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1 up the spout
met de gebakken peren zitten; in de penarie zittenup the spoutnaar de knoppen, verknald 〈 bijvoorbeeld geld, leven〉; totaal verkeerd 〈 bijvoorbeeld cijfers〉; hopeloos in de knoei, reddeloos verloren 〈 van persoon〉; 〈 slang〉 zwanger -
2 spout
n. spuit,pijp, tuig, (dak)goot; dampstraal (v. walvis); straal (v. bloed)--------v. spuiten, gutsen; declameren; uitvoerig spreken, oreren, spuiten, opspuitenspout1[ spaut] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 tuit♦voorbeelden:¶ up the spout • naar de knoppen, verknald 〈 bijvoorbeeld geld, leven〉; totaal verkeerd 〈 bijvoorbeeld cijfers〉; hopeloos in de knoei, reddeloos verloren 〈 van persoon〉; 〈 slang〉 zwanger————————spout2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:she was always spouting German verses • ze liep altijd Duitse verzen te galmen -
3 minus
adj. minder, negatief, -min--------n. minteken--------prep. minder, zonder. negatiefminus1[ majnəs] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 minteken————————minus2♦voorbeelden:♦voorbeelden:————————minus3〈 voorzetsel〉2 minder/lager dan♦voorbeelden:minus six (degrees centigrade) • zes graden onder nul
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up the spout — (Brit. informal) 1 my computer s up the spout.: See broken sense 3. 2 his daughter s up the spout.: See pregnant sense 1. → spout * * * Brit., informal 1) … Useful english dictionary
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To put up the spout — Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To shove up the spout — Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
up the spout Brit. — up the spout Brit. informal 1》 useless, ruined, or wasted. 2》 (of a woman) pregnant. 3》 (of a bullet or cartridge) in the barrel of a gun and ready to be fired. → spout … English new terms dictionary