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1 prevent
v. voorkomen; verhinderen[ privvent]1 in de weg staan/komen♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 voorkomen ⇒ verhinderen♦voorbeelden:1 you can't prevent him from having his own ideas • je kunt hem niet beletten er zijn eigen ideeën op na te houden -
2 you can't prevent him from having his own ideas
you can't prevent him from having his own ideasEnglish-Dutch dictionary > you can't prevent him from having his own ideas
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3 step
n. stap; opstapje; stap (v.d. ladder), hoogte; trede--------pref. stief---------v. stappen; lopen; ergens opstappen; opzijgaan; plaats maken voorstep1[ step]♦voorbeelden:dance a fast step • een snelle danspas dansenbreak step • uit de pas/maat gaan〈 figuurlijk〉 fall into step with • zich aansluiten bij, in de pas lopen metfollow in someone's steps • in iemands voetsporen tredenstep by step • stapje voor stapje, geleidelijkin step 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 • in de pas/maat; in harmonie, ermee eensout of step • uit de pas/maat 〈 ook figuurlijk〉; niet ermee eens, uit de toon2 a false step • een misstap, een verkeerde stap/daadtake steps to prevent something • stappen ondernemen om iets te voorkomenwatch/mind your step • wees voorzichtig, pas opII 〈 meervoud〉————————step2〈 stepped〉♦voorbeelden:step on someone's toes/corns • iemand op zijn teentjes trappenstep forward • naar voren komen, zich aanbieden als vrijwilligerstep inside • komt u binnenstep into the house • het huis binnengaanstep off the plane • uit het vliegtuig stappenstep on someone • iemand onverschillig/arrogant behandelenstep out of line • uit het gareel raken→ step aside step aside/, step down step down/, step in step in/, step off step off/, step out step out/, step up step up/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:
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