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1 begin
begin1〈 het〉1 [allereerste deel/tijd] beginning ⇒ start, 〈 formeel〉 commencement, outset 〈 project〉, opening 〈 boek, brief, wedstrijd, rede〉♦voorbeelden:begin mei • early in May/(in) the beginning of Mayhet begin van roodvonk • the onset of scarlet fevereen veelbelovend begin • a promising starthet begin inluiden van een periode • mark the beginning of a perioddit is nog maar het begin • this is only the beginningeen begin maken met iets • begin/start somethingaan/bij het begin • at the beginning/outset(weer) helemaal bij het begin (moeten) beginnen • (have to) start at the beginning, (have to) start from scratchin het begin • at the beginning/outset; 〈 in tegenstelling tot later〉 at first, initiallyeen boek van begin tot eind lezen • read a book from cover to covervan (het) begin tot (het) eind • from beginning to end, from start to finisheen begin zonder einde • an endless task————————begin2〈 bijwoord〉1 early♦voorbeelden:begin juli • early in July, at the beginning of July -
2 helemaal
2 [met betrekking tot een plaatsaanduiding] 〈 met betrekking tot plaats〉 right; 〈 met betrekking tot afstand〉 all the way♦voorbeelden:helemaal nat zijn • be wet through, be drenched/soakedben je nu helemaal? • are you completely out of your mind?hij draaide zich helemaal om • he turned completely/right rounddie speler heeft het helemaal • that player has really got what it takesdat is het helemaal • that's the workseen boek helemaal lezen • read a book from cover to cover/right to the endzij waren helemaal weg van het concert • they were wild/crazy about the concertdit huis was het helemaal voor ons • this house was just what we wantedhelemaal niets • nothing at allhet kan mij helemaal niets schelen • I couldn't care lesshelemaal niet • absolutely notniet helemaal juist • not quite correctik ben nog niet helemaal overtuigd • I'm not altogether convinced yethelemaal opnieuw moeten beginnen • have to start all over againhelemaal in het begin • right at the (very) beginning/startde bruid was helemaal in het wit • the bride was all in whiteik heb helemaal geen zin • I don't feel like it at allhelemaal aan het eind van de zaal • right at the back of/at the far end of the hallhelemaal in het noorden • way up in the Northhelemaal tot het eind(e) • right to the (very) enddat pakje komt helemaal uit Amerika • that parcel has come all the way from America -
3 een boek helemaal lezen
een boek helemaal lezenread a book from cover to cover/right to the endVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een boek helemaal lezen
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4 een boek van begin tot eind lezen
een boek van begin tot eind lezenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een boek van begin tot eind lezen
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from cover to cover — phrasal of a book : from the front cover through to the back cover : completely, thoroughly read from cover to cover * * * from cover to cover From beginning to end of a book • • • Main Entry: ↑cover * * * from beginning … Useful english dictionary
from cover to cover — adverb From the first page (of a book) all the way to the last page. She read Gone With the Wind from cover to cover in less than six hours … Wiktionary
cover — I n. shelter concealment 1) to seek; take cover 2) to break cover 3) (colloq.) to blow one s cover ( to give oneself away ) 4) under cover (under cover of darkness) covering 5) cloud cover 6) a dust; mattress; pillow cover defense 7) air cover… … Combinatory dictionary
from\ ---\ to\ --- — 1. Used with a repeated word to show that something keeps on. Without ending. The world grows wiser from age to age. He goes from day to day without changing his necktie. Also used in a short form like an adjective. The superintendent spends more … Словарь американских идиом
from --- to --- — 1. Used with a repeated word to show that something keeps on. Without ending. * /The world grows wiser from age to age./ * /He goes from day to day without changing his necktie./ Also used in a short form like an adjective. * /The superintendent… … Dictionary of American idioms
from --- to --- — 1. Used with a repeated word to show that something keeps on. Without ending. * /The world grows wiser from age to age./ * /He goes from day to day without changing his necktie./ Also used in a short form like an adjective. * /The superintendent… … Dictionary of American idioms
cover — See: from cover to cover or from to (3), under cover Sarah read the book from cover to cover … Словарь американских идиом
read — read1 [ rid ] (past tense and past participle read [ red ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 understand words ▸ 2 understand symbols ▸ 3 interpret meaning ▸ 4 know what someone thinks ▸ 5 have words/number ▸ 6 be written particular way ▸ 7 hear someone on radio ▸ + … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
read — I UK [riːd] / US [rɪd] verb Word forms read : present tense I/you/we/they read he/she/it reads present participle reading past tense read UK [red] / US past participle read *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to look at and understand words in a… … English dictionary
cover — cov|er1 [ kʌvər ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 put something over something else ▸ 2 be all over something ▸ 3 include and deal with ▸ 4 report/describe ▸ 5 provide insurance ▸ 6 have enough money for ▸ 7 travel a distance ▸ 8 perform someone else s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cover */*/*/ — I UK [ˈkʌvə(r)] / US [ˈkʌvər] verb [transitive] Word forms cover : present tense I/you/we/they cover he/she/it covers present participle covering past tense covered past participle covered 1) cover or cover over or cover up to put one thing over… … English dictionary