Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 17, 2002 10:06
24 yrs ago
Dutch term
iris
fret
it's a Dutch name of an animal
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | ferret |
Bryan Crumpler
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| 5 | ferret |
Rowan Morrell
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Proposed translations
+3
3 mins
Bryan Crumpler
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Prepared, precise, & professional!
Native in: English (Variants: British, Canadian, US, UK, New Zealand, Australian, Irish, Scottish, Indian, South African, US South) 
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, Afrikaans to English, and 3 more.
Selected
ferret
Straight out of the dictionary... I'll see if I can find pictures.
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Note added at 2002-10-17 10:17:01 (GMT) Post-grading
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Foto\'s van fretten:
http://home.planet.nl/~veldh211/renate.htm
Pictures of ferrets:
http://www.swfr.supanet.com/html/gallery.html
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Note added at 2002-10-17 10:17:01 (GMT) Post-grading
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Foto\'s van fretten:
http://home.planet.nl/~veldh211/renate.htm
Pictures of ferrets:
http://www.swfr.supanet.com/html/gallery.html
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanx a lot!"
4 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
ferret
This is the English word you want.
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Note added at 2002-10-17 10:14:40 (GMT) Post-grading
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The points to Crumpler for being first in. But as you can see from both our answers, fret = ferret.
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Note added at 2002-10-17 10:15:12 (GMT) Post-grading
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And I think Crumpler should have got a 4 rather than a 2!
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Note added at 2002-10-17 10:14:40 (GMT) Post-grading
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The points to Crumpler for being first in. But as you can see from both our answers, fret = ferret.
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Note added at 2002-10-17 10:15:12 (GMT) Post-grading
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And I think Crumpler should have got a 4 rather than a 2!
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