English-Dutch translations for run aground

  • stranden
  • vastlopen
    Daarom was de herzieningsclausule en de flexibiliteitsregeling een absolute noodzaak. Het risico is immers groot dat we vroeg of laat zullen vastlopen. That is why the review clause and flexibility scheme were an absolute necessity, because the risk that sooner or later, we will run aground, is too great. We hebben gezamenlijk de verantwoordelijkheid ervoor te zorgen dat dit proces slaagt, want als de onderhandelingen vastlopen, is dat ook onze fout, niet alleen die van Turkije. We have a joint responsibility to ensure that this process is a success, because it is our failure too, and not just Turkey's, if the negotiations run aground.

Definition of run aground

  • For a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float
  • To cause a vessel to run aground

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