thuistikt tikt hetnergeus

English translation: A clock ticks nowhere better than at home

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Dutch term or phrase:thuistikt tikt hetnergeus
English translation:A clock ticks nowhere better than at home

13:55 Mar 17, 2004
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: thuistikt tikt hetnergeus
these words are on a small dish with a pocketwatch on it
cathy thomas
A clock ticks nowhere better than at home
Explanation:

This is what it comes to. It is a Dutch saying, meaning that life is nowhere better than at home

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Note added at 2004-03-17 14:06:47 (GMT)
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btw, the saying goes a bit like : nergens klikt het klokje beter dan thuis (if my memory is correct - this goes very far back...:-))

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Note added at 2004-03-17 15:10:08 (GMT)
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btw, the saying goes a bit like : nergens klikt het klokje beter dan thuis (if my memory is correct - this goes very far back...:-))
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Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 09:31
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4 +7A clock ticks nowhere better than at home
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A clock ticks nowhere better than at home


Explanation:

This is what it comes to. It is a Dutch saying, meaning that life is nowhere better than at home

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Note added at 2004-03-17 14:06:47 (GMT)
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btw, the saying goes a bit like : nergens klikt het klokje beter dan thuis (if my memory is correct - this goes very far back...:-))

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Note added at 2004-03-17 15:10:08 (GMT)
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btw, the saying goes a bit like : nergens klikt het klokje beter dan thuis (if my memory is correct - this goes very far back...:-))

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saskia Steur (X): Zoals het klokje thuis tikt, tikt het nergens - home sweet home
19 mins
  -> Juist, dat was 'm - ik wist waar de klepel hing ....;-)

agree  Tina Vonhof (X): The Dutch equivalent of 'home is where the heart is'.
1 hr

agree  Iris70: there is no place like home
1 hr

agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
1 hr

agree  vixen
2 hrs

agree  Liesbeth Huijer
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agree  Fabio Restano (X)
18 hrs
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