Geen gelijk hebben
Example: Hij kan soms geen gelijk hebben in discussies.
Definition
"Geen gelijk hebben" means to be wrong or incorrect in an argument or discussion, indicating that someone's opinion or statement does not align with the facts or truth. For example, when someone says "Hij kan soms geen gelijk hebben in discussies," it means he can sometimes be wrong in discussions.
Translations
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to be wrong -
no tener razón -
no tenir raó -
avoir tort -
unrecht haben -
non avere ragione -
estar errado
Etymology
The phrase "geen gelijk hebben" comes from Dutch, where "geen" means 'no' or 'not any,' "gelijk" means 'right' or 'correct,' and "hebben" means 'to have.' So literally, it translates to 'to have no right,' reflecting the state of being incorrect or wrong. Did you know? This construction is common in Dutch expressions to indicate correctness or the lack thereof.
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"Geen gelijk hebben" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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