vreemde eend in de bijt
English translation: a stranger in our midst
| 09:20 Sep 8, 2000 |
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| na | intruder, stranger or outsider |
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| na | odd one out |
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| na | a stranger in our midst |
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intruder, stranger or outsider Explanation: Depending on the context, 'vreemde eend in de bijt' reads as follows in English: stranger, intruder or outsider It indeed refers to someone strange, not belonging to e.g. the same group Wolters' Woordenboeken (Dutch-English) |
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odd one out Explanation: Van Dale Dutch > English gives in addition to the terms in the first answer also "odd one out". I personally think that this comes closest to the Dutch. Van Dale Dutch > English |
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a stranger in our midst Explanation: wat je ook kan zeggen is : the odd man out van Dale N-E |
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