shift around

ʃɪft əˈraʊnd
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Translation of shift around from English into Dutch

Verbal expression

1.

movement

change position or direction
draaien verschuiven verleggen van richting veranderen
  • The wind started to shift around, making it hard to sail.De wind begon te draaien, waardoor het moeilijk werd om te zeilen.
2.

adjustment

adjust or modify slightly
aanpassen bijstellen
  • He had to shift around his schedule to fit the meeting.Hij moest zijn schema aanpassen om de vergadering in te passen.
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Synonyms and analogies of shift around in English

Examples of shift around in a sentence

  • The conversation began to shift around to different topics.
  • They decided to shift around their plans for the weekend.

Translations of "shift around" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
verschuivenv.

The teacher asked the students to shift around their desks slightly.

De leraar vroeg de leerlingen hun tafels een beetje te verschuiven.

You can shift around the chairs to fit more people in the room.

Je kunt de stoelen wat verschuiven zodat er meer mensen in de kamer passen.

This way, nothing can shift around while you water the plants.

Zo kan er niks verschuiven en kun je de planten gewoon water geven.

We need to shift around the dates of the conference due to a conflict.

We moeten de data van de conferentie verschuiven vanwege een dubbele boeking.

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Other translations for shift around:

  • verplaatsen om

shift around: Examples and translations in context

Make sure the lights won't shift around the box easily.

Zorg ervoor dat de lichten niet snel verschuiven om de doos.

The team will shift around their roles to cover for the absent member.

Het team gaat de rollen onderling wat verschuiven om het afwezige teamlid op te vangen.

The slackening strap on her bag caused the contents to shift around.

Doordat het riempje van haar tas losser ging zitten, begonnen de spullen erin te verschuiven.

The small cupcakes must not, for example, shift around in the cake box.

De kleine cupcakes mogen in de taartdoos bijvoorbeeld niet verschuiven.

To start I have taped my cardstock to my work surface, so it can't shift around.

Om te beginnen plak ik mijn cardstock vast, zodat het niet kan verschuiven op mijn werkblad.

Now is a good time to clear out the clutter on the desk, shift around furniture and even trade places with another person.

Nu is het een goed moment om je bureau op te ruimen, meubilair te verschuiven en eventueel zelfs van plaats te ruilen met een collega.

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