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1 struck dumb
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2 to be struck dumb
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3 was struck dumb
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4 dumb
adj. stom (spreekt niet), zwijgt; dom--------n. stom (niet kunnen/willen spreken); zwijgzamen--------v. doen verstommem; iemand sprakeloos maken1 stom ⇒ niet kunnen/willen spreken, zwijgzaam2 dom ⇒ stom, suf♦voorbeelden:1 to be struck dumb • met stomheid geslagen zijn, sprakeloos zijnthe dumb • de stommen -
5 strike
n. staking; aanval; uitvinding; geluk--------v. slaan; aansteken; toeslaan; toeschijnen; schijnen; opkomen bij; treffen; staken; doorhalen; waarmakenstrike1[ strajk] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉3 staking♦voorbeelden:————————strike21 slaan ⇒ slaan in/met/op/tegen; uithalen; treffen, raken; aanvallen, toeslaan; aanslaan 〈 snaar, noot〉; aan de haak slaan, vangen; munten, geld slaan; aansteken 〈 lucifer〉; botsen (met/op), stoten (op/tegen)3 wortel (doen) schieten ⇒ stekken; (zich) vasthechten (in)4 aanvoelen ⇒ aandoen, lijken5 (op pad/weg) gaan ⇒ beginnen (met)♦voorbeelden:the clock strikes • de klok slaatstruck dumb • met stomheid geslagenthey were struck silent • ze stonden als verstomdstrike through • doorstrepen, schrappenstrike (up)on • treffen, slaan op; stoten op, ontdekken; krijgen, komen op 〈 idee〉strike at • uithalen naar, een slag toedienen 〈 ook figuurlijk〉struck by lightning • door de bliksem getroffenstrike someone off the list • iemand royerenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 bereiken ⇒ sluiten, halen4 uitkomen op ⇒ tegenkomen, stuiten op5 ontdekken ⇒ vinden, stoten op6 een indruk maken op ⇒ opvallen, lijken♦voorbeelden:strike a bargain with • het op een akkoordje gooien metdid it ever strike you that • heb je er wel eens aan gedacht dat¶ strike terror into someone's heart • iemand met schrik vervullen/de schrik op het lijf jagen
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