van een muis een olifant maken in Dutch

IPA: /vɑn ən ˈmœy̯s ən ˈoːliˌfɑnt ˈmaːkən/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “to make an elephant out of a mouse”. Head templates: {{nl-verb}} van een muis een olifant maken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|maken}}

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to make an elephant out of a mouse”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "van een muis een olifant maken",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maken"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-see"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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          "name": "Belgian Dutch",
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        },
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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      "glosses": [
        "to make a mountain out of a molehill"
      ],
      "id": "en-van_een_muis_een_olifant_maken-nl-verb-d9Tvsoho",
      "links": [
        [
          "make a mountain out of a molehill",
          "make a mountain out of a molehill"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, intransitive, Belgium) to make a mountain out of a molehill"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "van een mug een olifant maken"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Belgium",
        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɑn ən ˈmœy̯s ən ˈoːliˌfɑnt ˈmaːkən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "van een muis een olifant maken"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to make an elephant out of a mouse”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "van een muis een olifant maken",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maken"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-see"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Belgian Dutch",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch idioms",
        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch multiword terms",
        "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Dutch verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make a mountain out of a molehill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make a mountain out of a molehill",
          "make a mountain out of a molehill"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, intransitive, Belgium) to make a mountain out of a molehill"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Belgium",
        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɑn ən ˈmœy̯s ən ˈoːliˌfɑnt ˈmaːkən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "van een mug een olifant maken"
    }
  ],
  "word": "van een muis een olifant maken"
}

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"van een muis een olifant maken" meaning in Dutch

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