉5 [slaan] drive♦voorbeelden:de menigte uit elkaar drijven • break up the crowdde vijand uit het land drijven • drive the enemy out of the countryiemand in het nauw/een hoek drijven • drive someone to the wall/into a cornerde zaak op de spits drijven • bring the matter to a headdoor woede gedreven • driven by ragede spot met iemand drijven • make fun of someoneeen winkel drijven • run/manage a shop4 door stoom gedreven schepen • steam-driven/propelled shipsde prijzen naar omhoog/omlaag drijven • force prices up/down -
5 neerdwarrelen
1 drift/flutter/whirl down♦voorbeelden:
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