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ad lib
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onvoorbereid, geïmproviseerd, naar believen
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Those ad libs annoy me very much, less is more. Please!
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attend
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1. bijwonen, aanwezig zijn
2. zorgen voor, letten op 3. vergezellen |
That's why they are called Cabin Attendants.
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beguile
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1. bedriegen, verleiden
2. korten, verdrijven 3. charmeren, betoveren |
He was very much beguiled by her witty charm.
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brevity
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kortheid, bondigheid
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Keep the brevity, use only four slides to make your point.
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conjure
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toveren, manipuleren, oproepen
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His training conjures all kind of references to the way you did things in the past.
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confer
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1. confereren, beraadslagen
2. verlenen, uitreiken |
He was conferred a knighthood. The first knight in the family.
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demean
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verlagen, vernederen.
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Such foul language demeans you.
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disconcert
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1. verontrusten, in verlegenheid brengen
2. verijdelen |
I hope they are not disconcerted by what I said.
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drool
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kwijlen, dwepen met, zwammen, leuteren.
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These girls drool over that terrible Justin Bieber.
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content
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1. omvang
2. inhoud 3. gehalte 4. tevreden, blij |
The quality of the content left me very content.
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gullible
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makkelijk beet te nemen, lichtgelovig, onnozel
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I like to have gullible people around me.
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hem
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1. boord, zoom
2. omringen, omzomen |
People don't like to be hemmed.
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provision
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1. bepaling, voorwaarde
2. voorraad, toevoer, proviand 3. voorzorg, voorbereiding |
Always do your provision thoroughly.
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recur
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terugkomen, zich herhalen, repeteren
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I didn't like recurrent decimals.
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simmer
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sudderen, pruttelen, zich inhouden (woede/lach)
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The broth simmered and spread a delicious smell in the kitchen.
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seize
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1. grijpen, pakken
2. in beslag nemen 3. bevatten, begrijpen |
She never seems to seize the point, so she could never seize the occasion.
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slog
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1. geploeter, woeste slag
2. zwoegen, ploeteren 3. hard uithalen |
Schoolkids have to slog through millions of pages with uninteresting information.
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spite
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wrok, boosaardigheid, ondanks,
treiteren, pesten |
In spite of what one wants, shit happens.
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straggle
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1. afdwalen, achterblijven
2. uitgroeien 3. verspreid liggen 4. straggly; verstrooid |
His hair was straggled, he really looked as a straggly philosopher.
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slate
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lei, lijst, voordragen, scherp bekritiseren
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We start from slate, the rest is making choices.
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suspend
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1. ophangen
2. uitstellen 3. schorsen |
The meeting was suspended a few times.
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trait
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trekje, karaktertrek
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That was a trait of the family.
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vessel
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vat, buis, vaartuig
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A vessel is something shaped as a tube, both small and large.
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wager
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weddenschap, wedden
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I'll wager you 10 bucks that he'll come.
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scrol, scroll
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1. schuiven (scrol)
2. krul, rol, geschrift (scroll) |
The scrolls from that ancient society were legible for us.
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administer
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1. beheren, besturen
2. toepassen, uitvoeren |
The administration has an obligation to administer the will of the people by law.
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breadth
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1. breedte, strook
2. ruimte uitgestrektheid |
The breadth of Death Valley was immense.
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clinch
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1. greep, clinch
2. omhelzen 3. beklinken, doorslag geven |
That argument clinches the matter, I'm convinced.
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deprivation
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1. ontbering, verlies, gemis
2. beroving, ontneming |
A lot of deprivation is going on in the Horn of Africa.
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errand
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boodschap, doel
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I will go on errands for you!
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associate
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1. partner, makker
2. toegevoegd 3. verenigen 4. betrokken bij |
He was closely associated with that company.
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equate
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vergelijken, gelijkstellen, in evenwicht brengen
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Do't leave anything out of the equation.
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fickle
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wispelturig, grillig
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I don't know how to react to fickled people.
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fiend
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duivel, fanaat, kwade geest
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The devil plays the role of the fiend in this feature film.
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fritter away
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verkwisten, verspillen
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They frittered away all their money with gambling.
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grant
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1. subsidie, toelage
2. toekennen, verlenen 3. toegeven, erkennen |
I must grant you that you are a better driver than I.
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scheme
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1. stelsel, systeem. progr.
2. plan, complot 3. plannen maken, smeden |
He was always scheming against her.
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solemn
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plechtig, ernstig, gewichtig
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The police officer gave us a solemn warning.
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subsequent
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volgend op, later, aansluitend
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The subsequent assignment had a lower price.
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sundry
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divers, allerlei, verschillend
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A sundry of possibilities, that was what this period brought me.
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veracity
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oprechtheid, eerlijkheid, geloofwaardigheid, nauwkeurigheid
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His veracity was notorious.
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aggregate
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totaal, alles bij elkaar
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In the aggregate we have enough people to do what we have to do.
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aspire
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sterk verlangen, streven
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He had a great aspire to/after material things, invaluable one's.
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comply
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zich schikken, gehoorzamen, naleven
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As a company you have to comply with a lot of regulations.
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denomination
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1. klasse, eenheid
2. noemer 3. gezindte, kerk |
Kids learn to reduce fractions to the same denominations.
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exert
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uitoefenen, aanwenden, inspannen
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You can exert yourself and exert pressure to the outside world.
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forgo
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zich onthouden van, afstand doen van
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They had forgone all of their funds and bonds.
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outline
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1. omtrek, schets, ontwerp
2. hoofdpunten, -trekken 3. schetsen, omlijnen |
Please, give me the outlines of your plans.
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parochial
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parochiaal, dorps-, bekrompen, provinciaal
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You can't say 040 is a parochial environment to live in, it's the brightest city in the world.
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profound
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1. wijs, wijsgerig, diepzinnig
2. diepgaand, grondig |
I work to be a profound thinker.
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