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1 woord
1 word♦voorbeelden:1 in woord en beeld • in pictures and text, with an illustrated description (of)een woord van dank • a word of thanksop mijn woord van eer • on my word of honourmet andere woorden • in other wordsgevleugelde woorden • winged/famous wordsgeen goed woord voor iets over hebben • not have a good word to say about somethingzij heeft maar een half woord nodig • she can take a hint〈 figuurlijk〉 het hoge woord moest eruit • the truth had to be told/come out, he 〈enz.〉 had to come out with ithij moet altijd het laatste woord hebben • he always has to have the last worddaarover is het laatste woord nog niet gesproken • 〈 daar horen we nog meer over〉 we haven't heard the last of that; 〈 dat is nog niet beslist〉 I haven't had my final say in the matterhet verlossende woord spreken • save the situation (by saying something)vieze woorden • dirty words, four-letter wordsiemand aan zijn woord houden • keep/hold someone to his word/promisehet woord doen • do the talkinghet woord geven aan • hand/give the floor over tozijn woord geven • give one's wordiemand de woorden uit de mond halen • take the words right out of someone's mouthzijn woord houden • keep/be as good as one's wordhet woord is aan u/u hebt het woord • the floor is yours/you have the flooriemand de woorden in de mond leggen • put words into someone's mouthhet woord tot iemand richten • address/speak to someoneiemands woorden verdraaien • twist someone's wordshet woord voeren • speak, be/act as spokesperson/spokesmanlaten we er geen woorden meer aan vuilmaken • we'll say no more about itniet veel/geen woorden aan/over iets vuilmaken • not waste words/one's breath on somethingzijn woorden (op een goudschaaltje) wegen • weigh/choose one's words (carefully)iemand aan het woord laten • allow someone to/let someone finish (speaking/talking)niet in woorden uit te drukken • beyond words, defying descriptionin woord en geschrift • in speech and in writing/printmet geen woord over iets reppen • not say/breathe a word about somethingmet/in één woord • in a word, in sum/shortiets onder woorden brengen • put something into wordsik geloof u op uw woord • I take you at your word/your word for itop zijn woorden letten • be careful about what one saysiemand te woord staan • speak to/see someoneniet uit zijn woorden kunnen komen • not be able to express oneself, fumble for wordsiets woord voor woord navertellen • repeat something word for word/verbatimergens geen woorden voor hebben • have no words for somethingdat is geen woord te veel gezegd • that's putting it/things mildlyer geen woord tussen kunnen krijgen • not be able to get a word in (edgeways)met twee woorden spreken • ±be politeze heeft het niet met zoveel woorden gezegd, maar … • she didn't say it in so many words, but …woorden schieten te kort om … • words are not adequate to …; 〈 ook〉 words fail me! -
2 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
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(not) in so many words — (not) in so/as many ˈwords idiom (not) in exactly the same words as sb says were used • ‘Did she say she was sorry?’ ‘Not in so many words.’ • He didn t approve of the plan and said so in as many words. Main entry: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
(not) in as many words — (not) in so/as many ˈwords idiom (not) in exactly the same words as sb says were used • ‘Did she say she was sorry?’ ‘Not in so many words.’ • He didn t approve of the plan and said so in as many words. Main entry: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
not in so many words — phrase used for saying that someone says something in a very indirect way ‘Did he say he was unhappy?’ ‘Not in so many words.’ Thesaurus: words used to describe comments and remarkshyponym Main entry: word … Useful english dictionary
not in so many words — used for saying that someone says something in a very indirect way Did he say he was unhappy? Not in so many words … English dictionary
in so many words — phrasal 1. : in exactly those terms implied that such actions were criminal but did not say so in so many words 2. : in plain forthright language in so many words, she wasn t fit to be seen Jean Stafford * * * in so many words 1. Ex … Useful english dictionary
in so many words — {adv. phr.} 1. In those exact words. * /He hinted that he thought we were foolish but did not say so in so many words./ 2. or[in no uncertain terms] In an outspoken way; plainly; directly. * /I told him in so many words that he was crazy./ * /Bob … Dictionary of American idioms
in so many words — {adv. phr.} 1. In those exact words. * /He hinted that he thought we were foolish but did not say so in so many words./ 2. or[in no uncertain terms] In an outspoken way; plainly; directly. * /I told him in so many words that he was crazy./ * /Bob … Dictionary of American idioms
in so many words — directly or in a way that makes it very clear what you mean. Did he say we could stay with him? Well, not in so many words, but that s definitely what he meant. (usually negative) He told me, in so many words, to mind my own business … New idioms dictionary
in\ so\ many\ words — adv. phr. 1. In those exact words. He hinted that he thought we were foolish but did not say so in so many words. 2. • in no uncertain terms In an outspoken way; plainly; directly. I told him in so many words that he was crazy. Bob was very late… … Словарь американских идиом
in so many words — phrasal 1. in exactly those terms < implied that such actions were criminal but did not say so in so many words > 2. in plain forthright language < in so many words, she wasn t fit to be seen Jean Stafford > … New Collegiate Dictionary
many — / meni/ quantifier 1 (used especially in formal English, or in ordinary written or spoken English when in questions and negative sentences) a large number of people or things: many people/things/places etc: Many people find this kind of movie… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English