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tåbe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
  • dummy noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • lose verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
  • moron noun An insult for a stupid or foolish person.

Senses

tåbe is used for these senses in English:

  • down (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell. [from 16th c.]
  • dummy A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
  • fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • moron (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
  • moron (philosophy) A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.

down — full definition

  1. adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
  2. preposition Along or through, moving in a particular direction.
  3. adjective Feeling sad or low in spirits.
  4. adjective Not functioning; out of service, especially of a computer system.
  5. verb To swallow or finish, especially a drink, quickly.

dummy — full definition

  1. noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
  2. noun (informal) A stupid person, or a mild term of address.
  3. noun (British) A pacifier; a rubber or plastic nipple given to a baby to suck on.
  4. noun A fake or non-functional version of something, used for practice, testing, or deception.
  5. verb (sports) To fake a pass, kick, or move to deceive an opponent.

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