Example: Hij is niet bepaald blij met het slechte nieuws.
Definition
"Niet bepaald" is a Dutch expression used to indicate that something is not exactly or not particularly the case. For example, in the phrase "Hij is niet bepaald blij met het slechte nieuws," it means he is not exactly happy with the bad news, implying a lack of enthusiasm or a negative feeling.
The phrase "niet bepaald" comes from the Dutch words "niet" meaning 'not' and "bepaald" meaning 'determined' or 'defined.' Together, they literally translate to 'not determined,' which evolved into an expression to convey something that is not definite or precise.
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"Niet bepaald" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used expressions.
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