zijn oren spitsen in Dutch

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Etymology: Compare German die Ohren spitzen, from which this expression is likely borrowed (as spitsen is itself borrowed from German spitzen). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|de|die Ohren spitzen}} German die Ohren spitzen, {{cog|de|spitzen}} German spitzen Head templates: {{nl-verb}} zijn oren spitsen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|spitsen}}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "die Ohren spitzen"
      },
      "expansion": "German die Ohren spitzen",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "spitzen"
      },
      "expansion": "German spitzen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare German die Ohren spitzen, from which this expression is likely borrowed (as spitsen is itself borrowed from German spitzen).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "zijn oren spitsen",
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        "1": "spitsen"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She pricked up her ears when she heard there was chocolate.",
          "text": "Zij spitste haar oren toen ze hoorde dat er chocola was.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to prick up one's ears"
      ],
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          "prick up one's ears",
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, idiomatic) to prick up one's ears"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "zijn oren spitsen"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "die Ohren spitzen"
      },
      "expansion": "German die Ohren spitzen",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "spitzen"
      },
      "expansion": "German spitzen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare German die Ohren spitzen, from which this expression is likely borrowed (as spitsen is itself borrowed from German spitzen).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "zijn oren spitsen",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spitsen"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-see"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Dutch idioms",
        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch multiword terms",
        "Dutch terms borrowed from German",
        "Dutch terms derived from German",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Dutch verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She pricked up her ears when she heard there was chocolate.",
          "text": "Zij spitste haar oren toen ze hoorde dat er chocola was.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to prick up one's ears"
      ],
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          "prick up one's ears",
          "prick up one's ears"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) to prick up one's ears"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "zijn oren spitsen"
}

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