No. 5,630 in Dutch
mies
"Mies" in Dutch can refer to a sweet and affectionate term for a girl or woman, or a shortened form of a name like "Marie."
In a sentence
De avond is miezerig en nat; het lijkt op miezerig weer.
The evening is drizzly and wet; it resembles drizzly weather.
Here, 'miezerig' is used to describe weather, derived from 'mies' indicating damp or unpleasant conditions.
Jan was vroeger een miezerig mannetje, maar nu is hij zelfverzekerd.
Jan used to be a petty little man, but now he is confident.
In this sentence, 'miezerig' (related to 'mies') is used to describe a person's character as insignificant or petty.
Kijk eens naar die roos, is ze niet een beetje mies geworden?
Look at that rose, hasn't it become a bit withered?
Here, 'mies' describes the state of an object, suggesting it is deteriorating or losing its original attractive qualities.
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