"addertje onder het gras" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Forms: addertjes onder het gras [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “a [small] adder under the grass”. Compare English snake in the grass; like the English, this may ultimately represent a calque from Latin. Etymology templates: {{m-g|a 􂀿small􂁀 adder under the grass}} “a [small] adder under the grass”, {{lit|a 􂀿small􂁀 adder under the grass}} Literally, “a [small] adder under the grass”, {{noncog|en|snake in the grass}} English snake in the grass, {{cal|nl|la|-|notext=1}} Latin Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|addertjes onder het gras|-}} addertje onder het gras n (plural addertjes onder het gras)
  1. (idiomatic) An unforeseen difficulty or complication. Tags: idiomatic, neuter
    Sense id: en-addertje_onder_het_gras-nl-noun-9OH-7wQE Categories (other): Dutch diminutiva tantum, Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for addertje onder het gras meaning in Dutch (1.6kB)

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