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1 [rekenen op] expect♦voorbeelden:1 men verwacht moeilijkheden met de bonden • trouble with the (trade) unions is foreseen/anticipateddat kun je van zo iemand verwachten • that is to be expected from someone like thatdaar moet je ook niet alles van verwachten • don't set your hopes too highlang verwacht • long-awaitedop plaatsen waar je ze helemaal niet verwacht • in the most unlikely placesdat had ik wel verwacht • that was just what I had expectedverwacht in dit theater • coming/appearing soon in this theatredat was te verwachten • that was only to be expectedgezien de te verwachten belangstelling • given the anticipated interestdat had ik van haar niet verwacht • 〈 gunstig〉 she has gone beyond my expectations; 〈 ongunstig〉 I hadn't expected that from herik verwacht er veel van • I have high hopes/expectationsmen verwacht dat hij morgen zal vertrekken • he is expected/supposed to leave tomorrow2 ze verwacht een baby • she is expecting (a baby)/is in the family way -
2 op plaatsen waar je ze helemaal niet verwacht
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gek1〈de〉3 [komisch persoon] clown4 [vaak in samenstellingen] [iemand met een bijzondere voorkeur] 〈zie voorbeelden 4〉♦voorbeelden:iemand voor de gek houden • pull someone's leg, make a fool of someoneiemand voor gek laten staan • make someone look a fooliemand voor gek zetten • make a fool of someone3 voor gek lopen • look absurd/ridiculous4 hij is een boekengek • he's book-mad/a book nut————————gek2♦voorbeelden:1 ben je nu helemaal gek geworden! • have you gone out of your mind?, have you taken leave of your senses?je lijkt wel gek • you must be mad/crazy〈 figuurlijk〉 het is om gek van te worden • it is enough to drive you mad/crazy/ 〈 informeel〉 up the wallgek zijn/worden • be/go mad/crazyhij is hartstikke gek • he's (stark) raving mad, he's (completely) nuts/crackersgek van angst • crazy with fearben je gek! • you're/you must be kidding/jokinghij is er gek genoeg voor • he's mad enough to (do it), I wouldn't put it past himhij deed of hij gek was • he pretended not to noticeje zou wel gek zijn als je het niet deed • you'd be silly/ 〈 sterker〉crazy/mad not to (do it)〈 informeel〉 die is gek! • you must be kidding!dat lijkt me niet gek • that doesn't sound at all badhet wordt hoe langer hoe gekker • this is just getting worse (and worse)geen gek figuur slaan • not look bad, make a good impressionop de gekste plaatsen/tijden • in the oddest/most unlikely places, at the oddest times/momentser gek uitzien • look ridiculousgek genoeg • oddly/strangely enoughniet gek, hè? • not bad, eh?dat is te gek om los te lopen • that's too ridiculous for wordshet gekke van de zaak/kwestie is • the funny thing ishij is gek op die meid • he's crazy about that girlII 〈 bijwoord〉2 [+ niet] (not) all that♦voorbeelden:1 je kunt het zo gek niet bedenken of hij heeft het wel • you name it, he's got itdoe maar gewoon, dan doe je (al) gek genoeg • just be your normal idiotic selfdoe niet zo gek • don't act/be so sillyergens gek van opkijken • really be surprised by something -
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