aard

aard
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[met betrekking tot personen] naturedisposition, character
[met betrekking tot abstracte zaken] naturesort, kind
voorbeelden:
1   zijn ware aard tonen show one's true character
     een aardje naar zijn vaartje a chip off the old block
     verschillend van aard 〈ook〉 dissimilar
2   van allerlei aard of all kinds/sorts
     niets van dien aard nothing of the kind/sort
     iets van dien aard something of the sort
     het is niet van dien aard dat it is not such that
     dat is van voorbijgaande aard that is just a phase
     uit de aard der zaak in the nature of things
¶   hij werkt dat het een aard heeft he works with a vengeance

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