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1 straw
adj. stroachtig, van stro; zonder waarde--------n. stro; zier, rietje[ stro:]1 stro♦voorbeelden:2 a straw in the wind • een voorteken, een teken aan de wandthe last straw, the straw that broke the camel's back • de druppel die de emmer doet overlopenclutch at a straw • zich aan iedere strohalm vastklampen→ last last/ -
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3 straw poll
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4 straw vote
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5 straw man
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6 straw hat
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7 straw in the wind
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8 straw that broke the camel's back
de druppel die de emmer deed overlopen, een kleine gebeurtenis die voor verandering in huidige onhoudbare toestand zorgdeEnglish-Dutch dictionary > straw that broke the camel's back
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9 straw coil
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10 a straw in the wind
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11 as a straw poll among my friends demonstrated
zoals bleek uit een steekproef/kleine enquête onder mijn vriendenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > as a straw poll among my friends demonstrated
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12 chaff hay/straw
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13 clutch at a straw
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14 make bricks without straw
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15 not care a straw about
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16 that's the last straw
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17 the last straw breaks the camel's back
English-Dutch dictionary > the last straw breaks the camel's back
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18 a drowning man grasps at a straw
Iemand die verdrinkt grijpt {zelfs} een strohalm, iemand die zich aan een strohalm vastklemt, iemand zonder uitzicht te slagen zal alles proberen om te slagen -
19 catch at a straw
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20 clutched at a straw
greep naar een strohalm (zocht een uitweg,probeerde zich vast te houden aan iets onwerkelijks)
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Straw — is an agricultural by product, the dry of a cereal plant, after the grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. In times gone by, it was regarded as a useful by … Wikipedia
Straw — Straw, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. stre[ a]w, from the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. str[=e], D. stroo, G. stroh, OHG. str[=o], Icel. str[=a], Dan. straa, Sw. str[*a]. [root]166. See {Strew}.] 1. A stalk or stem of certain species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straw — S3 [stro: US stro:] n [: Old English; Origin: streaw] 1.) a) [U] the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc →↑hay ▪ a straw hat b) a single dried stem of stra … Dictionary of contemporary English
straw — [strô] n. [ME stra < OE streaw, akin to streawian: see STREW] 1. hollow stalks or stems of grain after threshing, collectively: used for fodder, for bedding, for making hats, etc. 2. a single one of such stalks 3. such a stalk or, now esp., a… … English World dictionary
straw — [ strɔ ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat: bales of straw a straw hat 2. ) count a long thin paper or plastic tube that you use for drinking clutch/grasp at straws to try to find anything at all that will help… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
straw — straw; straw·berry; straw·ber·ry·ing; straw·en; straw·ish; straw·less; win·dle·straw; … English syllables
straw — ► NOUN 1) dried stalks of grain, used as fodder or for thatching, packing, or weaving. 2) a single dried stalk of grain. 3) a thin hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a container. 4) a pale yellow colour. ● clutch at straws Cf … English terms dictionary
straw — (n.) O.E. streaw stems or stalks of certain cereals, lit. that which is scattered or strewn, related to streowian (see STREW (Cf. strew)), from P.Gmc. *strawam that which is scattered (Cf. O.N. stra, Dan. straa, Swed. strô, O.Fris. stre, O.Du., O … Etymology dictionary
Straw — ist der Name folgender Personen: Ezekiel A. Straw (1819–1882), US amerikanischer Politiker Jack Straw (* 1946), britischer Politiker der Labour Party Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselb … Deutsch Wikipedia
straw|y — «STR ee», adjective. 1. of, containing, or like straw. 2. strewn or thatched with straw … Useful english dictionary
Straw — Straw, v. t. To spread or scatter. See {Strew}, and {Strow}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English