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n. ding, objekt; gebeuren; onderwerp; wezen; idee[ θing]3 schepsel ⇒ wezen, ding♦voorbeelden:1 sweet things • zoetigheid, snoep(goed)not a thing to wear • niks om aan te doen/trekkenit's a bad thing to • het is onverstandig omhave better things to do • wel wat beters te doen hebbena good thing too! • (dat is) maar goed ook!it's a good thing that • het is maar goed/gelukkig datit's a good thing to • je doet er goed aan (om)a lucky thing no one got caught • gelukkig werd (er) niemand gepaktnot the same thing • niet hetzelfdeget a thing done • iets gedaan krijgenmake a thing of • een kwestie/punt/zaak maken vanit didn't mean a thing to me • het zei me totaal nietstake things too seriously • alles te ernstig opnementaking one thing with another • alles bij elkaar genomenand another thing • bovendien, meer nogthe first thing that comes into her head • het eerste (het beste) dat haar te binnen schietfor one thing • in de eerste plaats, om te beginnen; immersa thing like you • iemand van jouw slag/soortknow a thing or two • niet van gisteren zijnknow a thing or two about • het een en ander weten overlet things rip/slide • de boel maar laten waaienbe seeing/see things • spoken zien, hallucinaties hebbenof all things • vreemd genoegwell, of all things! • wel heb ik ooit!I'll do it first thing in the morning • ik doe het morgenochtend meteenthe first thing I knew she had hit him • voor ik wist wat er gebeurde had ze hem een mep gegevenfirst things first • wat het zwaarst is moet het zwaarst wegenit is (just) one of those things • (zo) van die dingen, dat gebeurt nu eenmaal→ close close/, good good/, great great/, hot hot/, near near/, old old/, square square/, warm warm/II 〈niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord; the〉1 (dat) wat gepast/de mode is3 het belangrijkste (punt/kenmerk)♦voorbeelden:be not (quite) the thing • niet passen/horenquite the thing • erg in (de mode/trek)the latest thing in ties • een das naar de laatste mode2 just the thing I need • juist/precies wat ik nodig hebthe thing about Stephen • wat Steven zo typeertthe thing is that • het is zaak/het belangrijkste is/het komt erop aan (om/dat)4 just for the fun of the thing • gewoon voor de grap/lol¶ and that sort of thing • en (zo meer) van die dingen, en zonot know the first thing about • niet het minste verstand hebben van→ sure sure/1 spullen♦voorbeelden:that would only make things worse • dat zou het allemaal alleen maar verergerenhow are things, 〈 informeel〉how's things? • hoe gaat het (ermee)?3 things political • de politiek/politieke wereld
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