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1 met een paard over een hindernis springen
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1 [dier] horse2 [sport] [gymnastiektoestel] (vaulting) horse4 [schaakstuk] knight♦voorbeelden:1 〈 figuurlijk〉 het paard van Troje/het Trojaanse paard binnenhalen • bring/drag in the Trojan Horse〈 figuurlijk〉 een blind paard kan er geen schade doen • there was hardly a stick of furniture in the roomeen paard inspannen • hitch a horse to a carthet paard achter de wagen spannen • 〈 iets verkeerd aanpakken〉 make things difficult for oneself; 〈 onlogisch denken〉 put the cart before the horsemet paarden bespannen • horse-drawnmet een paard over een hindernis springen • jump a horse over a hurdleop zijn paard springen • vault onto one's horse〈 figuurlijk〉 op twee paarden wedden • hedge/cover one's bets〈 figuurlijk〉 je moet niet te veel op één paard wedden/alles op één paard zetten • don't put all your eggs in one basketover het paard getild zijn • be swollen-headedhoog te paard zitten • 〈 figuurlijk〉 be/get on one's high horsete paard zitten • be on a horsebackte paard stijgen • mountte paard! • to horse!politie te paard • mounted policehonger hebben als een paard • feel one could eat a horse〈 spreekwoord〉 men moet een gegeven paard niet in de bek zien • never look a gift horse in the mouth
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hurdle — hur|dle1 [ˈhə:dl US ˈhə:r ] n [: Old English; Origin: hyrdel] 1.) a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve something = ↑obstacle ▪ Finding enough money for the project was the first hurdle. overcome/clear/get over… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hurdle — 1 noun 1 (C) a frame that a person or horse has to jump over during a race: clear a hurdle (=successfully jump over a hurdle) 2 (C) a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve something: Finding enough money was the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hurdle — I UK [ˈhɜː(r)d(ə)l] / US [ˈhɜrd(ə)l] noun Word forms hurdle : singular hurdle plural hurdles 1) a) [countable] an upright frame that a person or horse must jump over during a race. The sport of racing over hurdles is called hurdling, and a person … English dictionary
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jump — v 1. spring, leap, hop, vault, bound, buck, pounce; skip, caper, Inf. hippety hop, leapfrog; frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, bob, bounce; high jump, broad jump, pole vault; upleap, upswing, caracole, curvet, gambado. 2. rise up, scart, start up,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hurdle — noun 1 in a race VERB + HURDLE ▪ clear, jump, jump over ▪ She cleared the first few hurdles easily. ▪ fall at (esp. BrE), hit (esp. BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
hurdle — {{11}} O.E. hyrdel frame of intertwined twigs used as a temporary barrier, dim. of hyrd door, from P.Gmc. *hurdiz wickerwork frame, hurdle (Cf. O.S. hurth plaiting, netting, Du. horde wickerwork, Ger. Hürde hurdle, fold, pen; O.N. hurð, Goth.… … Etymology dictionary
hurdle — noun 1》 one of a series of upright frames which athletes in a race must jump over. ↘(hurdles) a hurdle race. 2》 an obstacle or difficulty. 3》 a portable rectangular frame strengthened with withies or wooden bars, used as a temporary fence.… … English new terms dictionary
jump — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ running, standing ▪ Cats can clear six feet with a standing jump. ▪ broad (AmE), high … Collocations dictionary
hurdle — [ˈhɜːd(ə)l] noun 1) [C] an upright frame that a person or horse jumps over during a race 2) [C] one of several problems that you must solve before you can do something successfully Finding investors is the biggest hurdle we face.[/ex] 3) hurdles… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hurdle — hur·dle || hÉœrdl / hÉœËdl n. barrier which must be jumped by a horse or runner; obstacle; difficulty v. jump over a barrier; surmount an obstacle … English contemporary dictionary