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Computers: Software / spel van City Interactive | | English term or phrase: battle of wits | Context:
". It’s a battle of wits as you play by the killer’s rules. Is it a stranger or someone you know who plans to make you the next victim" |
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| | Dutch translation:intellectuele strijd, strijd tussen intelligenties | Explanation:
wit = verstand, benul, intelligentie
have a nimble wit = vlug van geest zijn
"a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used" (www.thefreedictionary.com)
De meeste resultaten op Google hebben als onderwerp een of andere film met de titel Battle of Wits, maar na pagina 50 krijg je ook gewone zinsneden met de uitdrukking erin.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-03-09 12:52:53 GMT)
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Sorry, ik zat ff teveel in het Engels, dus helaas Engelse voorbeeldzinnen... De strekking is wel duidelijk, lijkt me |
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Maarten Fortuin
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Local time: 01:28
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