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1 Dummerchen
* * *Dụm|mer|chen ['dʊmɐçən]nt -s, - (inf)silly-billy (Brit inf ninny (inf)mein Dummerchen — you silly-billy (Brit inf) or ninny (inf)
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2 Dummchen
n umg. silly (billy)* * *Dụmm|chen ['dʊmçən]nt -s, - (inf)silly-billy (Brit inf ninny (inf)* * *Dumm·chen<-s, ->* * *Dummchen n umg silly (billy) -
3 Schäfchen
n ZOOL. lamb; umg., fig. (Dummerchen) silly billy; seine Schäfchen fig., meist hum. (Schützlinge) his flock Sg.; Schäfchen zählen fig. count sheep; sein(e) Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen umg. feather one’s nest; sein Schäfchen im Trockenen haben umg. have feathered one’s nest* * *Schäf|chen ['ʃɛːfçən]nt -s, -lamb, little sheep; (inf = Dummerchen) silly-billy (inf)sein Schä́fchen ins Trockene bringen (prov) — to look after or take care of number one (inf)
sein Schä́fchen im Trockenen haben — to have looked after or taken care of number one (inf)
* * *Schäf·chen<-s, ->[ˈʃɛ:fçən]1. (kleines o junges Schaf) lamb, little sheep3.▶ \Schäfchen zählen to count sheep* * *das; Schäfchens, Schäfchen1) [little] sheep; (Lamm) lambsein[e] Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen — (ugs.) take care of number one (coll.)
* * *Schäfchen zählen fig count sheep;sein(e) Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen umg feather one’s nest;sein Schäfchen im Trockenen haben umg have feathered one’s nest* * *das; Schäfchens, Schäfchen1) [little] sheep; (Lamm) lambsein[e] Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen — (ugs.) take care of number one (coll.)
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4 Dummerjan
mugs.1. dunderhead2. silly3. silly-billy coll.4. silly dope coll. -
5 Dummerjan
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6 Dummerchen
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7 Dummchen
n1. bimbo2. boob3. silly-billynugs.silly coll. -
8 Dummerchen
n1. dottle Scot.2. silly3. silly-billy
См. также в других словарях:
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silly billy — noun (a silly or foolish person) … Wiktionary
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silly billy — noun (C) spoken used to tell someone, especially a child, that they are behaving in a silly way … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
silly billy — a clownish person. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
Silly Billy — nickname of William IV … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
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