De aandacht trekken
Example: Het schilderij weet meteen de aandacht te trekken.
Definition
"De aandacht trekken" means to attract or capture someone's focus or interest, often immediately, as in the phrase 'Het schilderij weet meteen de aandacht te trekken,' where a painting instantly draws viewers' attention.
Etymology
The Dutch phrase "de aandacht trekken" literally translates to 'pull the attention.' It combines 'aandacht' (attention) and 'trekken' (to pull), illustrating the act of drawing someone's focus toward something. This expression is straightforward and commonly used in everyday Dutch.
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"De aandacht trekken" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to attract attention