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1 give a dog a bad name (and hang him)
English-Dutch dictionary > give a dog a bad name (and hang him)
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2 dog
n. hond--------v. als een hond achter hem aanlopendog1[ dog]1 hond2 〈 ook attributief〉mannetje van de hond/vos/wolf♦voorbeelden:die like a dog • als een hond creperen3 he is a dirty dog • hij is een echte ellendeling/rotzakgay dog • vrolijke Franshe is a dog in the manger • hij kan de zon niet in het water zien schijnendog eats dog • homo homini lupus, de mens is de mens een wolfgo to the dogs • naar de bliksem gaanII 〈 meervoud〉————————dog2〈werkwoord; dogged〉
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