Meaning of 'wagen' as a verb
In this sentence: Wat meteen opvalt is dat men zich - op de waarschuwing voor te veel vet, suiker en zout na - niet waagt aan directe ge- en verboden. I find 'wagen' means 'riskeren' in dictionary, but it seems weird in this sentence.
Another example from 'wagen' is: Dit jaar wagen wij ons - met drie kleine kinderen - aan een verre reis. De onderneming is niet geheel zonder risico, maar we doen het toch. Here the meaning 'riskeren' seems reasonable.
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"zich aan iets wagen" means "to dare (to) do something" in the sentence you quote except that in Dutch you'd use a noun rather than a verb with this construction. "Men waagt zich niet aan directe ge- en verboden" can be translated as "They [the authority in question] don't dare issue outright injunctions or bans".
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