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==== Dutch ====
* strak, strakke
* strak, strakke
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==== English ====

Revision as of 16:11, 17 March 2024

Dutch

  • strak, strakke

English

  • clean-cut
  • smooth
  • streamlined
  • trim
  • aerodynamic
  • elegant
  • graceful
  • flowing
  • (#1:) sleek
  • stringent (strak beleid = stringent [fiscal] policy)
  • exacting (strakke doelstellingen stellen = set exacting targets)
  • straight
  • stark
  • (zonder bochten/plooien) tight; tightly
  • (touw, zeil taut) taut
  • (onafgewend) fixed; fixedly; set; intent
  • (geen gevoelens uitdrukkend) fixed; set; stern; tense
  • (onverzettelijk) rigid
  • plain
  • austere
  • tight (strakke regie = tight control/direct with a firm hand)

Notes

  • (#1:) sleek: (Of an object) having an elegant, streamlined shape or design.
  • strak aan iets vasthouden = stick to something, keep rigidly to something
  • (figuurlijk) een strakke bouwstijl = an austere style of architecture
  • (figuurlijk) strakke lijnen = in kunst enz. taut lines / outlines
  • (figuurlijk) iemand strak houden = keep a tight hand on someone, keep someone on a tight rein