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I have a cat in my pants

Dutch translation: ik heb een kat in mijn broek

01:47 Jan 7, 2003
English to Dutch translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: I have a cat in my pants
I have a cat in my pants
the man
Dutch translation:ik heb een kat in mijn broek
Explanation:
straightforward translation
more idiomatic: er zit een kat in mijn broek.

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5 +9ik heb een kat in mijn broek
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ik heb een kat in mijn broek


Explanation:
straightforward translation
more idiomatic: er zit een kat in mijn broek.

Serge L.

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bryan Crumpler: "Yo tango muchos grande gato en el pantalones" - Blue Streak
58 mins

agree  eldira: from the movie "Blue Streak"
1 hr

agree  Marijke Mayer: Although the translation is technically correct, I have a bad feeling about 'the man'. This is a professional site, so "man", please look for your own kind, watch the Blue Streak and leave us alone.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you all! (I didn't know it was from a movie...)

agree  Satie
6 hrs

agree  Gert Vercauteren
6 hrs

agree  Anne Lee: Well said, Marijke
10 hrs
  -> En toch is dit maar klein bier bij hetgeen in andere taalparen gebeurt (tip: Spaans...) :o((

agree  Saskia Steur (X)
14 hrs

agree  tonnie (X)
22 hrs
  -> Nogmaals bedankt allemaal!

agree  Leo te Braake | dutCHem: If that's a cat in your pants, you're not lucky to read me? :-)
1 day 18 hrs
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