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1 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:
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clown — {{11}}clown (n.) 1560s, also cloyne, rustic, boor, peasant, origin uncertain. Perhaps from Scandinavian dialect (Cf. Icelandic klunni clumsy, boorish fellow; Swed. kluns a hard knob, a clumsy fellow ), or akin to N.Fris. klönne clumsy person, or … Etymology dictionary
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