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Definitions of bekendmaking

noun
the speech act of making something evident

synonyms: Apocalyps, Openb., onthulling, openbaarmaking, openbaring, revelatie, verkondiging

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zangkunst
disclosing information or giving evidence about another

baltsgedrag
behavior that makes your feelings public

lekstralen, lekstroom
unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information

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taaldaad, taalhandeling, uiting
the use of language to perform some act
noun
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

synonyms: dictum, kennisgeving, opgaaf, opgave, uitspraak

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aperçu, regest, resumptie, resumé, samenvatting, synthese, verzamelstaat
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

dictum, uitspraak
a statement regarded as an object

beschrijving, descriptie, tekening
a statement that represents something in words

verklaring
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

Maria-Boodschap, aankondiging, annunciatie
a formal public statement

formule
a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle

bod
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

bijbeltekst, tekst
a brief statement

bescheid, explicatie, motivering, uitleg, uitlegging, uitsluitsel, verklaring
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

antwoord, oplossing, raad, rendement
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

antwoord, oplossing, raad, repliek, resonantie, respons, response, responsie, responsorie, responsorium, weerwoord
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

aankondiging, notificatie
a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

leugen, onwaarheid
a false statement

understatement
a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said

relativering
a statement that limits or restricts some claim

commentaar, kanttekening, marginalia, reportage, voetnoot
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

aanmerking, kanttekening, marginalia, opm., opmerking, voetnoot
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

parafrase
a revised statement

afspraak, akkoord, contract, convenant, deal, overeenkomst
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

beding, bepaling, conditie, mits, modaliteit, proviso, stipulatie, term, voorbeding, voorwaarde
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

formule
a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements

antilogie, contradictie, discordantie, incoherentie, inconsequentie, inconsistentie, onsamenhangendheid, strijdigheid, tegenstrijdigheid
a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement

argument, discussie, gedachtenwisseling, redekaveling
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie

compendium
a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

condens, condensaat, condensatiewater, condenswater, doosvrucht
a shortened version of a written work

C.V., CV, curriculum vitae
a summary of your academic and work history

aperçu, epitome, excerpt, extract, grondtrek, hoofdinhoud, hoofdlijn, overzicht, resumptie, resumé, samenvatting, schets, synopsis, synthese, uittreksel
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

overzicht, schets, synopsis
short descriptive summary (of events)

summatie
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

afzetmarkt, afzetmogelijkheid
an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)

accusatie
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

equatie, reactievergelijking, vergelijking
a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

beleefdheid
a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

precisering, specificatie
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

beginselprogramma, beginselverklaring, intentieverklaring, manifest, pronunciamento
a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

volkswijsheid
an authoritative declaration

assertie, bewering, bewijsvoering, statement
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

formule
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

bedreiging, dreigement
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another

aanbesteding, contract
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

afhaalrestaurant
(bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit

bijschrift, kanttekening
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

begripsbepaling, definitie, inhoudsbepaling, omlijning, woordverklaring
a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

huwelijksaangifte, ondertrouw
a public announcement of a proposed marriage

hand-out, handout, persbericht, perscommuniqué, persverklaring
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

aankondiging, notificatie
an announcement containing information about an event

programma
an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

horoscoop
a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets

meteorologie, weerbericht, weerkunde, weersverwachting, weersvoorspelling
predicting what the weather will be

prognose, prognostiek
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

godsspraak, predictie, profetie, voorspelling, waarzeggerij, waarzeggerskunst, waarzegkunst, wichelarij
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

converse, lekenzuster, lekezuster
a proposition obtained by conversion

theorema
a proposition deducible from basic postulates

axioma, grondregel, grondstelling, postulaat
(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

leugen, onwaarheid
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

aantekening, annotatie, bijschrift, kanttekening, noot, notatie
a comment or instruction (usually added)

vermelding
a remark that calls attention to something or someone

meditatie, stagering
a remark expressing careful consideration

hatelijkheid
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

ontmythologisering
the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms

mythevorming
the restatement of a message as a myth

afdwaling, feil, fout, lapsus, onjuistheid
part of a statement that is not correct

kassakoopje, occasion
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

gentlemen's agreement, herenakkoord
a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding

tautologie
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true

algemeenheid, alledaagsheid, banaliteit, bromide, broom, broomkali, cliché, gemeenplaats, platitude, sjablone, sjabloon
a trite or obvious remark

algemeenheid, alledaagsheid, banaliteit, cliché, gemeenplaats, platitude, sjablone, sjabloon
an obvious truth

duiding, interpretatie, invulling, lezing, opvatting, voorstelling, zingeving
an explanation that results from interpreting something

arrangement, oplossing, regeling
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

karakterisering, karakteristiek, karakterologie, karakterschets, kenschets, kwalificatie, plaatsing, typering, typologie, woordbeeld, woordkunst
a graphic or vivid verbal description

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bericht, boodschap, inhoud, kerngedachte, leerstof, mare, materie, stof, tijding
what a communication that is about something is about

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