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1 man
1 [volwassen mannelijk mens] man3 [echtgenoot] husband4 [flink persoon] man5 [lid van een bemanning] man, hand6 [lid van een groep/team] man♦voorbeelden:1 de aangewezen man voor dat karweitje • the best/obvious man for the jobbeste man 〈 ook ironisch〉 • my dear fellow/mande goede man weet nog van niets • the poor man/fellow knows nothing yethij is hier de grote man • he is the big boss herehij is geen vrij man • he is not his own manhij is er de man niet naar om • he is not the (sort of) man who wouldeen man uit duizenden • a man in a millioneen man van de daad/wereld • a man of action/the worldeen man van weinig woorden • a man of few wordshij is een man van zijn woord • he is as good as his wordals mannen onder elkaar • man to manach man, hou toch op • ah, come off it10.000 man publiek • a 10,000-strong audience〈 figuurlijk〉 de gewone/kleine man • the man in the street, the common manvijf man sterk • five strongiets aan de man brengen • sell somethingiemand recht op de man af iets zeggen • give it to someone straightiemand iets (recht) op de man af vragen • ask someone a point-blank question, ask someone something straighteen tientje de man • ten guilders eachals één man • as one (man)〈 spreekwoord〉 een gewaarschuwd man telt voor twee • forewarned, forearmed3 aan de man komen • find (oneself) a husband/manzijn dochters aan de man brengen • marry off one's daughters4 zijn verdriet dragen als een man • bear one's grief/take it like a manzich met man en macht tegen iets verzetten • resist something with might and mainmet hoeveel man zijn we? • how many are we?7 bloemenman • florist, flowerseller¶ onder die voorwaarden ben ik je man • under these conditions, I'm with you -
2 toestand
♦voorbeelden:de toestand van de wegen • the state of the roadsde 19e-eeuwse toestanden die hier nog heersen • the 19th-century conditions still prevailing hereeen benarde/hopeloze toestand • a sorry/hopeless plightmijn financiële toestand • (the state of) my financesin goede/slechte toestand (verkeren) • (be) in good/poor conditionhaar toestand is achteruitgegaan • she's taken a turn for the worsede toestand overzien/bekijken • take stock of the situationde toestand in de wereld • the state of world affairs
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