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abreast
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1. zij aan zij, naast elkaar
2. in gelijke tred, gelijk, zelfde hoogte |
The HR Director tried to keep the wages abreast of the standard of living.
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advocate
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1. verdediger, voorstander
2. bepleiten, verdedigen, voorstaan |
He advocates strong measures against truants.
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askew
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scheef, schuin
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Slanted, oblique and askew are all words expressing that something is not straight.
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bigheaded
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verwaand
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He was a very cocky and bigheaded guy, a total asshole.
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bilious
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gal-, galachtig, zwartgallig, humeurig
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Besides being bigheaded he was bilious as well, jurk.
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browbeat
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overdonderen, intimideren
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Her standard procedure was to browbeat her new colleagues.
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canister
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bus, trommel, blik
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She told him the keep his cardcoins in a real chinese canister.
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commiserate (with)
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medelijden hebben (met), medeleven betuigen
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They all commiserated with him, because his hamster died in a very ugly way.
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consort
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1. gade, gemaal, gemalin
2. omgaan, optrekken |
Her consort consorted with criminals.
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contraption
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geval, toestand, ding, apparaat
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Mostly you use the word contraption when you can't recall the name of a thing.
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deride
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uitlachen, bespotten, belachelijk maken
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The whole class derided him when he made a stupid mistake translating an english text.
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digress
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uitweiden
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Don't give people a chance to digress when you ask them a difficult question.
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embellish
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verfraaien, versieren
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The story was totally embellished, things were made much bigger than they really are.
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emendation
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correctie, verbetering
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His boss returned his concept letter with a lot of emendations.
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falter
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1. wankelen, waggelen
2. aarzelen, wiefelen 3. stotteren, stamelen |
As a kid he faltered heavily, but he has grown over it.
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invaluable
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onschatbaar
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Free time is invaluable.
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leverage
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1. hefboomwerking
2. macht, invloed, pressie 3. in eigen voordeel |
It's wise to be keen at advantages that has a leverage on yourself.
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paltry
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1. waardeloos, onbetekenend
2. verachtelijk, walgelijk |
That was a paltry trick you put on me, I won't forget that.
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profane
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1. niet kerkelijk, werelds
2. ontheiligen |
From a profane point of view a godfigure is really a bit silly.
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ramification
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afsplitsing, vertakking, onderverdeling
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All ramifications of the plot were not yet known.
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resolve
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1. besluit, voornemen
2. resolutie, motie 3. zich oplossen 4. beslissen |
The only way to resolve a situation is to resolve. You just have to make the right decisions.
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retort
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1. weerwoord (geven)
2. de bal terugkaatsen |
Why do you retort that nasty problem back to me, you are the one who made a mess out of it?
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retainer
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1. voorschot
2. volgeling, bediende |
Try to make retainers out of your followers on Twitter.
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shed
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1. schuur(tje)
2. afwerpen, verliezen 3. storten, vergieten |
Hey little sister, don't shed no tears. No woman, no cry!
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shimmer
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1. flinkeren, flauw schijnsel
2. glinsteren, flakkeren |
The dungeons in Zelda are always drawn in a shimmery environment.
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sinew
(sinjoe) |
pees, (spier)kracht
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Training develops a lot of sinew. You grow stronger, that's a fact.
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auspicious
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1. gunstig, voorspoedig
2. veelbelovend |
It was a auspicious proposition.
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vice
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1. gebrek, onvolmaaktheid
2. slechte gewoonte, ondeugd 3. ontucht, prostitutie |
When you come to think of it, you rather would not be a vice-president.
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bludgeon
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(gummi)knuppel, knots
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A bludgeon was are very important instrument to our predecessor, the neanderthaler.
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confine
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beperken, opsluiten, insluiten
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In a hospital you are mainly confined to bed.
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bicker
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ruzien
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The dutch word "bikker" evolved out of the english word for fighting with words.
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bracket
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1. steun, plankdrager
2. accolade 3. klasse, groep 4. in 1 adem noemen |
Promoting that manager into a director puts him in a higher income bracket.
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coax
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vleien, overreden, overhalen
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I won't be coaxed unless he names the right price.
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coin
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1. munt, munten slaan
2. verzinnen, uitvinden |
He had no time to coin a word, so he used a set of movements to express what he had to say.
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denounce
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1. hekelen, afkeuren
2. aan de kaak stellen, openlijk beschuldigen |
The ways of the president were denounced by the aggressive opposition.
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din
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1. kabaal, lawaai
2. verdoven (door lawaai) 3. inprenten |
The teacher made an effort to din the grammar into our brains.
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eminent
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1. uitstekend
2. hoog verheven, aanzienlijk |
Augustus is a highly eminent titel.
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knock up
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1. inslaan
2. afbeulen, slopen 3. bij elkaar verdienen 4. zwanger maken |
He knocked up a lot of dollars.
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preface
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1. voorwoord
2. inleiden 3. het begin zijn van |
He wrote the preface of a book, that became the preface of a whole new generation.
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cubicle
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kleed-/slaaphokje, kantoorcel
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His cubicle was near the office of his loudmouthed boss. So he knew all the secrets.
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startle
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opschrikken, (doen) schrikken, schokken.
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She was startled by his snide manner of answering her.
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rubberneck
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nieuwsgierige, zich vergapende tourist
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New York makes you a rubberneck the moment you set foot on Manhattan.
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skim
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1. vluchtig inkijken
2. afromen 3. scheren |
I'll skim this report and tell you the highlights in a few hours.
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rotund
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1. rond, cirkelvormig
2. diep, vol 3. breedsprakig, pompeus 4. dik, rond, mollig |
That wine has a very rotund taste, this must be the famous bordeaux blend.
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devour
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verslinden, verzwelgen, verteren
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The princes was devoured by lovesickness.
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corroboration
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bevestiging, bekrachtiging
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Her wink was a corroboration that he makes a chance to be her lover.
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purgatory
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vagevuur, (tijdelijke) kwelling
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The purgatory is the garberobe to hell. So don't leave your coat.
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skewer
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1. vleespen, spies
2. doorsteken |
Het skewered him with his short but sharp gladius.
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prompt
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1. geheugensteuntje, soufflatie
2. prompt, vlug, alert 3. precies 4. opwekken, herinneren |
What prompted you to do that, idiot!
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rib
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1. voor de gek houden
2. rib, balein, bladnerf |
He was ribbed, not robbed.
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sterling
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echt, zuiver, onvervalst, betrouwbaar, pond sterling
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He has always been a sterling friend.
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succumb
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bezwijken aan/voor
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The general succumbed to the constant attacks from the enemy.
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