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1 druk
druk1〈de〉1 [het duwen] pressure2 [stuwende kracht] pressure4 [oplage] edition♦voorbeelden:een druk op de knop is voldoende • just press the button2 zijwaartse/opwaartse druk • lateral/upwards pressurede druk verhogen (op), onder hogere druk zetten • increase the pressure (on)de druk verlagen • ease the pressureonder de druk der omstandigheden handelen • be forced by circumstances to do something(tweede,) onveranderde druk • second editionin druk verschijnen • appear in print————————druk24 [intensief] busy♦voorbeelden:een druk leven hebben • lead a busy lifehet druk hebben • be busyzich niet druk maken • remain calmII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [intensief] busily♦voorbeelden:druk bezig zijn (met iets) • be very busy (with/doing something)een druk bezocht college • a well-attended lecturehij is druk aan het werk • he is busy workingdruk in de weer zijn • be on the go, bustle (about) -
2 hij is druk aan het werk
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3 bezig
2 [ijverig] busy♦voorbeelden:de wedstrijd is al bezig • the match has already startedhij is bezig de grootste wielrenner van deze tijd te worden • he is (in the process of) becoming the greatest cyclist of our daybezig een opera te schrijven • busy composing an operadruk bezig zijn • be busyals je er toch mee bezig bent • while you are at/about itmet iemand bezig zijn • be engagedHanny is altijd met zichzelf bezig • Hanny is such a self-centred personmet andere dingen bezig zijn • be busy doing other thingsvreselijk lang met iets bezig zijn • be an awful long time over something -
4 actief
♦voorbeelden:〈 geldwezen〉 actieve fondsen • active securities/stockseen actieve handelsbalans • a favourable balance of tradeeen actieve kerel • a dynamic guyactieve schulden • outstanding debtsiets actief en passief steunen • support something (both) directly and indirectly
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