oprollen
Dutch
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oprollen
- to roll up
- Hij besloot de mouwen van zijn overhemd op te rollen tijdens het warme weer.
- He decided to roll up the sleeves of his shirt during the hot weather.
- De zeilers moesten snel de zeilen oprollen voordat de storm begon.
- The sailors had to quickly roll up the sails before the storm started.
- to arrest, to capture (a group of criminals for example)
- De politie kon eindelijk de bende oprollen na maanden van onderzoek.
- The police were finally able to arrest the gang after months of investigation.
- De drugsbende werd door de politie opgerold tijdens een grootschalige operatie.
- The drug gang was captured by the police during a large-scale operation.
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