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1 like a red rag to a bull
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2 red
adj. rood--------n. rood; ; rode (socialist); rode bal (bij biljart); de rode cijfersred1[ red] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 iets roods ⇒ rode verf; rode kleren♦voorbeelden:¶ Reds under the bed(s) • het (vermeende) alomtegenwoordige ‘rode gevaar’be in the red • rood staanget into the red • in de rode cijfers komen————————red2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; redder; redness〉1 rood♦voorbeelden:1 red (blood) cell/corpuscule • rode bloedcel, rood bloedlichaampjeRed Cross • Rode Kruisred currant • rode aalbesred flag • rode vlag, gevarenvlagred light • rood (verkeers)lichtred meat • rood vleeslike a red rag to a bull • als een rode lap op een stierred setter • rode setter〈 spreekwoord〉 red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning • avondrood, mooi weer/licht in de boot; morgenrood, water in de slootred with shame • rood van schaamteroll out the red carpet for someone • de (rode) loper voor iemand uitleggen 〈 voornamelijk figuurlijk〉red ensign • Britse koopvaardijvlag〈 voornamelijk Brits-Engels〉 Red Indian • indiaan, roodhuidred lead • (rode) menie〈informeel; pejoratief〉 red tape • (administratieve) rompslomp, (bureaucratische) formaliteitensee red • buiten zichzelf raken (van woede), witheet zijn/worden
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