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1 to seek out
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2 seek someone out
seek someone outnaar iemand toekomen, iemand opzoeken -
3 seek
v. zoeken; trachten; verzoeken; achtervolgen; proberen♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 nastreven ⇒ proberen te bereiken, zoeken2 vragen ⇒ wensen, verlangen3 opzoeken♦voorbeelden:seek someone out • naar iemand toekomen, iemand opzoeken¶ the reason is not far to seek • de reden hoef je niet ver te zoeken/ligt voor de hand -
4 play
n. toneelstuk; spel; speeltuig; lach; humor--------v. spelen; voordragen; spelen ( muziek)play1[ plee] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉3 spel4 actie ⇒ activiteit, beweging♦voorbeelden:〈Amerikaans-Engels; voornamelijk sport〉 set play • ingestudeerd(e) spel(patroon)/manoeuvreallow/give full/free play to something • iets vrij spel latenthere's too much play in the rope • het touw heeft te veel spelingbring/call into play • erbij betrekkencome into play • mee gaan spelen¶ make great play about/of • erg de nadruk leggen op, sterk benadrukken————————play21 spelen♦voorbeelden:play dead • doen alsof men dood isplay on • doorspelenplay at soldiers/hide-and-seek • soldaatje/verstoppertje spelen〈 figuurlijk〉 play at something • iets niet ernstig nemen, iets doen voor de pretplay down to someone • zich aan iemand aanpassen〈 informeel〉 what on earth are you playing at? • wat heeft dit allemaal te betekenen?play (up)on someone's feelings • op iemands gevoelens werkenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:play back a tape • een band afspelen/weergevenhe played his last dollar • hij zette zijn laatste dollar inplay someone along • iemand aan het lijntje houdenplay something down • iets bagatelliseren -
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n. belang, (best)wil; (in God´s) naam--------n. saki (Japanse drank)sake1[ seek] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 for God's/Christ's/goodness'/pity's sake get out of there • in godsnaam/jezusnaam/vredesnaam/alsjeblieft, kom daaruit vandaanfor both our sakes • in ons beider belangwe're only doing this for your sake • we doen dit alleen maar ter wille van jou————————[ sa:kie] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉
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