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1 lijn
2 [wiskunde] line4 [omtrek] (out)line, contour7 [potlood/krijtstreep] line♦voorbeelden:2 in rechte lijn (gemeten) • in a straight/direct line, as the crow fliesin grote lijnen • broadly speaking, on the wholeaan de (slanke) lijn doen • be on a dietin grote lijnen begrijpen wat er gezegd wordt • get the gist of what is being said〈 figuurlijk〉 op één lijn brengen • align, bring into linealleen op binnenlandse lijnen vliegen • fly only domestic routesdie lijn bestaat niet meer • that service/route no longer existsblijft u even aan de lijn a.u.b. • hold the line, pleaseik heb je moeder aan de lijn • your mother is on the line/phonelijn 15 • number 157 lijnen trekken/krassen (op) • draw/scratch lines (on)de bal ging over de lijn • the ball crossed the lineeen harde lijn • a hard linede resultaten bewegen zich in opgaande lijn • the results show an upward trendin opgaande lijn • (going) in the right directioneen andere lijn (gaan) volgen • pursue a different coursedat ligt in zijn lijn • 〈 ongunstig〉 that's just the sort of thing he'd do; 〈 gunstig〉 that's right up his streetzij trekken één lijn • they adopt one single view -
2 iemand aan het lijntje houden
iemand aan het lijntje houdenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iemand aan het lijntje houden
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3 iemand in het ongewisse laten
iemand in het ongewisse latenkeep someone guessing/danglingVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iemand in het ongewisse laten
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4 ongewisse
♦voorbeelden:1 iemand in het ongewisse laten • keep someone guessing/dangling
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