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kolmas pyörä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gooseberry noun A small, tart, round green (or sometimes red) berry that grows on a spiny shrub, used in pies, jams, and fools.

Senses

kolmas pyörä is used for these senses in English:

  • fifth wheel (idiomatic, informal) Anything superfluous or unnecessary.
  • gooseberry (chiefly, British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
  • third wheel (idiomatic) A third party, usually unwanted, accompanying two people on a date.

gooseberry — full definition

  1. noun A small, tart, round green (or sometimes red) berry that grows on a spiny shrub, used in pies, jams, and fools.
  2. noun (informal, British) A third person who unwantedly tags along with a couple.

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