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een vingerwijzing in de richting van geven

English translation: to point in the direction of / hint at

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Dutch term or phrase:	een vingerwijzing in de richting van geven
English translation:	to point in the direction of / hint at
Entered by:	earthreptile

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17:29 Feb 28, 2007

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Dutch term or phrase: een vingerwijzing in de richting van geven

Door verdere uitbreiding van de Unie afhankelijk te maken van een nieuw verdrag gaf zij een duidelijjk vingerwijzing in de richting van het Verenigd Koninkrijk.

stephkg KudoZ activity Questions: 1070 (9 open) (53 closed without grading) Answers: 3 United Kingdom
Local time: 09:40

to point in the direction of

Explanation:
i.e. she was clearly pointing in the direction of the United Kingdom (or alternatively "clearly indicating the UK".)

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Note added at 50 mins (2007-02-28 18:20:21 GMT)
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Alternatively, "clearly hinting at the United Kingdom". Having thought about it some more I believe this gets closer to the meaning.

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