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1 gemeen
gemeen1〈 het〉————————gemeen21 [slecht, vals] nasty ⇒ 〈 boosaardig〉 vicious, malicious, 〈 laag, verachtelijk〉 low, 〈 laag, verachtelijk〉 vile, 〈 met betrekking tot behandeling〉 shabby♦voorbeelden:een gemene hond • a vicious dog〈 sport〉 gemeen spel • foul/dirty/rough playwat een gemeen spul • what foul stuffeen gemene streek • a dirty trickdat is gemeen van je • that's a mean/rotten thing (for you) to dogemene zaak met iemand maken • make common cause with someoneniets/veel met iemand gemeen hebben • have nothing/a lot in common with someone3 de gemene zaak • public/common interest4 gemene taal uitslaan • use foul/filthy languageII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [op valse/verachtelijke wijze] nastily ⇒ 〈 boosaardig〉 viciously, maliciously, 〈 met betrekking tot behandeling〉 shabbily♦voorbeelden:2 het is gemeen koud • it's awfully/beastly cold -
2 gemene zaak met iemand maken
gemene zaak met iemand makenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > gemene zaak met iemand maken
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3 doel
1 [voorwerp waarop men schiet/mikt] target3 [wat men wil bereiken, ook figuurlijk] target, purpose ⇒ object(ive), aim, goal, 〈 reisdoel〉 destination♦voorbeelden:missen voor open doel • miss with an empty goalin het doel staan • be in goalhet is voor een goed doel • it's for a good causezijn doel bereiken • achieve one's aimzich een doel stellen • set oneself a target/an objectivezijn doel voorbijstreven/schieten • overshoot the markmet het doel om iets te doen • with a view to doing somethingmet dit doel voor ogen • with this (end) in viewrecht op zijn doel afgaan • go straight to the pointzich iets ten doel stellen • make something one's aim; set oneself a target of something 〈bijvoorbeeld bedrag/aantal〉ten doel hebben • be aimed at〈 spreekwoord〉 het doel heiligt de middelen (niet) • the end justifies/does not justify the means
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