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1 lengte
1 [langste zijde] length3 [afmeting; tijdsduur] length4 [aardrijkskunde, sterrenkunde] longitude♦voorbeelden:een plank in de lengte doorzagen • saw a board lengthways/lengthwise2 totale/volle lengte • total/full lengthhij lag in zijn volle lengte op de grond • he lay full length upon the groundhij heeft de lengte niet • he is not tall enoughhij viel op door zijn lengte • his height made him conspicuouszich in zijn volle lengte oprichten • draw oneself up to one's full heightin de lengte groeien • grow in lengthmet twee lengtes verschil winnen • win by two lengths3 een snelweg van 500 km lengte • a 500 km long Bmotorway/ Ahighwaywat is de lengte van het verhaal? • how long is the story?op de goede lengte afknippen • cut off to the exact lengthover een lengte van 60 meter • for a distance of 60 metrestot in lengte van dagen • for years to come -
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3 hoogte
1 [verticale afmeting] height3 [vrije ruimte boven iets anders] height4 [met betrekking tot klanken] pitch5 [wiskunde] height6 [aardrijkskunde] level ⇒ 〈 latitude〉 latitude, 〈 met betrekking tot hemellichaam〉 elevation, 〈 met betrekking tot hemellichaam〉 altitude♦voorbeelden:op gelijke hoogte met de vloer • level/flush with the floorop geringe/grote hoogte vliegen • fly at (a) high/low altitude〈 figuurlijk〉 tot op zekere hoogte hebt u gelijk • to some/a certain extent you're right〈 figuurlijk〉 Nederland is leuk tot op zekere hoogte • Holland is nice as/so far as it goesop een hoogte van 7000 m • at a height/an altitude of 7000 m.ter hoogte van zijn schouders • at shoulder height〈 figuurlijk〉 de prijzen gingen de hoogte in • prices went up/rose; 〈 sterker〉 prices rocketed/soared5 lengte, breedte en hoogte • length, breadth and heighter staat een file ter hoogte van Woerden • there is a Atraffic jam near Woerdeniemand op de hoogte brengen/stellen • acquaint someone with something, inform someone about/of something; 〈 informeel〉 fill someone in on somethingvolledig van iets op de hoogte zijn • be well informed about/acquainted with something; 〈 informeel〉 be well up on somethingindien u verhinderd bent wordt u verzocht ons hiervan op de hoogte te stellen • please let us know if you are unable to come
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