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1 wil
♦voorbeelden:met de beste wil van de wereld kan ik niet komen • I couldn't come with the best will in the worldhet was haar eigen wil • it was her own wisheen/geen eigen wil hebben • have a/no mind of one's own(mensen) van goede wil • (people) of goodwillvol goede wil • full of good willmet een beetje goeie wil gaat het best • with a little good will it'll all work outzijn laatste wil • one's last will (and testament)een sterke wil hebben • be strong-willediets uit (eigen) vrije wil doen • do something of one's own free willde vrije wil • free williemands wil doen • do someone's willuw wil geschiede • thy will be donezijn wil is wet • his word is lawzijn goede wil tonen • show one's good will(voor) elk wat wils • something for everybodytegen de wil van iemand ingaan • go against someone's wishesiemand ter wille zijn • do someone a favour -
2 zijn wil is wet
zijn wil is wetVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zijn wil is wet
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3 spreken
2 [gedachten uiten] speak4 [+ van] [getuigen] be obvious/(self-)evident6 [+ tot] [treffen] speak7 [overtuigend zijn] speak♦voorbeelden:daar kom ik nog over te spreken • I'll come to that (point)het spreken werd hem door geschreeuw belet • he was shouted down〈 figuurlijk〉 daar spreekt de wet niet van • the law does not provide for/cover thatin het algemeen gesproken • generally speaking〈 telefoon〉 spreek ik met Jan? • is this Jan?spreek er a.u.b. met/tegen niemand over! • please don't mention it to anyonespreken tot • speak to, addressvan zichzelf doen spreken • make a name/bad name for oneselfom niet te spreken van … • not to mention …dat is geen manier van spreken • that's no way to talk‘zou je het aan gebrek aan tact kunnen wijten?’ ‘bij wijze van spreken, ja’ • ‘could you put it down to tactlessness?’ ‘in a manner of speaking, yes’spreken voor iets • speak out/up for something〈 spreekwoord〉 spreken is zilver, zwijgen is goud • speech is silver, silence is goldendat spreekt • that is clear/obvioushet spreekt vanzelf • it goes without sayingII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 [praten met] speak/talk to/with3 [zich (kunnen) uiten in] speak4 [verklaren dat iemand zo is] proclaim♦voorbeelden:geen woord meer met elkaar spreken • not speak to one another/not be on speaking terms anymoreik spreek je nader • I'll speak to you about this later3 een vreemde taal/Engels spreken • speak a foreign language/Englishniet te spreken zijn over iets • be unhappy about something
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