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♦voorbeelden:een dicht bos • a dense woodin dichte drommen • in dense hordesdichte mist • thick/dense fogdicht beschreven bladzijden • closely written pagesze zaten dicht opeengepakt • they sat tightly packed togetherdicht op elkaar wonen • live on top of one another〈 figuurlijk〉 dichter tot elkaar komen • come/draw closer (together)II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉2 [ondoordringbaar] tight3 [figuurlijk] [niets loslatend] close(-mouthed) ⇒ close-/tight-lipped♦voorbeelden:ik krijg mijn riem niet dicht • I can't fasten my beltmijn neus zit dicht • my nose is blocked upde afvoer zit dicht • the drain is blocked upde vijver zit dicht • the pond is frozen overhet vliegveld zit dicht • the airport is fogbound♦voorbeelden:zijn ogen staan dicht bij elkaar • he has close-set eyesje bent er aardig dicht bij • you are pretty near the markzij waren dicht bij het doel • they were close to the goal; 〈 figuurlijk ook〉 they were nearly therehij woont dicht in de buurt • he lives near heredicht onder de kust varen • hug the shoreiemand dicht op de hielen zitten • be close on someone's heels -
2 we zijn er dicht aan toe geweest
we zijn er dicht aan toe geweestVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > we zijn er dicht aan toe geweest
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