Oct 10, 2000 05:18
24 yrs ago
English term
the betting is against it
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Has someone a good suggestion for this idiom?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 0 | het is (erg) onwaarschijnlijk |
Boudewijn van Milligen (X)
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| 0 | Other solutions |
Boudewijn van Milligen (X)
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Proposed translations
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het is (erg) onwaarschijnlijk
"the betting is against it" is colloquial for "it is unlikely", which translates into the above. A colloquial equivalent might be "ik (men) zou er niet op wedden/inzetten" or "ik zou er mijn hand niet voor in het vuur steken". The latter is personal, of course ("ik"), which the original is not.
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Other solutions
Adding alternatives to my previous answer:
"ik zou er geen gif op innemen" (personal)
"men mag/kan er niet op rekenen" (impersonal"
"ik zou er geen gif op innemen" (personal)
"men mag/kan er niet op rekenen" (impersonal"
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