Dutch | English |
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slepen werkwoord | drag [dragged, dragging, drags](to pull along a surface) slide [slid, slid, sliding, slides](to cause to move in continuous contact with a surface) trice(to pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply, see also: pull) tug [tugged, tugging, tugs](to tow by tugboat) |
aanslepen werkwoord | linger [lingered, lingering, lingers](to remain alive or existent) |
aanslepend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | protracted(lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual) |
de overwinning voor de poorten van de hel wegslepen werkwoord | snatch victory from the jaws of defeat(suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment) |
geslepen bijvoeglijk naamwoord | cunning(sly) honedadjective |
geslepen tong substantief | gift of the gab(ability to talk readily) |
grijpend meeslepend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | absorbing(engrossing) |
meeslepen werkwoord | transport [transported, transporting, transports](move someone to strong emotion) |