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adj. geil, grof--------n. rang, stand; rij; kolom--------v. indelen naar rang; graderenrank1[ rængk]1 rij ⇒ lijn, reeks♦voorbeelden:2 the rank and file • de manschappen 〈 met inbegrip van de onderofficieren〉; 〈 figuurlijk〉 de gewone manjoin the ranks of the unemployed • zich voegen bij het leger van werklozenthe lieutenant was reduced to the ranks • de luitenant werd tot gewoon soldaat gedegradeerdhe had risen from the ranks through study • door studie had hij zich opgewerkt♦voorbeelden:raised to the rank of major • tot (de rang van) majoor bevorderda playwright of the first rank • een van de allerbeste toneelschrijvers————————rank2〈 rankness〉3 stinkend ⇒ sterk (riekend), scherp (smakend)4 stuitend ⇒ smerig, grof♦voorbeelden:II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉1 absoluut ⇒ onmiskenbaar, duidelijk♦voorbeelden:rank injustice • schreeuwende onrechtvaardigheidrank nonsense • kklare onzin————————rank33 〈 juridisch, economie〉 bevoorrecht zijn 〈 van schuldeiser〉 ⇒ in aanmerking komen voor, aanspraak maken op♦voorbeelden:rank as • gelden als3 I hope that my shares will rank for the next dividend • ik hoop dat mijn aandelen voor de volgende dividenduitkering in aanmerking komenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 plaatsen ⇒ neerzetten, rangschikken♦voorbeelden:
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(the) rank and file — the rank and file UK US noun all the members of a group or organization except the leaders or officers The union’s message is popular with the rank and file. Thesaurus: group members and describing group membershyponym Derived Word: rank and file … Useful english dictionary
(the) rank and file — the ordinary members of an organization and not its leaders. The party leadership seems to be losing the support of the rank and file … New idioms dictionary
the rank and file — 1 the officers and the rank and file: OTHER RANKS, soldiers, NCOs, lower ranks; men, troops. 2 a speech appealing to the rank and file: THE (COMMON) PEOPLE, the proletariat, the masses, the populace, the commonality, the commonalty, the third… … Useful english dictionary
the rank and file — UK / US noun all the members of a group or organization except the leaders or officers The union s message is popular with the rank and file. Derived word: rank and file adjective rank and file members of the party … English dictionary
rank and file — ˌrank and ˈfile noun the rank and file the ordinary members of a union, who are not union officials: • So far, leaders are maintaining discipline among the rank and file. rank and file adjective [only before a noun] : • rank and file union… … Financial and business terms
rank-and-file — ˌrank and ˈfile noun the rank and file the ordinary members of a union, who are not union officials: • So far, leaders are maintaining discipline among the rank and file. rank and file adjective [only before a noun] : • rank and file union… … Financial and business terms
rank and file — {n. phr.} Ordinary people; the regular membership of an organization; the enlisted privates in the Army. * /The general usually inspects the rank and file on specific national holidays./ * /The secretary of the association sends letters annually… … Dictionary of American idioms
rank and file — {n. phr.} Ordinary people; the regular membership of an organization; the enlisted privates in the Army. * /The general usually inspects the rank and file on specific national holidays./ * /The secretary of the association sends letters annually… … Dictionary of American idioms
rank and file — n the rank and file the ordinary members of an organization rather than the leaders ▪ The rank and file of the party had lost confidence in the leadership. >rank and file adj [only before noun] ▪ the rank and file members of the trade union … Dictionary of contemporary English
rank´-and-file´ — rank and file, 1. a) common soldiers, not officers, especially those with the rank of corporal or below; ranks. b) the people in a business, labor union, political party, or other institution or group, who are not a part of the management. »Labor … Useful english dictionary
rank and file, the — noun all the members of a group or organization except the leaders or officers: The union s message is popular with the rank and file. ╾ ,rank and file adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English