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Nauwelijks was ik ingestapt, of ik was al duizelig.
Scarcely had I got in, when I was already dizzy.
Nauwelijks was de beugel dicht, of we werden gelanceerd.
Hardly was the restraint closed, when we were launched.
Nauwelijks hadden we de looping overleefd, of het karretje stopte.
Hardly had we survived the loop, when the cart stopped.
Amper hebben ze het spectaculaire karretje gelanceerd, of we hangen ondersteboven.
Barely have they launched the spectacular cart before we are hanging upside down.
Amper voel ik de adrenaline, of de spectaculaire rit eindigt al.
Barely do I feel the adrenaline before the spectacular ride already ends.
U hoeft maar te bellen of de conciërge staat klaar.
You only have to call, and the concierge stands ready.
De vip voor wie de butler klaarstaat, hoeft maar te wenken of hij komt.
The VIP for whom the butler stands ready, only has to beckon and he comes.
U hoeft maar met uw ogen te knipperen of wij vervullen uw wens.
You only have to blink your eyes, and we fulfill your wish.
De service is feilloos; u hoeft het maar te vragen of de limousine staat klaar.
The service is flawless; you only have to ask, and the limousine stands ready.
De vip hoeft maar te knikken of de conciërge regelt het.
The VIP only has to nod, and the concierge arranges it.
De vip hoeft maar te roepen of er staan vijftien limousines klaar.
The VIP only has to call out, and fifteen limousines stand ready.
Je hoeft maar te knipperen of de butler staat in de suite.
You only have to blink and the butler is standing in the suite.
De vip hoeft maar te wenken of de butler staat klaar.
The VIP only has to beckon, and the butler stands ready.
U hoeft maar te bellen of de limousine komt.
You only need to call, and the limousine comes.
Je hoeft maar te vragen of de conciërge regelt het.
You only have to ask, and the concierge arranges it.
U hoeft maar te knipperen of de suite is klaar.
You only need to blink, and the suite is ready.
De winkelier hoeft je maar te verleiden, of je koopt impulsief alles.
The shopkeeper only has to tempt you, and you impulsively buy everything.
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