vijftiende knoopsgat

English translation: sorry excuse for a spy

12:14 Mar 11, 2012
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
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Flemish term or phrase: vijftiende knoopsgat
In de zin: Zo trashy had ik haar nog niet gezien, die spionne van het vijftiende knoopsgat.
Sherefedin MUSTAFA
Netherlands
Local time: 11:55
English translation:sorry excuse for a spy
Explanation:
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Note added at 21 uren (2012-03-12 09:22:29 GMT)
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Van het 15e knoopsgat betekent van bedenkelijk allooi, dus een spion die naam niet waardig.

Een voorbeeld : You're a sorry excuse for a spy. She can read you like the bloody Quibbler. Leave now. Retain your dignity. What would she want with you? (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3230412/1/Snapes_Halloween_Epiph...


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Ide Verhelst (X)
Belgium
Local time: 11:55
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Bedankt!
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sorry excuse for a spy


Explanation:
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Note added at 21 uren (2012-03-12 09:22:29 GMT)
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Van het 15e knoopsgat betekent van bedenkelijk allooi, dus een spion die naam niet waardig.

Een voorbeeld : You're a sorry excuse for a spy. She can read you like the bloody Quibbler. Leave now. Retain your dignity. What would she want with you? (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3230412/1/Snapes_Halloween_Epiph...




Ide Verhelst (X)
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Local time: 11:55
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