"welles" meaning in Dutch

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈʋɛləs/ Audio: Nl-welles.ogg
Etymology: From wel. Head templates: {{head|nl|interjection}} welles
  1. (affirmation, informal, childish) used to contradict a negative assertion Tags: childish, informal Derived forms: welles-nietesspel
    Sense id: en-welles-nl-intj-nMp92NQ3 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "nietes"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wel.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "welles",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "wel",
        "les"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "welles-nietesspel"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              47,
              53
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              41,
              51
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"You weren't born in The Hague at all.\" \"I was, too!\"",
          "text": "\"Jij bent helemaal niet in Den Haag geboren.\" \"Welles!\"",
          "translation": "\"You weren't born in The Hague at all.\" \"I was, too!\"",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              19
            ],
            [
              37,
              48
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"Did not!\" \"Did too!\"\n \"It is not!\" \"It is, too!\"",
          "text": "\"Nietes!\" \"Welles!\"",
          "translation": "\"Did not!\" \"Did too!\"\n \"It is not!\" \"It is, too!\"",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to contradict a negative assertion"
      ],
      "id": "en-welles-nl-intj-nMp92NQ3",
      "links": [
        [
          "childish",
          "childish"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "affirmation",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(affirmation, informal, childish) used to contradict a negative assertion"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "childish",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Nl-welles.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a2/Nl-welles.ogg/Nl-welles.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Nl-welles.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋɛləs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "welles"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "nietes"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "welles-nietesspel"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wel.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "welles",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "wel",
        "les"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch childish terms",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch informal terms",
        "Dutch interjections",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              47,
              53
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              41,
              51
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"You weren't born in The Hague at all.\" \"I was, too!\"",
          "text": "\"Jij bent helemaal niet in Den Haag geboren.\" \"Welles!\"",
          "translation": "\"You weren't born in The Hague at all.\" \"I was, too!\"",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              19
            ],
            [
              37,
              48
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"Did not!\" \"Did too!\"\n \"It is not!\" \"It is, too!\"",
          "text": "\"Nietes!\" \"Welles!\"",
          "translation": "\"Did not!\" \"Did too!\"\n \"It is not!\" \"It is, too!\"",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to contradict a negative assertion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "childish",
          "childish"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "affirmation",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(affirmation, informal, childish) used to contradict a negative assertion"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "childish",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Nl-welles.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a2/Nl-welles.ogg/Nl-welles.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Nl-welles.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋɛləs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "welles"
}

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