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1 in de war brengen
v. puzzle, disconcert, overset, put out, embroil, muss up, fluster, embrangle, throw out, disarrange, disorder, shatter, ravel, daze -
2 verwarring
n. confusion, embarrassment, perplexity, entanglement, tangle, disorder, disarrangement, distraction, disturbance, disarray, discomposure, imbroglio, involvement, rough and tumble, abashment, turmoil, upset, welter, fluster, puzzlement, stirabout -
3 iemand van de wijs brengen
iemand van de wijs brengenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iemand van de wijs brengen
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4 opgewonden
1 [geestdriftig] excited2 [driftig] heated3 [zenuwachtig] agitated ⇒ in a fluster/flurry♦voorbeelden:1 opgewonden gilletjes • shrieks/squeals of excitementopgewonden zijn/raken • be/get worked upII 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉1 [met betrekking tot uurwerken] wound (up) -
5 verwarren
♦voorbeelden:1 in iets verward raken • get tied up/entangled/snarled up in somethingverwarrend werken • lead to confusionniet te verwarren met • not to be confused with -
6 wijs
wijs1〈de〉2 [melodie] tune3 [taalkunde] mood♦voorbeelden:bij wijze van spreken • so to speak, as it werebij wijze van uitzondering • as an exceptionop de een of andere wijze • one way or anotherop deze/die wijze • 〈 ook〉 like this/thatop generlei/geen enkele wijze • in no wayop enigerlei wijze • in any waywijze van betaling • method of payment2 hij kan geen wijs houden • he sings/plays out of tunewijs houden • keep/sing/play in tuneeen lied zingen op de wijs van de Internationale • sing a song to the tune of the Internationalehij was helemaal van de wijs • he was completely at sea3 〈 van werkwoord〉 de aantonende/aanvoegende/gebiedende wijs • the indicative/subjunctive/imperative (mood)————————wijs21 [verstandig, (veel) wetend] wise2 [kindertaal] [erg leuk, goed] super♦voorbeelden:een wijs man • a wise manben je niet (goed) wijs? • are you mad/crazy?ben je wel wijs? • 〈 ook〉 are you in your right mind?hij is niet wijzer • he doesn't know any betteriemand door schade en schande wijs laten worden • give someone enough rope to hang himselfwees wijs • be smartik werd er niet/geen cent wijzer van • I came away none the wiserik kan er niet wijs uit worden • I can't make head or tail of itje wordt niet wijs uit hem • you can't get anything out of himhij zal wel wijzer wezen • he knows better than thathij zal nooit wijzer worden • he'll never learnde wijste zijn • give in, accept things (as they are)vroeg wijs • precocioushet kind is wijs voor zijn leeftijd • the child is very knowing for its age
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