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I 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord; sterk〉1 [door schrik bevangen worden] be shocked/scared/frightened♦voorbeelden:1 ze is een beetje geschrokken • she had a bit of a fright/shockik schrik me kapot/dood • I'm scared stiff/to deathwakker schrikken • wake with a startiemand laten schrikken • scare/frighten someonedaar schrik je wel even van • it gives you something of a shockhij schrok ervan • it frightened himik schrik niet gauw, maar … • I don't scare easily, but …zij schrok zichtbaar • she gave a visible startvan iets schrikken • be frightened by somethingiemand aan het schrikken maken • give someone a fright, scare someonehet is om je dood te schrikken • it's enough to frighten the life/the (living) daylights out of youschrok je? • did I give you a fright/scare you?II 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord; zwak〉♦voorbeelden:III 〈overgankelijk werkwoord; zwak〉
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