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1 gauw
♦voorbeelden:1 ga zitten en gauw een beetje • sit down and hurry up about it!/and make it snappy!ga nu maar gauw • off you go now!dat heb je gauw gedaan, dat is gauw • that was quick (work)ik zal maar gauw even gaan • I'll just/'d better go quicklyik zou maar gauw een jurk aantrekken • (if I were you) I'd just slip into a dresshij wist niet hoe gauw hij er vandoor moest gaan • he couldn't get away quick enoughII 〈 bijwoord〉2 [gemakkelijk] easily♦voorbeelden:ik merkte al gauw dat … • I soon noticed that …hij had er al gauw genoeg van • he had soon had enough (of it)hij zal nu wel gauw hier zijn • he won't be long nowdat zou ik zo gauw niet weten • I couldn't say offhand2 ik ben niet gauw bang, maar … • I'm not easily scared, but …gauw vuil worden • get dirty easilydat kost al gauw ƒ100 • that can easily cost 100 guildersdie zal ik ook zo gauw niet meer uitnodigen • I won't invite him/her againzo gauw ik iets weet, zal ik je bellen • as soon as I hear anything I'll ring you -
2 binnenkort
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3 haast
haast1〈de〉1 [(te grote) snelheid] haste2 [noodzaak/drang om snel te werk te gaan] hurry♦voorbeelden:haast maken • hurry upgeen haast maken met betalen • be in no hurry to payhaast zetten achter iets • hurry something upin de(r) haast iets vergeten • forget something in the rushin der haast genomen beslissingen • hasty decisionsdie brief heeft haast • that letter cannot waitdat heeft geen haast • there is no rusher is haast bij • the matter is urgentwaarom zo'n haast? • what's the rush?————————haast2〈 bijwoord〉2 [spoedig] soon♦voorbeelden:1 men zou haast denken dat … • one would almost think that …hij durfde haast niet te komen • he hardly dared (to) comehij was haast gevallen • he nearly fellik zou haast willen dat … • I half wish that …haast niets • hardly anythinghaast niet • hardlyhaast nooit • scarcely ever2 het wordt haast weer lente • spring will be here soon, spring is not far off -
4 liever wel dan niet
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5 spoedig
♦voorbeelden:1 spoedige levering • prompt/swift deliveryde spoedige nadering van de lente • the rapid approach of springspoedig daarop/daarna • shortly (there)afterzo spoedig mogelijk • as soon as possibleantwoord ten spoedigste s.v.p. • please answer at your earliest convenience -
6 straks
2 [korte tijd geleden] just now♦voorbeelden:1 straks ga je me nog vertellen dat … • next you'll be telling me that …straks winnen ze nog tegen Manchester • they'll be winning against Manchester nextstraks meer hierover • I'll return to this latertot straks • so long, see you later/soonzo straks was hij nog hier • he was (still) here a moment ago -
7 vandaag
1 today♦voorbeelden:1 vandaag de dag • nowadays, these days, currentlytot op de dag van vandaag • to this very day, to datevandaag is het maandag • today is Mondayvandaag over een week • in a week from now/todaydat is niet van vandaag of gisteren • this hasn't just sprung up overnightde krant van vandaag • today's paperliever vandaag dan morgen • as soon as possible, if not sooner¶ vandaag of morgen • one of these days, soon -
8 vroeg
1 [aan het begin (van de dag), tijdig] early2 [eerder dan verwacht] early ⇒ 〈 met betrekking tot mensen ook〉 young, 〈 in het bijzonder met betrekking tot geboorte en dood〉 premature, 〈 alleen ná zelfstandig naamwoord〉 ahead of time♦voorbeelden:deze prent behoort tot het vroegste werk van Seghers • this print is one of Seghers' earliest worksvan vroeg tot laat • from dawn till dusk/darkje moet er vroeg bij zijn • you've got to get in quicklydat moet je vroeg leren • you have to learn that younghij toonde al vroeg tekentalent • he showed artistic talent at an early agevolgende week is vroeg genoeg • next week is soon enoughniet vroeger dan … • not before …, … at the earliesthet is nog vroeg • 〈met betrekking tot dag; schertsend〉 the day is still young; 〈 met betrekking tot avond〉 the night is still young's morgens vroeg • early in the morningde mensen trouwen steeds vroeger • people get married younger and youngerje moet niet te vroeg juichen • don't count your chickens (until/before they're hatched)het is nog te vroeg om er iets zinnigs over te zeggen • it's early days yet/too soon yet/still premature to say anything useful about itik ben vandaag vroeg klaar • I'm/I'll be off/finished early todayvroeg of laat moet het toch gebeuren • sooner or later it has to happen -
9 zodra
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10 alras
adv. soon, shortly, presently -
11 dra
adv. soon -
12 eerlang
adv. before long, pretty soon, within a short period of time -
13 gauw
adv. quickly, swiftly, soon--------adv. swift, fast, quick, rapid -
14 sleets
adj. wearing away very soon, wearing very quickly -
15 spoedig
adj. speedy, quick, swift, rapid, rush, early--------adv. soon, speedily, swiftly, erelong, before long, in a little while -
16 vlug
adj. quick, slippy, snappy, spry, tantivy, rapid, fast, ready, prompt, nimble, agile, brisk, smart, clever, expeditious, sharp, bright, fleet, lightsome, fleeting, fledged--------adv. quickly, rapidly, soon, readily, amain, apace, cleverly, expeditiously, sharp, trippingly--------interj. make it snappy -
17 vroeg
adj. early--------adv. early, soon, in smb.'s waking hours -
18 weldra
adv. soon, before long, erelong, betimes -
19 z.s.m.
n. ASAP, as soon as possible -
20 zo gauw als
conj. as soon as, immediately when -
См. также в других словарях:
soon — W1S1 [su:n] adv comparative sooner superlative soonest [: Old English; Origin: sona immediately ] 1.) in a short time from now, or a short time after something else happens ▪ It will be dark soon. ▪ David arrived sooner than I expected. soon… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Soon — (s[=oo]n), adv. [OE. sone, AS. s[=o]na; cf. OFries. s[=o]n, OS. s[=a]na, s[=a]no, OHG. s[=a]r, Goth. suns.] 1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise. Sooner said than done. Old Proverb. As soon as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soon at — Soon Soon (s[=oo]n), adv. [OE. sone, AS. s[=o]na; cf. OFries. s[=o]n, OS. s[=a]na, s[=a]no, OHG. s[=a]r, Goth. suns.] 1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise. Sooner said than done. Old Proverb. As … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soon — [ sun ] adverb *** 1. ) within a short time from now: If we don t leave soon, we re going to miss our bus. Mom called and said she d be home soon. pretty soon: If he doesn t show up pretty soon, I m leaving. a ) after a short amount of time: soon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Soon — may refer to: *Soon, something in the near future * Soon (song), song by George and Ira Gershwin from their 1927 musical Strike Up the Band * Soon , song by LeAnn Rimes from her 2001 album I Need You * Soon , a song by My Bloody Valentine from… … Wikipedia
soon — [so͞on] adv. [ME sone < OE sona, at once, akin to OHG sān, Goth suns] 1. in a short time (after a time specified or understood); shortly; before long [will soon be there] 2. promptly; quickly [as soon as possible] 3. ahead of time; early [we… … English World dictionary
Soon — Soon, a. Speedy; quick. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SOON — Allgemeine Informationen … Deutsch Wikipedia
soon — O.E. sona at once, immediately, from W.Gmc. *sæno (Cf. O.Fris. son, O.S. sana, O.H.G. san, Goth. suns soon ). Sense shifted early Middle English to within a short time through human nature (Cf. anon). American English. Sooner for Oklahoma native… … Etymology dictionary
soon — ► ADVERB 1) in or after a short time. 2) early. 3) used to indicate a preference: I d just as soon Tim did it. ● no sooner than Cf. ↑no sooner than ● sooner or later Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
soon at — (Shakespeare) About • • • Main Entry: ↑soon … Useful english dictionary