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1 be a fool for one's pains
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2 to get small thanks for one's pains
stank voor dankEnglish-Dutch technical dictionary > to get small thanks for one's pains
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3 fool
n. gek, dwaas; clown, gekkemaker--------v. in de maling nemen; iemand beet nemen; malen; van woordspeling gebruik makenfool1[ foe:l]1 dwaas ⇒ gek, zot(skap), stommeling♦voorbeelden:make a fool of oneself • zich (dwaas) aanstellenmake a fool of someone • iemand voor de gek houdenbe fool enough to • zo dwaas zijn om tebe a fool for one's pains • stank voor dank krijgenbe a fool for • gek zijn ophe's nobody's/no fool • hij is niet van gisterenbe enough of a fool to • zo gek zijn om te〈 spreekwoord〉 fools rush in where angels fear to tread • de meester in zijn wijsheid gist, de leerling in zijn waan beslist; 〈 ongeveer〉 de ekster wil zingen tegen de nachtegaal1 dessert van stijf geklopte room, ei, suiker en vruchten————————fool2〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉 〈voornamelijk Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉————————fool31 gek doen♦voorbeelden:2 fool about/around • rondlummelen, aanrommelenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
4 ache
n. pijn; leed--------v. pijn lijden, pijn voelen; verlangenache1[ eek] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————ache2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:ache for • hunkeren naar
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