Dutch–English dictionary
English translation of the Dutch word streven
| Dutch | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
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| (pogen; zich inspannen; trachten) | endeavour ; ; | |
streven | endeavour | |
streven | bustle ; exertion ; proceedings ; striving | |
streven | efforts ; ; striving | |
| (pogen; zijn best doen) | ; | |
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| (poging) | endeavour | |
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streven naar (ambiëren; dingen naar; nastreven) | aspire to | |
| (najagen) | alceli | |
| (najagen; streven naar) | ; aspire to ; hope for | |
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be stubborn ; be obstinate ; persist ; ; | ||
| (weerstaan; zich verzetten; zich verzetten tegen; weerstand bieden) | resist | |
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| (overtreffen; de loef afsteken) | ||
| (belemmeren) | rock the boat ; ; ; be opposed ; be opposed to ; go against ; ; be against ; be at odds with | |
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| Dutch | English |
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| streven | ⇆ ambition; ⇆ aspiration; ⇆ aspire; ⇆ endeavour; ⇆ endeavours; ⇆ pursuit; ⇆ strain; ⇆ strive; ⇆ study |
| ernaar streven om | ⇆ strive to; ⇆ endeavour to |
| streven naar | ⇆ aim at; ⇆ aspiration after; ⇆ aspiration for; ⇆ aspire after; ⇆ aspire at; ⇆ aspire to; ⇆ be after; ⇆ court; ⇆ endeavour after; ⇆ level at; ⇆ pursuit of; ⇆ reach for; ⇆ seek; ⇆ strain after; ⇆ strive after; ⇆ strive for |
| nastreven | ⇆ pursuance; ⇆ pursue; ⇆ strive after; ⇆ emulate; ⇆ pursuit |
| streefcijfer | ⇆ target; ⇆ target figure |
| streefdatum | ⇆ target date |
| tegenstreven | ⇆ resist; ⇆ oppose |
| voorbijstreven | ⇆ defeat; ⇆ get ahead of; ⇆ outpace; ⇆ outrun; ⇆ outstrip; ⇆ outvie |
| weerstreven | ⇆ contravene; ⇆ repugn |