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♦voorbeelden:hij deinsde er niet voor terug geweld te gebruiken • he didn't shrink from using forcevol afgrijzen terugdeinzen • recoil in horror -
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〈 informeel〉1 〈 ergens tegen op zien〉 dread, fear, shrink (from)♦voorbeelden:1 hij hikte erg tegen het karwei aan • he dreaded the job greatly, he was not looking forward to the job at all -
3 ergens tegenaan hikken
ergens tegenaan hikkenshrink from something, not look forward to somethingVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ergens tegenaan hikken
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4 hij deinsde er niet voor terug geweld te gebruiken
hij deinsde er niet voor terug geweld te gebruikenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > hij deinsde er niet voor terug geweld te gebruiken
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7 opzien
opzien1〈 het〉1 [het opkijken] looking up♦voorbeelden:2 (veel) opzien baren • cause (quite) a stir/fuss————————opzien21 [opkijken] look up2 [+ tegen] [vrezen] not be able to face, shrink from♦voorbeelden:2 niet tegen een rit van een dag opzien • think nothing of/not mind/not be afraid of a day's rideik zie er tegen op om het te moeten doen • I am reluctant to do it, I don't like the idea of doing it/having to do itergens als (tegen) een berg tegen opzien • dread something3 hoog tegen iemand opzien • think a lot/highly of someone, have a high opinion of someone -
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9 tegen iets aan hikken
tegen iets aan hikkennot look forward to something, shrink from somethingVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > tegen iets aan hikken
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10 tegenaan
♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 ergens (veel) geld tegenaan gooien • spend a lot of money on something, put a lot of money into something〈 figuurlijk〉 ergens tegenaan hikken • shrink from something, not look forward to somethingergens (toevallig) tegenaan lopen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 hit/chance upon something, run into somethinghet andere huis staat er vlak tegenaan • the other house is right (up) against it -
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См. также в других словарях:
shrink from — index eschew, mistrust, shun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shrink from — verb avoid (one s assigned duties) (Freq. 2) The derelict soldier shirked his duties • Syn: ↑fiddle, ↑shirk, ↑goldbrick • Derivationally related forms: ↑goldbricking (for … Useful english dictionary
shrink from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shrink from : present tense I/you/we/they shrink from he/she/it shrinks from present participle shrinking from past tense shrank from or shrunk from past participle shrunk from shrink from something to not be… … English dictionary
shrink from something — ˈshrink from sth derived to be unwilling to do sth that is difficult or unpleasant • We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation. • shrink from something doing sth They did not shrink from doing what was right. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
shrink from — be averse to or unwilling to do (something). → shrink … English new terms dictionary
shrink from — prevent from, be deterred from; avoid, cringe … English contemporary dictionary
shrink from — Abhor, nauseate, abominate, loathe, detest, feel disgust at, recoil from … New dictionary of synonyms
ˈshrink from sth — phrasal verb to not be willing to do something that is difficult or unpleasant … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shrink — [shriŋk] vi. shrank or shrunk, shrunk or shrunken, shrinking [ME schrynken < OE scrincan, akin to Swed skrynka, to wrinkle < IE * (s)kreng < base * (s)ker , to bend, turn > SHRIMP, Gr kirkos, a ring, L curvus, curved] 1. to become or… … English World dictionary
shrink — ► VERB (past shrank; past part. shrunk or (especially as adj. ) shrunken) 1) become or make smaller in size or amount; contract. 2) (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water. 3) move back or away in fear or… … English terms dictionary
shrink — shrink1 [ ʃrıŋk ] (past tense shrank [ ʃræŋk ] or shrunk [ ʃrʌŋk ] ; past participle shrunk [ ʃrʌŋk ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive to become smaller in size: Do you think this dress will shrink if I handwash it? Many people shrink in old age. a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English