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1 swing
n. geschommel; geslinger; vaart; slinger, omslag--------v. slingeren; zich met een vaart voortbewegenswing1[ swing]1 schommel♦voorbeelden:¶ 〈 spreekwoord〉 what one loses on the swings one makes up on the roundabout • men moet de bluts tegen de buil stellen1 schommeling ⇒ zwaai, slingerbeweging♦voorbeelden:the swing of the pendulum • de wisseling(en) van het lotswing in prices • prijzenschommelinggive full/free swing to • de vrije teugel laten1 actie ⇒ vaart, gang♦voorbeelden:1 in full swing • in volle actie/gangget into the swing of things • op dreef komen————————swing22 swingen♦voorbeelden:3 swing for it • ervoor gestraft/gehangen worden1 slingeren ⇒ schommelen, zwaaien♦voorbeelden:swing to and fro • heen en weer schommelen2 swing round • (zich) omdraaien, omgooien1 beïnvloeden ⇒ bepalen, manipuleren♦voorbeelden:swing it • het klaarspelen, het voor elkaar brengenwhat swung it was the money • wat de doorslag gaf, was het geld -
2 wide
adj. wijd, breed; in de breedte van; verbreed; verruimd; ver weg van het doel; sluw (i.d. spreektaal)--------adv. wijd, breed; ver weg; grootscheeps; in het geheel--------n. Een bal die het doel mist (bij cricket); ruimtewide1————————wide2♦voorbeelden:a wide public • een breed publiekwide of the mark • compleet ernaast, irrelevanthis answer was wide of the mark • hij sloeg de plank helemaal misgive someone/something (a) wide berth • iemand/iets uit de weg blijven————————wide3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
3 dirty
adj. vuil, vies, smerig; stormachtig--------v. vies, vuil; vies worden, vervuilendirty1[ də:tie] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; dirtily〉1 vies ⇒ vuil, smerig2 obsceen ⇒ vuil, schunnig3 verachtelijk ⇒ laag, gemeen, oneerlijk4 sterk radioactief ⇒ met veel radioactiviteit/radioactieve neerslag, vuil♦voorbeelden:2 dirty words • obscene/vieze woordenplay a dirty trick on someone • iemand een gemene streek leveren¶ 〈 informeel〉 get the dirty end of the stick • oneerlijk behandeld worden, opgezadeld worden met het vervelendste werkwash one's dirty linen in public • de vuile was buiten hangendirty money • vuil werk toeslag————————dirty2〈 dirtied〉♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 bevuilen ⇒ vuil/smerig maken————————dirty3♦voorbeelden:
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