No. 3,977 in Dutch
zielepieten
"Zielepieten" refers to overly sentimental or self-pitying individuals.
In a sentence
De zielepieten in het verhaal voelden zich verdrietig en verloren.
The seelepite figures in the story felt sad and lost.
In this sentence, 'zielepieten' is used to refer metaphorically to individuals exhibiting traits of sadness and being lost, thus conveying an emotional state.
Tijdens de bijeenkomst werden enkele zielepieten geholpen door de aanwezigen.
During the gathering, some seelepites were helped by those present.
Here, 'zielepieten' represents people needing support or assistance during a communal event.
Hij noemde zichzelf een van de vele zielepieten in de maatschappij.
He called himself one of the many seelepites in society.
This usage depicts 'zielepieten' as a self-referential term to express a sense of shared struggle or melancholy within a societal context.
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