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1 toon
1 [klank] tone4 [manier waarop men zich gedraagt] tone♦voorbeelden:2 een andere toon aanslaan • sing a different/another tune, change one's tuneeen halve toon • a semitone/half stepde toon aangeven • 〈 letterlijk〉 give the key; 〈 figuurlijk〉 lead/set the tone; 〈 in mode〉 set the fashioneen toon aanslaan • 〈 figuurlijk〉 be high and mighty, adopt an arrogant toneiemand een toontje lager laten zingen • bring/take someone down a peg (or two), make someone sing another tuneop hoge toon iets eisen • demand something loftily/arrogantlyop luide toon • in a loud voice, in loud tones -
2 de juiste toon aanslaan
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3 treffen
treffen1〈 het〉2 [samenkomst] meeting3 [sport] [wedstrijd] encounter♦voorbeelden:————————treffen21 [raken] hit2 [ontmoeten, aantreffen] meet3 [met betrekking tot gevoelens] touch, affect4 [betreffen, aangaan] concern, affect5 [met ‘het’] [boffen] be lucky/in luck6 [met betrekking tot iets onaangenaams] hit, strike7 [tot stand brengen] make♦voorbeelden:1 het schot trof doel • the shot hit its mark/ 〈 van een bal ook〉went home/ 〈 figuurlijk〉 struck homegetroffen door de bliksem • struck by lightningde kogel trof haar in de borst • the bullet hit her in the chest5 je treft het (goed) • you're lucky/in luckhij had het slechter kunnen treffen met zijn werk • he could have fared worse/been worse off with his workde zwaar getroffen ouders • the distressed parentsgetroffen worden door • meet with 〈 ongelukken, rampen〉; be visited by 〈 ziekten, epidemieën〉; be involved in 〈 een faillissement〉voorbereidingen treffen • make preparations1 [(goed) uitkomen] turn out (well)♦voorbeelden:1 dat treft (goed) • what luck!, how fortunate! -
4 de juiste toon treffen
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