English-Dutch translations for come across

  • overkomenIn Tibet, waar een volk wordt uitgemoord, zullen uw wijze woorden over het bijwonen van de Olympische Spelen als waardig en moedig overkomen, mijnheer de Voorzitter. In Tibet, where a people is being slaughtered, your wise words on attendance at the Olympic Games will come across as worthy and courageous, Mr President. De vragen over seksueel verkeer mogen wat ongepast overkomen, maar we weten allemaal dat bepaalde vormen van seksueel verkeer gevaarlijker zijn dan andere. The questions about sexual behaviour may come across as a little inappropriate, but we all know that certain types of sexual behaviour are more dangerous than others.
  • tegenkomen
    Zou u op de weg een vrachtwagenchauffeur willen tegenkomen die al dertig uur achter elkaar aan het stuur zit? Would you want to come across a lorry driver on the road who has been driving for 30 hours without a break? "Mij gebeurt dat niet" , zeggen velen, totdat ze het probleem in de nabije familie- of vriendenkring tegenkomen. Many people say 'it won't happen to me' until they come across the problem in their own close family or circle of friends. Het gevaar bestaat dat kinderen op Internet surfen en dan zelf pornografisch materiaal van kinderen tegenkomen en daardoor psychische schade oplopen. There is the danger that children themselves may surf the Internet and come across pornographic images of their peers, thereby sustaining psychological damage.

Definition of come across

Examples

  • He came across the street towards me.
  • You argued well in court but your firm doesnt pay its lawyers well, so why dont you come across to ours?
  • A business suit and briefcase help her to come across as the competent professional she is
  • In the meadow he came across a rare flower

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