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1 avail♦voorbeelden:het mocht niet baten • it was of no availbaat het niet, dan schaadt het niet • it doesn't hurt to try -
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3 dienen
1 [geschikt, gunstig zijn voor] serve2 [middel/werktuig zijn] serve as/for ⇒ be used as/for♦voorbeelden:dat dient nergens toe • that is of no usedie feiten dienen tot bewijs van zijn onschuld • those facts are evidence of his innocenceals basis dienen voor • serve as a basis fordient dit als asbak? • is this what you use as an ashtray?u dient onmiddellijk te vertrekken • you are to leave immediately4 wanneer dient die zaak voor de rechtbank? • when does this case come up in court?II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 [zich wijden aan] serve5 [geven] 〈zie voorbeelden 5〉♦voorbeelden:3 gemak dient de mens • why do things the hard way?waarmee kan ik u dienen? • can I help you?; 〈 in winkel〉 are you being served?hij was er niet mee gediend • that did not suit his purpose, he did not like that(iemand) van repliek dienen • come right back (at someone)om u te dienen! • at your service! -
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2 [iets dat geslaagd is] success♦voorbeelden:een goedkoop succesje boeken • score a cheap successmet toenemend succes • increasingly successfulveel succes toegewenst! • good luck!heb je succes gehad? • did you succeed?succes hebben bij de vrouwtjes • be successful with the ladiesgeen succes hebben • 〈met betrekking tot behandeling/persoon〉 be unsuccessful; 〈met betrekking tot grap/verhaal/toneelstuk〉 fall flatweinig succes hebben/boeken • have little successsucces verzekerd! • success guaranteed!succes met je rijexamen! • good luck with your driving test!iets met succes doen/voltooien • do/complete something successfullyhij heeft van alles geprobeerd, maar zonder succes • he has tried everything but to no avail/without success2 de show was een daverend succes • the show was a resounding success/a smash hiter een succes van maken • make a go/success of somethingik vind dat gedicht niet zo'n succes • I don't think much of that poem
См. также в других словарях:
avail — a•vail [[t]əˈveɪl[/t]] v. t. 1) to be of use, advantage, or value to; profit: All our efforts availed us little[/ex] 2) to be of use; have force or efficacy; serve; help: Nothing you do will avail[/ex] 3) to be of value or profit 4) effective use … From formal English to slang
avail — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, Anglo French availler, probably from a (from Latin ad ) + valer, valoir to be of worth, from Latin valēre more at wield Date: 14th century intransitive verb to be of use or advantage ; serve < our best efforts… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Avail — Infobox musical artist Name = Avail Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Reston, Virginia, USA Genre = Melodic hardcore Punk rock Years active = 1987 ndash; present Label = Jade Tree Records Fat Wreck Lookout!… … Wikipedia
AVAIL — Infobox Album Name = AVAIL Type = EP Artist = Avail Released = May, 1991 Recorded = December, 1989 Genre = punk Length = Label = SunSpot Records Producer = Joe Banks Reviews = AVAIL is Avail s first release on ever. done so in 1989 and Remixed in … Wikipedia
avail yourself of — to copulate with casually Usually of a male: ... any man who availed himself of the tree rats or grass biais was properly dealt with. (C. Allen, 1975) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
to no avail — or[of no avail(1)] {adj. phr.}, {formal} Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. * /Tom s practicing was of no avail. He was sick on the day of the game./ * /Mary s attempts to learn embroidering were to no avail./ … Dictionary of American idioms
to no avail — or[of no avail(1)] {adj. phr.}, {formal} Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. * /Tom s practicing was of no avail. He was sick on the day of the game./ * /Mary s attempts to learn embroidering were to no avail./ … Dictionary of American idioms
of\ no\ avail — • to no avail • of no avail I. adj. phr. formal Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. Tom s practicing was of no avail. He was sick on the day of the game. Mary s attempts to learn embroidering were to no avail. II. adv. phr. formal Without… … Словарь американских идиом
to\ no\ avail — • to no avail • of no avail I. adj. phr. formal Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. Tom s practicing was of no avail. He was sick on the day of the game. Mary s attempts to learn embroidering were to no avail. II. adv. phr. formal Without… … Словарь американских идиом
of no avail — See: TO NO AVAIL … Dictionary of American idioms
of no avail — See: TO NO AVAIL … Dictionary of American idioms
