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adj. precies, werkelijk, waar; uiterst--------adv. erg, zeervery12 zelf ⇒ zelfde, juist, precies♦voorbeelden:do one's very best • zijn uiterste best doenat the very height of his career • op het absolute hoogtepunt van zijn carrière2 under my very eyes • uitgerekend/vlak onder mijn ogenthe very man he needed • precies de man die hij nodig hadhe is the very picture/spit of his father • hij is het evenbeeld van zijn vaderhe died in this very room • hij stierf in deze zelfde kamerthis is the very thing for me • dat is net iets voor mijthese were his very words • dit waren letterlijk zijn woorden3 the very fact that … • alleen al het feit dat …¶ the very idea! • wat een idee!————————very2〈 bijwoord〉1 heel ⇒ erg, zeer; aller-2 helemaal3 precies♦voorbeelden:the very last day • de allerlaatste daghe looked very tired • hij zag er heel moe uitvery good/well, Sir! • heel goed/zeker, meneer!thanks very much • heel erg bedankthe is very much better today • hij is heel wat beter vandaagnot so very difficult • niet zo (erg)/(al) te moeilijkoh, very well then! • oh, goed dan (, als het moet)!→ well well/ -
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interj. "man", uitdrukking of gevoel dat geen werkelijke betekenis heeft (als in "Man, that was a hard task to do", "Man, I am so tired")--------n. man; mens; kerel; echtgenoot; voorwerp (bij een spel)--------v. bemannen, bezettenman1♦voorbeelden:man of figure/mark • man van formaatman of God • priester/domineeman of honour • man van eerman of means/substance/property • bemiddeld/vermogend manman of men • voortreffelijk mensthe man in/on the street • de gewone/doorsnee manman about town • man van de wereld, playboyman and wife • man en vrouwman of his word • een man van zijn woordman of the world • iemand met mensenkennis/ervaringmy (good) man! • m'n beste kerel!the very man • de persoon die men nodig heeft, net wie men zochtdrowning man • drenkelingit is not in a man • dat kan een mens niet(as) man to man/ (as) one man to another • van man tot manthe rights of Man • de mensenrechtento the last man • tot op de laatste manevery man for himself • ieder voor zichman for man • stuk voor stukas a/one man • als één manso many men, so many minds • zoveel hoofden, zoveel zinnen〈 spreekwoord〉 man proposes, God disposes • de mens wikt, God beschikt3 officers and men • officiers en soldaten/manschappenI'm your man • op mij mag/kan je rekenen4 make a man of • volwassen/een man maken vanmake men out of • mannen maken vanplay the/try to be a man • zich stoer houdenbe man enough to • mans genoeg zijn omhalf a man • slappelingmade man • geslaagd manbe enough of a man to • wel zo f zijn om te(all) to a man • eensgezind→ bread bread/, dead dead/, grand grand/, heart heart/, meat meat/, odd odd/, old old/, price price/, young young/————————man2〈werkwoord; manned〉♦voorbeelden:man a post • een post bezetten————————man3〈 tussenwerpsel〉 〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉1 sjonge!
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