"met zijn talenten woekeren" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /mɛt zɛi̯n taːˈlɛntə(n)ˈʋukərə(n)/
Etymology: Literally, “to practice usury with one's talents”. After the work-ethic interpretation of the biblical parable of the talents. In the contemporary sense since the 19th century. Compare German mit seinen Pfunden wuchern (“to exploit one's talents”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|to practice usury with one's talents}} “to practice usury with one's talents”, {{lit|to practice usury with one's talents}} Literally, “to practice usury with one's talents”, {{cog|de|mit seinen Pfunden wuchern||to exploit one's talents}} German mit seinen Pfunden wuchern (“to exploit one's talents”) Head templates: {{nl-verb}} met zijn talenten woekeren Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|woekeren}}
  1. (idiomatic) to exploit one’s talents (gifts) to the full Wikipedia link: Parable of the talents or minas Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: met zijn pond woekeren [archaic], met zijne talenten woekeren [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-met_zijn_talenten_woekeren-nl-verb-bmEvnM5H Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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