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1 gooseberry
'ɡuzbəri, ]( American) 'ɡu:s-American - gooseberries; noun(a round, whiskery, edible green berry.)stikkelsbærsubst. \/ˈɡʊzb(ə)rɪ\/, \/ɡuːzb(ə)rɪ\/, amer.: \/ɡuːsb(ə)rɪ\/2) (britisk, hverdagslig) anstand(sdame)old gooseberry ( om djevelen) styggemannen, styggen (sjøl)play gooseberry være femte hjul på vogna• when his girlfriend arrived, I went home because I didn't want to play gooseberryplay old gooseberry snu opp ned på alt, lage oppstyr -
2 fool
fu:l 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) fjols, idiot, tosk, narr2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) narre, lure, bedra2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) tøyse, fjolle, tulle•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the foolbedra--------narre--------toskIsubst. \/fuːl\/1) tosk, tåpe, dust2) ( historisk) hoffnarr, gjøgler3) narr, fjols, dåre4) (spesielt amer.) kløpper, mestera fool and his money are soon parted når dåren kommer til markedet, får kremmeren pengerbe a fool være dumbe a fool for one's pains anstrenge seg til ingen nytte, gjøre noe forgjevesbe no(body's) fool ikke være født i gårfeel a fool føle seg dum, føle at man har dummet seg utfools rush in where angels fear to tread tosker tramper inn der engler er redde for å trålive in a fool's paradise leve i lykkelig uvitenhetmake a fool of gjøre narr av, tulle med, latterliggjøremake a fool of oneself dumme seg ut, oppføre seg dumt, tabbe seg utmore fool så dumt av, så dum• if you want to marry that cheater, more fool youom du vil gifte deg med den bedrageren, er du dumplay\/act the fool spille bajas, tulle, klovne gjøre en tabbe, tråkke i salaten, trampe i klaveret late som en ikke forstårIIsubst. \/fuːl\/(spes. britisk) forklaring: kald dessert av moset frukt blandet med krem eller vaniljesausIIIverb \/fuːl\/1) lure, narre• you can't fool me!2) tulle, tøyse, fjollefool about\/around tulle, tøyse, fleipe, fjolle, klovne (amer.) rote med noen, stå i med noen gå og slenge, drive dankfool about\/around with something fomle med noe, klusse med noefool along (amer.) slentre, subbe av gårdefool away sløsefool (someone) into lure (noen) til åIVadj. \/fuːl\/(amer., hverdagslig) dum, tåpelig, idiotisk
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play gooseberry — play ˈgooseberry idiom (BrE) to be a third person with two people who have a romantic relationship and want to be alone together Main entry: ↑gooseberryidiom … Useful english dictionary
play gooseberry — be a gooseberry or play gooseberry British informal to be with two people who love each other and would prefer to be alone together … English dictionary
play gooseberry — vb British to be the unwanted third person present at a romantic assignation, as a chaper one, uninvited guest or unwitting intruder. The expression dates from the 19th century: in the language of par ents and children gooseberry then, as now,… … Contemporary slang
play gooseberry — British, humorous to be with two people who are having a romantic relationship and who would prefer to be alone. Yes, thank you, I d love to go to the cinema, if you two are sure you don t mind me playing gooseberry … New idioms dictionary
play gooseberry — Vrb phrs. To be an unwanted, extra person, usually in the company of a courting couple. See gooseberry … English slang and colloquialisms
gooseberry — [16] Probably, when all is said and done, gooseberry is simply a compound of goose and berry. But no one has ever been able to explain satisfactorily why the gooseberry should have been named after the goose, and there has been no lack of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
gooseberry — [16] Probably, when all is said and done, gooseberry is simply a compound of goose and berry. But no one has ever been able to explain satisfactorily why the gooseberry should have been named after the goose, and there has been no lack of… … Word origins
gooseberry — the devil Not obsolete because the use survives in the expression play gooseberry, to play the devil with a courting couple by keeping them company when they would rather be left alone: Th match ther wur betwixt a tailor and owd… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
gooseberry — goose|ber|ry [ˈguzbəri, ˈgu:z , ˈgu:s US ˈgu:sberi] n plural gooseberries [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from goose + berry] 1.) a small round green fruit that grows on a bush and has a sour taste 2.) be a gooseberry also play gooseberry BrE… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gooseberry — [ˈgʊzb(ə)ri] noun [C] a small green fruit with a sour taste that grows on a bush • be a gooseberry; play gooseberry British informalto be with two people who have a sexual or romantic relationship and want to be alone together[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gooseberry — n British See play gooseberry … Contemporary slang