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de wereld is aan de durvers!

English translation: Who dares, wins!


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Dutch term or phrase:de wereld is aan de durvers!
English translation:Who dares, wins!
Entered by: xxxJon O
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15:39 Apr 26, 2007
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Dutch term or phrase: de wereld is aan de durvers!
can anyone help with the idiomatic English equivalent of this phrase?

It's taken from a promotional flyer about a youth art competition
xxxJon O
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:17
Who dares, wins!
Explanation:
That's what springs to mind
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Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 23:17
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9Who dares, wins!
Kate Hudson
4the world is your oyster
Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
4You have nothing to lose
Tina Vonhof
3 +1the world belongs to the bold!
Saskia


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Who dares, wins!


Explanation:
That's what springs to mind

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof: OK but no comma.
9 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  San Barto: or: he who dares wins
12 mins
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agree  Christopher Smith
43 mins
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agree  CJG
57 mins
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agree  Dave Calderhead: Delboy would be proud of you ;-D
3 hrs
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agree  Inge Dijkstra: and with San Barto
5 hrs
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agree  Dennis Seine
5 hrs
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agree  earthreptile: Spot on
15 hrs
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agree  Saskia Steur: Good find!
15 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You have nothing to lose


Explanation:
Another option:
Why not participate? You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!




    Reference: http://www.caymannetnews.com/Archive/Archive%20Articles/Sept...
Tina Vonhof
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the world belongs to the bold!


Explanation:
this is closest to the original

Saskia
Local time: 16:17
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof: Good option.
33 mins
  -> Thank you, Tina
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the world is your oyster


Explanation:
Go for it! You've got nothing to lose! Be daring, be creative, etc., etc.

Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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