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1 licht
licht1〈 het〉♦voorbeelden:waar zit de knop van het licht? • where's the light-switch?licht en schaduw • light and shade〈 figuurlijk〉 het groene licht geven/krijgen • give/get the green light/the go-aheadgroot licht • full beam〈 figuurlijk〉 we moeten dat in het juiste licht proberen te zien • we must try to put that in the proper light/perspective〈 figuurlijk〉 iets in een nieuw/ander licht zien • see something in a new/another lightdoor rood licht rijden • drive/go through a red lighthet licht aan-/uitdoen • put/ 〈 schakelaar ook〉turn the light on/offer brandde nog licht op de studeerkamer • there was still (a) light (on) in the studymet gedimde lichten • with dimmed (head)lights〈 figuurlijk〉 zij gunnen elkaar het licht in de ogen niet • they wouldn't give each other the time of dayhij is geen licht • he's no geniushet licht staat op rood • the light's redje hoeft geen licht te zijn om … • you don't have to be a genius to …met de lichten knipperen • flash (one's (head)lights)ga eens uit mijn licht • move out of my light pleaseeen fietser zonder licht • a cyclist without (any) lightsin het licht van de gebeurtenissen • in the light of eventsin het licht daarvan • such being the casein dat licht gezien • viewed in that light————————licht21 [niet zwaar] light4 [soepel] light7 [makkelijk verteerbaar] light9 [met betrekking tot stemgeluiden] soft♦voorbeelden:veel te licht zijn • be considerably underweighteen kilo te licht • a kilogram underweight3 lichte ogen • light/pale eyeslicht blauw • light blue6 lichte lectuur/muziek • light reading/musiceen lichte blessure • a minor injuryeen lichte buiging • a slight boween lichte hartaanval • a mild heart attackeen lichte verkoudheid/griep(aanval) • a slight cold, a touch of (the) flulichte vorst • (s)light frostII 〈 bijwoord〉2 [enigszins] slightly3 [gemakkelijk, gauw] easily4 [zeer] highly♦voorbeelden:licht slapen • sleep lightlicht opgemaakt • lightly made-up3 licht verteerbaar • (easily) digestible, lightje moet daar niet te licht over denken • you mustn't think (too) lightly of thatzoiets wordt licht vergeten/over het hoofd gezien • that sort of thing is easily forgotten/overlooked -
2 een kilo te licht
een kilo te lichtVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een kilo te licht
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3 te veel/weinig wegen
te veel/weinig wegenbe overweight/underweightVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > te veel/weinig wegen
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4 veel te licht zijn
veel te licht zijnVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > veel te licht zijn
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5 wegen
1 [het genoemde gewicht hebben] weigh♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 de belangen van de middenstand zwaarder laten wegen dan … • put the interests of the middle class before …niet veel wegen • not weigh mucheen paar kilo te veel wegen • be a couple of kilos overweightte veel/weinig wegen • be overweight/underweighteen kilo of drie te weinig wegen • be about three kilos shortII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [het gewicht bepalen van] weigh2 [figuurlijk] weigh♦voorbeelden:1 zich laten wegen • have oneself/be weighediets op de hand wegen • weigh something in one's hand
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