See baas on Wiktionary
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"2": "baas",
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"expansion": "→ Guyanese Creole English: baas",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Guyanese Creole English: baas"
},
{
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{
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"1": "id",
"2": "bas",
"bor": "1",
"t": "boss"
},
"expansion": "→ Indonesian: bas (“boss”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Indonesian: bas (“boss”)"
},
{
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{
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"2": "bas",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
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"1": "jam",
"2": "baas",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Jamaican Creole: baas",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Jamaican Creole: baas"
},
{
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{
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"1": "kww",
"2": "basia",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kwinti: basia",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kwinti: basia"
},
{
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{
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"1": "pap",
"2": "bas",
"3": "baas",
"4": "ba",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Papiamentu: bas, baas, ba",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Papiamentu: bas, baas, ba"
},
{
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{
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"1": "srm",
"2": "bási",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Saramaccan: bási",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Saramaccan: bási"
},
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "srn",
"2": "basi",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: basi",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 2,
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{
"args": {
"1": "car",
"2": "ba`si",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kari'na: ba`si",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 2,
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{
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"1": "tri",
"2": "paasi",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Trió: paasi",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Trió: paasi"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "baas",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ West Frisian: baas",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ West Frisian: baas"
}
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"3": "baes",
"4": "",
"5": "master of a household, friend",
"g": "",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
"sc": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": "",
"ts": ""
},
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"2": "dum",
"3": "baes",
"4": "",
"5": "master of a household, friend"
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"2": "gmw-pro",
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"2": "gem-pro",
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"3": "",
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},
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"neuter"
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4,
8
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3,
7
]
],
"english": "The boss gave instructions to the staff to meet the deadlines.",
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},
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10,
15
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10,
14
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"text": "Hij is de baas van het bedrijf en neemt de belangrijke beslissingen.",
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},
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[
27,
35
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
23,
27
]
],
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"text": "De projectleider is de baas van het projectteam en stuurt de werkzaamheden aan.",
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}
],
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"boss"
],
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"chief"
],
[
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"superior"
]
],
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]
},
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6,
14
]
],
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4,
8
]
],
"english": "As an employer of the company, he is responsible for hiring new employees.",
"text": "Als baas van het bedrijf is hij verantwoordelijk voor het aannemen van nieuw personeel.",
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},
{
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[
4,
11
]
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3,
7
]
],
"english": "The manager of the team is always available to support the employees.",
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}
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"manager"
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]
},
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"strong or tough guy"
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"strong"
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[
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"tough"
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"(Belgium) strong or tough guy"
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"masculine"
]
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[
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"video game"
],
[
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"boss"
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"(video games) boss"
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"bold_english_offsets": [
[
13,
19
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
17,
21
]
],
"english": "He is a real master at solving complex mathematical problems.",
"text": "Hij is een echte baas in het oplossen van complexe wiskundige vraagstukken.",
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},
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
10,
16
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
11,
15
]
],
"english": "She is an expert at playing the violin and has won many awards.",
"text": "Zij is een baas in het bespelen van de viool en heeft vele prijzen gewonnen.",
"type": "example"
}
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"master, expert (at something)"
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[
"master",
"master"
],
[
"expert",
"expert"
]
],
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"(figuratively) master, expert (at something)"
],
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"figuratively",
"masculine"
]
},
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"Dutch terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
16,
23
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
16,
20
]
],
"english": "That's really a whopper of a car, with lots of power and luxury.",
"text": "Dat is echt een baas van een auto, met veel vermogen en luxe.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
9,
16
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
14,
18
]
],
"english": "He had a whopper of a house built, with a huge swimming pool and a large garden.",
"text": "Hij heeft een baas van een huis laten bouwen, met een enorm zwembad en een grote tuin.",
"type": "example"
}
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[
"whopper",
"whopper"
],
[
"large",
"large"
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"(figuratively) whopper, large one (of its kind)"
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"masculine"
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"fellow",
"fellow"
],
[
"boy",
"boy"
],
[
"youngling",
"youngling"
],
[
"novice",
"novice"
]
],
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"(diminutive: baasje) fellow, boy, especially a youngling or novice"
],
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"diminutive",
"masculine"
]
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{
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"Middle English lemmas",
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44
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"ref": "1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 40:",
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12,
16
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"plural of baa"
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"baa",
"baa#English"
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"Pages with 7 entries",
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"baa",
"baa#English"
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"singular",
"third-person"
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"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
"sc": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": "",
"ts": ""
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"name": "der"
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"coffee dregs (left on a cup or kettle)"
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