Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
ezelsbruggetje
English translation:
mnemonic (tool, trick), .../ a little trick / aid to memory / memoria technica
Added to glossary by
Evert DELOOF-SYS
Aug 8, 2002 10:49
22 yrs ago
Dutch term
ezelsbruggetje
Dutch to English
Other
"een ezelsbruggetje hielp haar de getallen te onthouden"
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(English)
Proposed translations
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5 mins
Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Belgium
Native in Dutch
Belgium
Seasoned linguist
Native in: Dutch 
, Flemish
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Dutch to English, and 31 more.
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mnemonic (tool, trick), .../ a little trick / aid to memory / memoria technica
of eenvoudig: a little trick...
zijn slechts een paar mogelijkeheden
Should be in most dictionaries Dutch-English.
zijn slechts een paar mogelijkeheden
Should be in most dictionaries Dutch-English.
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4 mins
Gert Vercauteren
Belgium
Belgium
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Belgium
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Works in: English to Dutch, English to Flemish, French to Dutch, and 5 more.
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memory aid
Van Dale N-E
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Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Netherlands
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Netherlands
Dutch & German to English
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rhyme
This is very specific, I know. But if the ezelsbruggetje is in the form of a rhyme (e.g. "i before e, except after c", "Thirty days has September, ...", etc."), then it is perhaps the simplest and most apt solution.
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1 hr
she found a little memory gimmick
another word for a trick for doing something.
.. To avoid these prejudicial misspellings: Identify the troublesome part of the word. Devise some memory gimmick for remembering the correct spelling. ...
www.ac.wwu.edu/~writepro/Handouts/Spelling.htm
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Note added at 2002-08-08 12:21:48 (GMT)
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Create a memory gimmick to help you memorize each list. Describe your memory gimmick. Which learning style or combination of styles works best for you? ...
www.people.memphis.edu/~kshawes/memory.html - 5k -
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Note added at 2002-08-08 12:22:49 (GMT)
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... One memory gimmick is based on the work of the ancient Greek, Hippocrates-the scientist generally credited with inventing latitudes and longitudes. ...
www.eomonline.com/Common/Archives/Oct95/olsen.htm - 16k
.. To avoid these prejudicial misspellings: Identify the troublesome part of the word. Devise some memory gimmick for remembering the correct spelling. ...
www.ac.wwu.edu/~writepro/Handouts/Spelling.htm
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Note added at 2002-08-08 12:21:48 (GMT)
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Create a memory gimmick to help you memorize each list. Describe your memory gimmick. Which learning style or combination of styles works best for you? ...
www.people.memphis.edu/~kshawes/memory.html - 5k -
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Note added at 2002-08-08 12:22:49 (GMT)
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... One memory gimmick is based on the work of the ancient Greek, Hippocrates-the scientist generally credited with inventing latitudes and longitudes. ...
www.eomonline.com/Common/Archives/Oct95/olsen.htm - 16k
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