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1 een gewaarschuwd man telt voor twee
forewarned, forearmedVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een gewaarschuwd man telt voor twee
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1 [volwassen mannelijk mens] man3 [echtgenoot] husband4 [flink persoon] man5 [lid van een bemanning] man, hand6 [lid van een groep/team] man♦voorbeelden:1 de aangewezen man voor dat karweitje • the best/obvious man for the jobbeste man 〈 ook ironisch〉 • my dear fellow/mande goede man weet nog van niets • the poor man/fellow knows nothing yethij is hier de grote man • he is the big boss herehij is geen vrij man • he is not his own manhij is er de man niet naar om • he is not the (sort of) man who wouldeen man uit duizenden • a man in a millioneen man van de daad/wereld • a man of action/the worldeen man van weinig woorden • a man of few wordshij is een man van zijn woord • he is as good as his wordals mannen onder elkaar • man to manach man, hou toch op • ah, come off it10.000 man publiek • a 10,000-strong audience〈 figuurlijk〉 de gewone/kleine man • the man in the street, the common manvijf man sterk • five strongiets aan de man brengen • sell somethingiemand recht op de man af iets zeggen • give it to someone straightiemand iets (recht) op de man af vragen • ask someone a point-blank question, ask someone something straighteen tientje de man • ten guilders eachals één man • as one (man)〈 spreekwoord〉 een gewaarschuwd man telt voor twee • forewarned, forearmed3 aan de man komen • find (oneself) a husband/manzijn dochters aan de man brengen • marry off one's daughters4 zijn verdriet dragen als een man • bear one's grief/take it like a manzich met man en macht tegen iets verzetten • resist something with might and mainmet hoeveel man zijn we? • how many are we?7 bloemenman • florist, flowerseller¶ onder die voorwaarden ben ik je man • under these conditions, I'm with you
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forearmed — index prudent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
forearmed — [[t]fɔː(r)wɔ͟ː(r)nd[/t]] PHRASE If you say Forewarned is forearmed , you are saying that if you know about a problem or situation in advance, you will be able to deal with it when you need to … English dictionary
forearmed — adjective (in combination) Having some specific type of forearm … Wiktionary
forearmed — Synonyms and related words: agape, agog, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, awaiting, certain, confident, eager, expectant, expecting, forestalling, forewarned, gaping, hopeful, in anticipation, in expectation,… … Moby Thesaurus
forearmed — adj. armed in advance, prepared in advance fore·arm || fÉ”ËrÉ‘rm / É‘Ëm n. lower section of the arm between the elbow and the wrist v. supply in advance, equip in advance … English contemporary dictionary
forewarned is forearmed — Cf. L. praemonitus, praemunitus, forewarned, forearmed. c 1425 J. ARDERNE Treatises of Fistula (EETS) 22 He that is warned afore is noght bygiled. c 1530 J. REDFORD Wit & Science 1. 1093 Once warnd, half armd folk say. 1587 R. GREENE Card of… … Proverbs new dictionary
forewarned is forearmed — phrase used for saying that if you know about a problem before it happens, you can prepare for it Thesaurus: words used to describe warnings and advicehyponym to give advicesynonym Main entry: forewarn * * * proverb pri … Useful english dictionary
forewarned is forearmed — This expression means that if you know something is going to happen, you can be prepared for it. The Chairman is going to attend the meeting tomorrow. Your presentation had better be good. Forewarned is forearmed! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Forewarned is forearmed. — something that you say which means that if you know about something before it happens, you can be prepared for it. Apparently Simon has some criticisms of my book. Still, forewarned is forearmed … New idioms dictionary
forewarned is forearmed — paying attention to a warning allows you to prepare for trouble. Viruses can ruin any computer and antiviral programs give protection forewarned is forearmed! … New idioms dictionary
forewarned is forearmed — If you have been warned about something to happen, you will be at an advantage … The small dictionary of idiomes
