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behest
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sterk verzoek (sterker dan "request")
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At the behest of my wife I went out to see what was happening.
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assert
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1. beweren, verklaren
2. handhaven, laten gelden 3. opkomen (voor) |
He asserted the rules very thoroughly.
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comprise
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bestaan uit, bevatten
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The house comprises five rooms.
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conjure
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toveren, goochelen, manipuleren, oproepen, te voorschijn toveren
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She conjured 5 dollar out of her pockets.
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conjecture
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gis(sing), schatting, speculatie
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Trading equitity is sometimes a real conjecture.
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creed
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1. credo, geloofsbelijdenis
2. (geloofs)overtuiging, gezindte |
All religions have their own creeds.
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dissent
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verschil van mening
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Politicians never stop dissenting.
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erratic
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1. onregelmatig, grillig
2. excentriek, vreemd 3. veranderlijk, wispelturig |
The Dow Jones has an erratic nature.
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factual
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feitelijk, werkelijk
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The factual loss is much higher than the CFO presented.
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gadfly
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horzel
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Always be the gadfly, never stop questioning the truth.
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gibberish
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gebrabbel
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That gibberish is some form of english.
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devise
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bedenken, beramen
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They devised their anniversary bank robbery, number 100.
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goggle
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staren, turen, aangapen
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The mountaineers goggled at my goggle.
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haugthy
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trots, arrogant
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He you, bighead, I really don't know why you are so haughty.
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hunch
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1. voorgevoel, vaag idee
2. krommen, optrekken, krombuigen |
The hunchback had a strange hunch about dr. Frankensteyn.
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contingent, contingency
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1. afvaardiging, vertegenwoordiging
2. toevallig. mogelijk, eventueel, afhankelijk. 3. onvoorziene gebeurtenis |
Our success is contingent (up)on his cooperation.
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hurtle
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kletteren, razen, suizen.
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The race car hurtled along the crowd.
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impending
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dreigend, aanstaand
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When do you use "impending" instead of "imminent".
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impish
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ondeugend, schelms
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He had an impish grin on his mouth.
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induce, induction
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1. bewegen tot, brengen tot
2. teweegbrengen, veroorzaken 3. installatie, opwekking, introductie. |
You never know what you are inducing.
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lecturer
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spreker, houder van lezing, docent
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The lecture of the lecturer was very boring.
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lentil
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linze
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A lentil daal is a very healthy Indian dish.
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perturb
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in de wat brengen, van streek brengen
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Don't be perturbed by that TV-program.
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pooped
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uitgeput, vermoeid, uitgeteld
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They were pooped out when they finished the 200 kilometers.
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precursor
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voorloper, voorganger
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A precursor is someone different than a predecessor.
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pubescence
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1. beharing
2. begin van de puberteit |
In your pubescence you are very touchy when it comes to pubescence.
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squiggle
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kronkellijn, krabbel
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During the presentation the listeners were making squiggles.
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subsist
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(in) leven (blijven)
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He subsists on welfare.
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surge
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1. golf, opwelling, vlaag
2. golven, deinen 3. dringen, duwen 4. opwellen |
The crowd was surging until it became dangerous.
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thwart
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verijdelen, dwarsbomen, tegenwerken.
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I was thwarting his plans in a very cunning way.
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unsettle
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1. onzeker worden, van streek raken
2. doen loskomen, doen wankelen |
The new manager unsettled the whole situation.
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rally
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1. bijeenkomst, opleving, herstel
2. bijeenkomen, zich aansluiten, zich herstellen 3. verzamelen, bijeenbrengen |
They rallied near a beautiful lake. A marvellous site for such a terrible thing.
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refurbish
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opknappen, opfrissen
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Our neighbor refurbished the big room in the top of our house.
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severance
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1. verbreking, opzegging, scheiding
2. ontslag, verbreking van het contract |
The severance of a thousand workers is easier than ten.
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soggy
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doorweekt, drassig, klef
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When it is foggy, the ground gets soggy and iron gets sooty.
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whisk (away)
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1. kwast, plumeau, garde
2. zwaaien, zwiepen, stijf slaan 3. wegvegen, snel weghalen |
The jews were whisked away from their homes.
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affect (-ed)
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1. voorwenden, zich voordoen
2. aangrijpen, aantasten 3. beinvloeden 4. voorgewend, hypocriet |
Nature is affected by acid rain, just as smoke affect your lungs.
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conjugation
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1. vervoeging
2. vereniging, verbinding |
Latin has got far more conjugations than english.
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disparity
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ongelijkheid, ongelijksoortigheid, ongelijkwaardigheid.
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There was a great disparity of/in age between them.
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diversion
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1. afleidingsactie, schijnbeweging
2. afleiding, ontspanning 3. omleiding |
After weeks of hard work she needed a diversion.
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harbour
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1. haven, schuilplaats
2. herbergen, onderdak verlenen 3. koesteren |
I harbour strong feelings for her.
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pertinent
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relevant, toepasselijk
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Your accusations were pertinent to the trial.
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prong
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1. punt, piek, vorktand
2. tak, vertakking |
Is a prong the same thing as a branch or as a ramification?
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provision
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1. bepaling, voorwaarde
2. voorraad, rantsoen, proviand 3. toevoer, voorziening 4. voorbereiding, voorzorg |
A pension is a provision for the future.
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turmoil
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beroering, opschudding.
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The whole country was in a turmoil.
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vigour
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1. kracht, sterkte
2. energie, vitaliteit 3. groeikracht, levenskracht |
Humor was his vigour.
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paviour
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road worker, road mender
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It sounds like an ancient form of craftsmanship, but a pavior is just a road worker.
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abarrant
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afwijkend, abnormaal
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There are a lot of abarrants shown on television today.
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dainty
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1. sierlijk, verfijnd
2. teer, gevoelig 3. kostelijk, verrukkelijk 4. veeleisend |
"Live is dainty" is a novel by the dutch author Remco Campert.
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kerb
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stoeprand, trottoirband
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She sprained/wrenched her ankle because of the fact that she fell off the kerb.
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