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1 tail away
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2 tail off
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3 tail
adj. achter---------n. staart; vos; detective; jong meisje; achterwerk--------v. volgen, schaduwentail1[ teel]1 staart2 〈 benaming voor〉laatste/onderste/achterste deel ⇒ uiteinde; pand, sleep 〈 van kleding〉; staart 〈 van onder meer komeet, vliegtuig〉; munt/keerzijde 〈 van muntstuk〉♦voorbeelden:turn tail on • ervandoor gaan voorturn tail and run • hard weglopenbe on someone's tail • iemand op de hielen zitten♦voorbeelden:1 what a bit/piece of tail! • wat een stuk/stoot!————————tail2II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉 -
4 the horse flicked the flies away/off with its tail
the horse flicked the flies away/off with its tailEnglish-Dutch dictionary > the horse flicked the flies away/off with its tail
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5 flick
n. mep, kleine klap; snelle handbeweging--------v. een tikje geven, tikken; wegknippenflick1[ flik]1 tik ⇒ mep, slag♦voorbeelden:1 bios————————flick2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 the horse flicked the flies away/off with its tail • het paard joeg de vliegen weg met zijn staartflick on the TV • de tv aanzettenflick crumbs from/off the table • kruimels van de tafel vegen
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tail away — ˌtail a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tail away he/she/it tails away present participle tailing away past tense tailed away … Useful english dictionary
tail away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms tail away : present tense I/you/we/they tail away he/she/it tails away present participle tailing away past tense tailed away past participle tailed away same as tail off … English dictionary
tail away — phr verb Tail away is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑word … Collocations dictionary
tail away — or tail off PHRASAL VERB When a person s voice tails away or tails off, it gradually becomes quieter and then silent. [V P] His voice tailed away in the bitter cold air... [V P] Benedict s voice tailed off, then resumed … English dictionary
tail away — verb To gradually subside or diminish; to tail off … Wiktionary
tail away — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I (or off) verb To grow or cause to grow gradually less: abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, taper (off). See INCREASE. II or off verb See tail … English dictionary for students
tail away — v. tail off, diminish gradually, wane, subside gradually, fade … English contemporary dictionary
tail away — See tail off … Thesaurus of popular words
tail off — To become gradually less or fewer • • • Main Entry: ↑tail * * * ˌtail ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tail off he/she/it tails off … Useful english dictionary
tail off — tail away her voice tailed off Syn: fade, wane, ebb, dwindle, decrease, lessen, diminish, decline, subside, abate, drop off, peter out, taper off; let up, ease off, die away, die down, come t … Thesaurus of popular words
tail — 1 /teIl/ noun 1 ANIMAL (C) the movable part at the back of an animal s body: The dog wagged its tail. | a fish s tail 2 AIRCRAFT (C) the back part of an aircraft 3 SHIRT (C) the bottom part of your shirt at the back, that you put inside your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English