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English translation: Remain dissatisfied

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Dutch term or phrase:	op honger zitten
English translation:	Remain dissatisfied
Entered by:	pascaledevoght

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09:31 Nov 21, 2007

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Environment & Ecology

Dutch term or phrase: op honger zitten

Lokale buurtbewoners moesten voor een stuk op hun honger blijven zitten.

pascaledevoght KudoZ activity Questions: 31 (4 open) Answers: 0
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Remain dissatisfied

Explanation:
ontgoocheld zijn, teleurgesteld zijn, onbevredigd zijn, niet aan zijn trekken komen.

Translated literally: Local residents had to remain hungry for a while.
E.g. : They did not get what they wanted, their needs were not satisfied. - The local residents remained dissatisfied

Ofcourse it is context related, but pls check the link mentioned below for more information on the expression(in Dutch)

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Local time: 14:17

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4 +1	Remain dissatisfied	Rvanhintum
3 +1	disappointed	MoiraB

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peer agreement (net): +1

disappointed

Explanation:
the local community was (or: local residents were) disappointed in some respects/to some extent.

Tricky to give an accurate response without some decent context. Have you seen the entry in the Dikke Van Dale? (uitdr., in Belg., gall.) op zijn honger blijven: niet voldaan zijn, niet gekregen hebben wat men verlangde. Probably from French rester sur sa faim/laisser qqn sur sa faim.

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Note added at 19 mins (2007-11-21 09:50:24 GMT)
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Question's also been asked before in different context: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/865276

Generally means, "remain unsatisfied", as pointed out there. Without further context, impossible to say what's the best solution.

MoiraB
Local time: 14:17
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peer agreement (net): +1

Remain dissatisfied

The local residents remained dissatisfied

Reference: http://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/628/

Rvanhintum
Local time: 14:17
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