No. 5,489 in Dutch
luis
Louse; a small parasitic insect.
In a sentence
Mijn hond heeft een luis in zijn vacht.
My dog has a louse in its fur.
Here, 'luis' refers to an insect that may reside on animals as parasites.
Jan voelt zich soms als een luis in een pels.
Jan sometimes feels like a louse in a fur.
In this example, 'luis' is used metaphorically to describe someone causing trouble or being unwelcome.
De luis in de klas speelde iedereen tegen elkaar uit.
The troublemaker in the class played everyone against each other.
'Luis' metaphorically represents a schemer or instigator disrupting harmony among people.
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