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1 plum book
plum book〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉1 banenboek 〈officiële publicatie waarin staatsbetrekkingen staan die de President bij benoeming kan vergeven〉 -
2 far
adj. ver, verre--------adv. ver, verweg; veelfar1[ fa:] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; farther [fa:ðə], further [fə:ðə], farthest [fa:ðist], furthest [fə:ðist]〉1 ver ⇒ (ver)afgelegen, ver verwijderd♦voorbeelden:1 your plum-pudding is a far cry from the real thing • jouw plumpudding heeft weinig te maken met een echteat the far end of the room • aan het andere eind van de kamer————————far2〈 bijwoord〉1 ver♦voorbeelden:1 carry/take something too far • iets te ver doordrijven/te ver laten komena pound doesn't go very far these days • tegenwoordig kun je met een pond haast niets meer doenfar gone • ver heenhow far • hoe ver, in hoeverrefar and near • overalso far • (tot) zó ver, in zoverrefar and wide • wijd en zijdfar from easy • verre van/allesbehalve makkelijkfar be it from me to criticize • het is verre van mij om kritiek te leverenin so/as far as • voor zoveras/so far as • voor zover; tot aan, zover alsas far as I can see • volgens mijso far so good • zover zijn we in elk geval, tot nu toe is alles nog goed gegaanfar into the afternoon • ver in de middagfar and away the best • verreweg het bestethat book is the better by far • dat is verreweg het beste boek
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