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1 geen ja en geen nee zeggen
geen ja en geen nee zeggenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > geen ja en geen nee zeggen
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2 ja
ja1〈 het〉♦voorbeelden:1 nee heb je, ja kun je krijgen • nothing ventured, nothing gainedzijn ja tegen mijn nee • it's his word against minede vraag met ja beantwoorden • answer in the affirmative————————ja21 [met betrekking tot bevestiging/toestemming] yes ⇒ 〈 informeel〉 yeah, 〈 bevestiging, inwilliging ook〉 all right, 〈 bevestiging, inwilliging ook〉 OK, 〈 bij stemprocedures ook〉 yea2 [met betrekking tot berusting/toegeving] oh, well3 [als aanknoping] oh, yes6 [met betrekking tot ergernis/ongeduld] well♦voorbeelden:en zo ja • and if soja en amen zeggen • agree with everything (that is said)heeft zij dat gezegd?, ja zeker!/o ja! • did she say that? oh yes!ja! 〈 na klop op de deur〉 • come in!kan ik binnenkomen? ja • may I come in? yes, you may2 het is niet geweldig, maar ja, wat wil je? • it's not fantastic, but then what do you expect?ja, maar … • yes, but …het is niet leuk, maar ja • it's no joke, but there it isnou ja, als ze van hem houdt • (oh) well, if she loves himwel ja, lach er maar om • go on, laugh〈 ironisch〉 ja, ja, eerst zulke verhalen en nu … • well, well, first all this big talk and now …3 o ja, nu ik je toch spreek … • oh, yes, by the way …4 ja nog mooier, hij wilde niet meer naar huis • what's more/worse, he didn't want to go home any moreje zei het net zelf! ja? • you just said so yourself! did I?6 doe me een lol, ja! • knock it off, will you!
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shilly-shally — shilly shallier, n. /shil ee shal ee/, v., shilly shallied, shilly shallying, n., pl. shilly shallies, adj., adv. v.i. 1. to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate. 2. to waste time; dawdle. n. 3. irresolution; indecision;… … Universalium
Shilly-shally — Shil ly shal ly, n. Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles. [1913 Webster] She lost not one of her forty five minutes in picking and choosing, no shilly shally in Kate. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shilly-shally — If people shilly shally, they can t make up their minds about something and put off the decision … The small dictionary of idiomes
shilly-shally — ► VERB (shilly shallies, shilly shallied) ▪ be indecisive. ► NOUN ▪ indecisive behaviour. ORIGIN originally as shill I, shall I, reduplication of shall I? … English terms dictionary
shilly-shally — [shil′ē shal΄ē] adv. [redupl. of shall I? meaning “shall I or shall I not?”] Now Rare in a vacillating manner; irresolutely n. Now Rare vacillation or irresolution, esp. over a trivial matter vi. shilly shallied, shilly shallying to be… … English World dictionary
Shilly-shally — Shil ly shal ly, v. i. To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one s self with trifles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shilly-shally — (adj.) vacillate, 1703, earlier shill I, shall I (1700), fanciful reduplication of shall I? (Cf. WISHY WASHY (Cf. wishy washy), DILLY DALLY (Cf. dilly dally), etc.) … Etymology dictionary
shilly-shally — UK [ˈʃɪlɪ ˌʃælɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms shilly shally : present tense I/you/we/they shilly shally he/she/it shilly shallies present participle shilly shallying past tense shilly shallied past participle shilly shallied informal to… … English dictionary
shilly-shally — If people shilly shally, they can t make up their minds about something and put off the decision. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you shilly shally, you hesitate a lot about something and have difficulty reaching a decision. … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Shilly-shally — Shill I shall I Shill I shall I, Shilly shally Shil ly shal ly, adv. [A reduplication of shall I.] In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner. [1913 Webster] I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because when I make it, I keep it; I … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shilly-shally — verb To procrastinate or vacillate. Whatever you do, dont shilly shally no longer … Wiktionary