Example: We moeten de kaarten opnieuw schudden voor het spel begint.
Definition
"De kaarten opnieuw schudden" means to shuffle the cards again, typically before starting a new round or game, ensuring the cards are randomized and fair for all players.
Translations
to reshuffle the situation
barajar de nuevo
barrejar de nou
rebattre les cartes
die Karten neu mischen
rimescolare le carte
embaralhar as cartas novamente
Etymology
The phrase "de kaarten opnieuw schudden" comes from the Dutch language, where "kaarten" means cards and "schudden" means to shake or shuffle. The expression literally describes the action of mixing playing cards again, a common practice in card games to ensure fairness.
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"De kaarten opnieuw schudden" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (C2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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to reshuffle the situation