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1 steken
1 [verwonden] stab♦voorbeelden:2 dat steekt (hem) • that sticks in one's/(his) throatII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [in iets vastprikken] stick2 [in een omhulsel bergen] put, place3 [in een plaats/richting/toestand brengen] put6 [door te treffen in een toestand brengen] stab♦voorbeelden:steek dat bij je • put it in your pocketzijn geld in een zaak steken • put one's money in an undertakingiemand in de nieuwe kleren steken • set someone up in new clotheshij stak de handen in de zakken • he put/stuck his hands into his pocketseen hand in het water steken • dip a hand into the wateriets in elkaar steken • put something together5 asperges/turf steken • cut asparagus/peatiemand overhoop steken • stab someone to death1 [vastzitten] stick2 [in iets/ergens zijn] be3 [gevoel van pijn veroorzaken] sting♦voorbeelden:ergens in blijven steken • get stuck/bogged (down) in somethingplotseling blijven steken • stop deaddaar steekt iets achter • there is something behind itdaar steekt meer achter • there is more to it than meets the eyede sleutel steekt in het slot • the key is in the lockde zon steekt • the sun burns -
2 veel tijd in iets steken
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3 spenderen
♦voorbeelden:een vermogen spenderen aan een bruiloft • spend a fortune on a weddingveel geld en moeite aan iets spenderen • expend a lot of money and effort on something -
4 besteden
3 [met betrekking tot geld] spend (on)♦voorbeelden:veel moeite besteden aan iets • take a lot of trouble over somethingzorg besteden aan (werk) • take care over (work)3 het geld is goed/nuttig besteed • the money was well-spent/was put to good use¶ zoiets is niet aan haar besteed • such things are lost/wasted on her
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