Jafje's definitions

Thaw

VERB:

1). To smelt, or make something smelt.
2). To defrost something frozen, or become defrosted.
3). To become less cold or numb through exposure to heat.
4). To be warm enough for snow and ice to smelt.
5). To become less hostile, tense, or aloof.

NOUN:

1. The action or process of thawing.
2. A lessening of hostility, tension, or aloofness.
3. warmer weather: a period of weather warm enough to smelt snow and ice.

VERB:

1). The iceman Thawed.
2). Get the frozen meat out of the freezer to thaw.
3). Come thaw out by the fire.
4). Damn! The freezer is thaw.
5). The atmosphere thawed.

NOUN:

1). Thawing food.
2). A thawed situation.
3). Thaw weather.

by Jafje September 30, 2007

Brussel

Capital of Europe, (= in English: Brussels). They speak Dutch there, the Dutch spelling is Brussel.

I don't live in Brussel.

by Jafje May 20, 2007

Holland

Common misconception. Holland is what many people (including some native Dutch) call The Netherlands. Holland, however is a province of The Netherlands, where the capital Amsterdam happens to be.

We speak Dutch in The Netherlands, so in Holland too.

I don't live in Holland, I live in The Netherlands.

by Jafje May 20, 2007

Conscription

A law that forces all men (and sometimes women) to join the armed forces if and when they are needed.

The government passed conscription because they're at war.

by Jafje May 25, 2007

Compliance

1. The state or act of conforming with or agreeing to do something.

2. Readiness to conform or agree to do something.

Wat they did was in compliance with the court order.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

VAT

Short for Value Added Tax.

VAT is the tax put on products.

by Jafje August 13, 2007

Impunity

Freedom from unpleasant consequences: Exemption from punishment, harm, or recrimination.

When you have impunity, you could have done anything you would have wanted. There are no consequences.

by Jafje April 10, 2007