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Heb je het nieuws op televisie al gezien?
Have you already seen the news on television?
Ik heb gisteravond al een pizza gegeten.
I already ate a pizza yesterday evening.
Heeft het kind de appel al gegeten?
Has the child already eaten the apple?
Heb je het werk al gedaan?
Have you already done the work?
Ik ben erg moe, want ik ben al lang wakker.
I am very tired, because I have been awake for a long time.
Heb jij die nieuwe serie al gezien?
Have you already seen that new series?
Toen hij stierf, was hij al met pensioen.
When he died, he was already retired.
Wij vragen de gids of de rondleiding al is begonnen.
We ask the guide if the guided tour has already started.
Ik was heel blij, want ik had de film al eerder gezien.
I was very happy, because I had already seen the movie earlier.
Wij zeggen het feest af, tenzij jullie al zijn aangekomen.
We are cancelling the party, unless you have already arrived.
De wetenschapper had de nieuwe stof vandaag al geanalyseerd.
The scientist had already analyzed the new substance today.
Ik heb dat al een keer gedaan.
I have already done that once.
De bus staat al bij de halte.
The bus is already at the stop.
Ik heb haast, want het is al laat.
I am in a hurry, because it is already late.
De machinist praat al met de passagiers.
The train driver is already talking to the passengers.
De treinen vallen al uit door de sneeuw.
The trains are already getting cancelled because of the snow.
Alles staat al stil door de staking.
Everything is already standing still because of the strike.
De dienstregeling klopt al niet meer.
The timetable is already no longer correct.
De rit valt al uit, want de machinist begint pas morgen.
The trip is already cancelled, because the train driver does not start until tomorrow.
De garage zou de schade al hebben hersteld.
The garage would have repaired the damage already.
Hij had zijn scriptie vorig jaar al moeten afronden.
He should have already completed his thesis last year.
Hij legde uit dat hij het misverstand al had toegelicht.
He explained that he had already clarified the misunderstanding.
Volgens de docent onderzoeken we deze criteria al decennia.
According to the teacher, we have investigated these criteria for decades.
Je speelt alsof je de tegenstander al hebt verslagen.
You play as if you have already defeated the opponent.
Zij naait al tien jaar.
She has already been sewing for ten years.
Wij wachten al anderhalf uur op de drummer!
We have been waiting for the drummer for one and a half hours!
Wij zijn deze solo al anderhalve maand aan het instuderen.
We have been practicing this solo for one and a half months.
Het volume van het drumstel is al anderhalf uur te zacht.
The volume of the drum kit has been too soft for one and a half hours.
Ik heb dit scherm gisteren moeten aanschaffen. Desondanks is het nu al kapot.
I had to purchase this screen yesterday. Nevertheless, it is already broken now.
Ben je vandaag al wezen winkelen?
Did you already go shopping today?
De tweede ronde begint pas, maar ik ken de categorie al.
The second round is only just beginning, but I already know the category.
Herken jij de titel van dat lied al?
Do you already recognize the title of that song?
Zullen we iets drinken, omdat jij al uren zit te werken?
Shall we drink something, because you have been sitting and working for hours?
De natuur is al eeuwen een belangrijke bron van inspiratie.
Nature has already been an important source of inspiration for centuries.
Ik ben al tien jaar imker.
I have been a beekeeper for ten years.
De bijen leven al maanden in deze bijenkorf.
The bees have been living in this beehive for months.
De bijen zitten al uren te zoemen.
The bees have been buzzing for hours.
De imker kweekt al een jaar bijen.
The beekeeper has been breeding bees for a year.
Is de klei al soepel genoeg?
Is the clay supple enough already?
Het zand was al kurkdroog, want het regende niet.
The sand was already bone-dry, because it didn't rain.
Ik ben doodmoe van de reis en het is al pikdonker.
I am dead tired from the trip and it is already pitch dark.
We wachten al anderhalve week en we raken gefrustreerd.
We have been waiting for a week and a half and we are getting frustrated.
Wij wonen al twee jaar in een bergachtig gebied.
We have been living in a mountainous area for two years already.
Heb je die vreemde grote blauwe lelie al gezien?
Have you already seen that strange large blue lily?
Nauwelijks was ik ingestapt, of ik was al duizelig.
Scarcely had I got in, when I was already dizzy.
Amper voel ik de adrenaline, of de spectaculaire rit eindigt al.
Barely do I feel the adrenaline before the spectacular ride already ends.
De fusie is al officieel aangekondigd.
The merger has already been officially announced.
We waren aan het rennen, maar de intercity reed al weg.
We were running, but the intercity was already driving away.
Had jij de geüpdatete bestanden al gemaild?
Had you already emailed the updated files?
Ik ben het rolluik al dicht aan het doen.
I am already closing the roller blind.
Gerepareerd heb ik de trapper al.
I already repaired the pedal.
Geverfd heb ik het frame al.
I already painted the frame.
Is het speeltoestel al klaar, of wordt er nog op gewacht?
Is the playground equipment already finished, or is it still being waited for?
Wij hebben de actieradius van dit merk al vergeleken met die van dat andere merk.
We have already compared the range of this brand with that of that other brand.
We hadden de gigabytes al verbruikt.
We had already consumed the gigabytes.
Heb je de aanmaning van het incassobureau al gezien?
Have you already seen the reminder from the collection agency?
Deze transactie duurt al een maand en is niet onbelangrijk.
This transaction has been ongoing for a month and is not unimportant.
We zitten al uren in het stoombad.
We have been sitting in the steam bath for hours.
Zijn jullie al in het dompelbad geweest?
Have you already been in the plunge pool?
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