bliksem

bliksem
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[meteorologie] lightning
[krachtterm] deuce, devil
[kerel, vent] devil
[+ geen] damn(-all)
[ondergang] (rack and) ruin
voorbeelden:
1   als door de bliksem getroffen thunderstruck
     de bliksem slaat in lightning strikes
3   een arme bliksem a poor devil
4   het interesseert hem geen bliksem he doesn't give/care a damn
5   loop naar de bliksem go to hell
     naar de bliksem gaan go to pot
     wéér 1000 gulden naar de bliksem another 1000 guilders down the drain
¶   〈informeel〉 er als de gesmeerde bliksem vandoor gaan take off like greased lightning/like a bat out of hell
     hete bliksem stewed apples and potatoes served hot
     als de bliksem on the double

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels. 2015.

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