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1 play cards
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2 play (one's cards) close to one's chest
gesloten/terughoudend zijnEnglish-Dutch dictionary > play (one's cards) close to one's chest
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3 play one's cards well
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4 hold/keep/play one's cards close to one's/the chest
hold/keep/play one's cards close to one's/the chestzich niet in de kaart laten kijken, terughoudend zijnEnglish-Dutch dictionary > hold/keep/play one's cards close to one's/the chest
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5 card
n. kaart (ook in computers); (speel)kaart; anzichtskaart; (in computers) uitbreidingskaart; ponskaart; zeef--------n. kaartenvoorraad, hoeveelheid van stijf papier in verschillende dikte verkrijgbaar--------v. op kaartsysteem brengen, ficheren; schiftencard1[ ka:d] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 kaart3 〈meervoud; werkwoord soms enkelvoud; Brits-Engels; informeel〉 werknemerspapieren 〈 beheerd door de werkgever〉5 scorestaat/kaart 〈 bijvoorbeeld van cricket, golf〉♦voorbeelden:card-carrying member • geregistreerd/stemgerechtigd lid 〈 bijvoorbeeld van politieke partij, vakbond, e.d.〉hold/keep/play one's cards close to one's/the chest • zich niet in de kaart laten kijken, terughoudend zijnread (the) cards • de kaart leggenwin a fortune at cards • met kaarten een vermogen verdienen3 ask for/be given one's cards • zijn ontslag nemen/krijgenqueer card • rare kwibushave a card up one's sleeve • (nog) iets achter de hand/in petto hebbencount (up)on one's cards • de toekomst vol vertrouwen tegemoet zienhave all the cards • alle troeven in handen hebbenhe played his cards right/well • hij heeft zijn kansen goed benutput (all) one's cards on the table • open kaart spelen————————card2〈 werkwoord〉 -
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n. borst(kas); kist[ tsjest]2 kist ⇒ kast; bak, doos♦voorbeelden:I know what you have on your chest • ik weet wat je op je hart hebt¶ play (one's cards) close to one's chest • gesloten/terughoudend zijn
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