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1 give someone his due
iemand niet te kort doen, iemand geven wat hem toekomt -
2 give the devil his due
iemand geven wat hem toekomt -
3 due
adj. moet gedaan (of betaald) worden tot..., komt toe; passend--------n. schuld(en), recht(en), contributiedue1[ djoe:] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 give someone his due • iemand niet te kort doen, iemand geven wat hem toekomt————————due22 schuldig ⇒ verschuldigd, invorderbaar, verplicht3 verwacht♦voorbeelden:after due consideration • na rijp beraadin due time, in due course (of time) • te zijner tijdwith due respect • met (alle) respect2 balance due • debetsaldo, te betalen saldopostage due • ongefrankeerdour thanks are due to you • wij zijn u dank verschuldigdthe car is due for repairs • de auto is aan reparatie toe¶ due to • toe te schrijven/te wijten/te danken aan→ due to due to/————————due3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
4 devil
n. duivel; geest, spook--------v. lastig vallen, martelendevil1[ devl]I 〈eigennaam; voornamelijk Devil; the〉1 duivel2 man/jongen ⇒ donder, kerel♦voorbeelden:devil take the hindmost • ieder voor zich en God voor ons allenthe devil's own luck • geweldige mazzelbe a devil • kom op, spring eens uit de band〈 slang〉 go to the devil! • loop naar de bliksem!there'll be the devil to pay • dan krijgen we de poppen aan het dansenthe devil you will/can • jazeker welthe devil he won't/can't • om de dooie dood nietwhat/where/who the devil • wat/waar/wie voor de duivel(work) like a devil • (zich) uit de naad (werken)a/the devil of an undertaking • een helse klusour John is a devil with the ladies • onze John is een grote versierder→ deep deep/————————devil2II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 pittig gekruid grillen/peperen -
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n. krediet, afbetaling; vertrouwen; recht, voorrecht; waardering; eer; in zijn voordeel--------v. geloven; crediterencredit1[ kreddit]♦voorbeelden:1 krediet3 tegoed ⇒ spaarbanktegoed, positief saldo♦voorbeelden:1 unlimited credit • onbeperkt/blanco kredietbuy on credit • op krediet/afbetaling kopen2 eer ⇒ lof, verdienste3 krediet(waardigheid) ⇒ solventie, goede naam♦voorbeelden:do you give credit to that story? • hecht jij enig geloof aan dat verhaal?lend credit to • bevestigen, geloofwaardig maken2 it does you credit, it is to your credit, it reflects credit on you • het siert je, het strekt je tot eerhe took the credit for it • hij ging met de eer strijkenthey have 30 albums to their credit • ze hebben 30 elpees op hun naamIV 〈 meervoud〉————————credit2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:2 credit an amount to someone/to someone's account, credit someone with an amount • iemand voor een bedrag crediteren
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