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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Dutch term or phrase: dunnen | | (...) Ze keek alsof ze hem iets plagerigs had verteld en nu op zijn reactie wachtte. Rond zevenen, het begon nog net niet te dunnen, vond hij het mooi geweest. Hij liep naar de verre hoek van de societeit (...) |
| burak sengirKudoZ activityQuestions: 74 ( 1 open) ( 3 without valid answers) Answers: 0
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| | English translation:just before people started to leave | Explanation:
without further context this would be my guess.
according to Van Dale dunnen is: minder dicht, minder talrijk worden. |
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 Monique van Brandenburg
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Local time: 07:30
| Grading comment I can definitely go for this, thanks
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5 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 thin
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| trsk2000
Local time: 06:30
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46 mins confidence: see text
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in this context I would use some comment like: "could not break the ice". At about seven as it he could not break the ice, ....etc.
It looks to me that the man is trying to "chat" her up. She made some remark to which he did not react as expected. In the end he gives up and walks away...
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 just before people started to leave
Explanation:
without further context this would be my guess.
according to Van Dale dunnen is: minder dicht, minder talrijk worden.
| | | Grading comment | I can definitely go for this, thanks |
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