grijze muizen
English translation: grey little men and women
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| 3 +2 | grey little men and women |
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| 5 | yes men |
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| 4 | mousey nondescripts |
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| 3 | dull bores |
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| 3 | followers |
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| 3 | sheep following the herd |
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dull bores Explanation: Een grijze muis is normaal een saai persoon, maar misschien bedoelen ze hier eerder iets als mensen zonder ruggengraat (spineless creatures)? Dat zul je uit de verdere context moeten afleiden. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2009-12-12 13:08:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Grey mice kan in het Engels ook en lijkt me hier wel geschikt: Two grey mice Unknowns named to top two EU posts http://www.eesti.ca/printarticle.php?id=26197 |
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32 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2grey little men and women Explanation: BBC News | TALKING POINT | Should we spend more on the army? 7 Jan 2000 ... These are the same grey little men and women who don't give a jot about the fact that soldiers are putting their lives on the line, ... news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/590509.stm Committee to Protect Bloggers » United Nations Adopts Anti-Free ... 26 Mar 2009 ... but let's never forget that the grey little men in places like Brussels and DC, Ottawa and Canberra make them possible. ... committeetoprotectbloggers.org/.../united-nations-adopts-anti-free-speech-resolution/ Rock star challenged to do council job for day | Birmingham Post ... "Nothing really positive will come out of all this, but it's a message to all those grey little men on the council that this wonderful hall intends to go on ... findarticles.com/p/news-articles/...post.../ai_n36032431/ |
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