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1 see a prima-facie reason for something
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2 age
n. leeftijd; periode; generatie--------v. ouder wordenage1[ eedzj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 be your age! • doe niet kinderachtig!be/come of age • meerderjarig zijn/wordenlook one's age • er zo oud uitzien als men iswhat is your age? • hoe oud ben je?at the age of ten • op tienjarige leeftijdin his (old) age • op zijn oude dagten years of age • tien jaar oudbe of an age to do something • oud genoeg zijn om iets te doenunder age • minderjarig, te jonghis back was bent with age • zijn rug was krom van ouderdomyou've been ages • je bent vreselijk lang weggebleven¶ age of consent • meerderjarigheid; leeftijd 〈 vooral van meisje〉 waarop je met iemand naar bed mag————————age2♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 doen verouderen, oud(er) maken -
3 prima-facie
[ prajmə feesjie:]2 globaal ⇒ gebaseerd op een eerste indruk, oppervlakkig♦voorbeelden:prima-facie evidence • voorlopig bewijsmateriaal
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for some reason — used for saying that you do not know why something happened, especially when you think there is no good reason for it For some reason, they wouldn t let me help them … English dictionary
for some reason — with some sort of a reason, caused by something, on account of something … English contemporary dictionary
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