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1 rondscharrelen
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2 roezemoezen
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3 rondscharrelen
1 [ergens bezig zijn] potter/mess about/around2 [zonder bepaald doel rondlopen] saunter about/(a)round3 [voedsel zoeken] scratch about/(a)round4 [snuffelen, rondneuzen] rummage (about/(a)round)♦voorbeelden:1 hij scharrelde de hele dag in de tuin rond • he pottered about/around in the garden all day -
4 prutsen
1 [klungelen; knutselen] mess about/around ⇒ potter/tinker (about/around)♦voorbeelden:je moet niet zelf aan je tv gaan zitten prutsen • you shouldn't tamper with your TV-set yourselfwat zit je toch te prutsen! • what's all this messing about?II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [door knutselen tot stand brengen] 〈zie voorbeelden 1〉♦voorbeelden:
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potter about — verb To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner. I like to relax pottering about the house doing this and that at the weekends. Syn: potter around See Also: potter … Wiktionary
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