away

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈweɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈweɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə wā′)

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EngelsNederlands
turn away from vtr phrasal insep literal (move to face opposite way from)zich afwenden van wk.ww + vz
  wegkijken van ww+vz
 Witnesses had to turn away from the grisly sight. Jane turned away from Peter after she told him to go to hell.
walk away with [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (escape)ervanaf afkomen, ervanaf brengen onoverg.uitdr.
 The car was totalled, but the driver walked away with minor injuries.
walk away with [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (take, steal) (fig., informeel)ervandoor gaan met onoverg.uitdr.
 The ruling party walked away with the election after the opposition decided to boycott it.
waste away vi phrasal (become thin and weak)wegkwijnen onoverg.ww
 If you don't eat you're just going to waste away.
 Some diseases can cause people to waste away.
wither away vi phrasal (weaken and die)wegkwijnen onoverg.ww
 Those plants will just wither away unless you water them regularly.
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Samengestelde woorden:
EngelsNederlands
walkaway,
walk-away
n
US (easy victory)gemakkelijke overwinning bn + nw de
  (informeel, figuurlijk)eitje nw het
walkaway,
walk-away
n
(person: deserts, abandons)wegloper nw de
walkaway,
walk-away
adj
(take-away) (in samenstellingen)afhaal-, meeneem-
wasting away adj (person: thin, weak)mager, uitgemergeld bn
 Beth is truly wasting away. I suspect that she's anorexic.
whip [sth] away vtr + adv (remove quickly)weggrissen overg. ww
  weghalen, wegnemen overg. ww
whip [sth] away from [sb] v expr (confiscate quickly)weggrissen overg. ww
 The teacher whipped the mobile phone away from the student and locked it in her desk.
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Collocatie: away on [business, vacation, a personal visit], are going away on [business], will be away for a [week, few days, month], meer...

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