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paramour
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1. buitenechtelijke minnaar
2. zware hobby |
He had a few paramours, which he saw as soon as his spouse left. |
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abhor
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verafschuwen, walgen van
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He abhorred all things that were not logical. |
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arithmetic
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rekenkunde, berekening
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He had no talent for math, he had to do the arithmetics over and over. |
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barge
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1. schuit, sloep
2. stommelen 3. (into/against) tegenaan botsen 4. (in) binnenvallen, bemoeien |
Don't barge in without knocking. please! |
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barren
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onvruchtbaar, nutteloos, dor, kaal.
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After the storm the field was left barren. |
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chance
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kans etc., toevallig gebeuren
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I chanced to be on the same boat. |
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decrepit
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versleten, afgeleefd, vervallen, uitgewoond
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They left the house decrepit, in spite of the fact that they lived there only for a few months. |
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deity
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god, godheid, afgod, verafgode figuur.
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Cruijff was being treated as a deity, as if he was the greek god Ajax himself. |
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discern
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1. waarnemen, onderscheiden
2. verschil zien, onderscheid zien |
I could hardly discern the words on the traffic sign. |
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ardent
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vurig, hevig, hartstochtelijk
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He was an ardent guitarplayer. but he was an ardent lover too. |
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entice
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verlokken, verleiden
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He was enticed by her lovely appearance. |
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feeble
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zwak, teer, krachteloos, flauw, slap.
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He put in a feeble effort with no possible result. |
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fraught
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vol, beladen
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The journey was fraught with danger. |
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gradation
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1. geleidelijke overgang, verloop
2. nuancering, stap, trede |
The sky had many gradations of red. |
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hindsight
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kennis, inzicht achteraf
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With hindsight we would't do that again. |
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impregnable
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onneembaar, onaantastbaar
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His proposition was impregnable, iriffutable. |
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proposition
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bewering, voorstel, plan, stelling, oneerbare voorstellen doen
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The word proposition is very much aligned to commercial domains. |
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innocuous
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onschadelijk
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His attack seems rather innocuous. |
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puny
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nietig, miezerig, onbetekenend
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Puny means the same as paulatim in Latin. |
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quirk
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spitsvondig, geestig, gril, eigenaardig
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That was a quirk of fate. |
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rigour
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gestrengheid, strikte toepassing, hardheid, accuratesse
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Her upbringing was very rigorous. |
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repent
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berouw hebben, berouwen
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He repented the way he treated her. |
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sheer
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1. dun, doorschijnend
2. erg steil, loodrecht 3. volkomen, je reinste 4. uitwijken, hem smeren |
Difficult to say what Queen means with a sheer heart attack. |
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stern
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1. streng, hard, onbuigzaam
2. achterschip, achtersteven |
She had a stern harsh personality. |
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subside
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1. bezinken, verzakken
2. slinken, inkrimpen 3. bedaren |
Please subside, there is bullow enough. |
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subvert, subversive
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ondermijnen, ontwrichten, ondermijnend
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Subversive people in Argentina were abducted and killed. |
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supplant
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verdringen, vervangen
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Every scientific theory is being supplanted eventually. |
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trounce
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afrossen, afstraffen, inmaken.
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They were trounced with double digits. |
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venture
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1. gewaagde onderneming, avontuurlijke reis
2. durven, riskeren, op het spel zetten |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. |
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progenitor
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voorvader
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A progenitor is sometimes the same as a predecessor, but not the same as a precursor or a protagonist. |
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acclaim
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toejuiching, bijval, gejuich
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he received a lot of critical acclaim.H |
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advent
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aankomst, komst, nadering
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The advent of the messiah was impending and imminent. |
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discord
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onenigheid, twist, ruzie, lawaai
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That was not the first time they had a discord about the same thing. |
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drudge, drudgery
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1. sloof, zwoeger, zwoegen
2. eentonig slaafs werk |
The apple-plant in China was filled with drudged people who performed nothing but drudgery. |
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enthralling
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betoverend, boeiend
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That was a enthralling sight. |
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infinite, infinity
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1. oneindig(heid), heelal, God
2. onbegrensd 3. oneindigheid |
Infinity is the final puzzle. |
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mar
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bederven, verstoren
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He can make or mar the implementation of the plans. |
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ordeal
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beproeving, godsoordeel, voorproef
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The walk alongside the beach became an ordeal. |
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infatuated
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gek, dol, smoorverliefd
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He was infatuated with her. |
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frail
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breekbaar, zwak, tenger
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She was gaunted, a very frail person. |
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customary
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gebruikelijk, gewoonlijk, normaal
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Most things we do are customary. |
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dispel
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verjagen, verdrijven
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The couple was dispelled from paradise. |
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recourse
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toevlucht, hulp
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He will have recourse to the outskirts of the city (zijn toevlucht nemen). |
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surmise
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gissing, vermoeden
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Logic doesn't like surmises. |
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repose
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1. rust, slaap, kalmte
2. rusten, steunen 3. stellen, vestigen (hoop) |
She reposed confidence in God. |
