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het voor bekeken houden

English translation: He packed it in, he had (had) enough, he was finished with it

23:17 Dec 2, 2003
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Dutch term or phrase: het voor bekeken houden
In augustus 2001 laat hij zich verleiden door een externe carrière opportuniteit (Operations Director) bij x waar hij het na 3 maanden voor bekeken houdt.
He considered he had seen all it had to offer?
Robert Allwood
Local time: 23:47
English translation:He packed it in, he had (had) enough, he was finished with it
Explanation:
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Summary of answers provided
3 +10He packed it in, he had (had) enough, he was finished with it
writeaway
4 +2he called it a day
jarry (X)
3to give up (on it)
Ariser


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
He packed it in, he had (had) enough, he was finished with it


Explanation:
my idea...

writeaway
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1352
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ariser
4 mins
neutral  Bianca Adriaensen: He gave it up as a bad job (Prisma woordenboeken)
12 mins
agree  Marijke Singer: He packed it in or as Robert says 'He considered he had seen all it had to offer'
41 mins
agree  Dave Greatrix
1 hr
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
agree  J. Leo (X)
7 hrs
agree  Kate Hudson (X)
7 hrs
agree  moya
7 hrs
agree  Marciam
8 hrs
agree  vixen
8 hrs
agree  Chris Hopley: .
9 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to give up (on it)


Explanation:
Another alternative to the above answer.
Also: to stop (with what you're doing)

Ariser
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 158
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
he called it a day


Explanation:
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jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 00:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 3855

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dirk Wouters: first thing that came to my head as well
2 hrs
agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
12 hrs
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