No. 5,462 in Dutch
loes
"Loes" is a Dutch female given name and does not have a specific meaning in English apart from being a name.
In a sentence
De naam van mijn buurvrouw is Loes.
The name of my neighbor is Loes.
Here, 'Loes' is used as a proper noun, specifically as a given name.
Mijn lievelingsboek heeft een personage genaamd Loes.
My favorite book has a character named Loes.
In this sentence, 'Loes' again functions as a proper noun, naming a character in a book.
Bij het oplossen van de puzzel ging er iets loes.
Something went loose while solving the puzzle.
Here, 'loes' might be a dialectical or regional variation and is used metaphorically to describe an unexpected problem or looseness.
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