Het ergens niet mee eens zijn
Example: Ik ben het ergens niet mee eens over het nieuwe plan.
Definition
"Het ergens niet mee eens zijn" means to disagree with a particular idea, opinion, or plan. It expresses a lack of agreement or acceptance regarding something specific, such as in the phrase 'Ik ben het ergens niet mee eens over het nieuwe plan,' which means 'I disagree with the new plan.'
Translations
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to disagree with something -
no estar de acuerdo con -
no estar d'acord amb -
ne pas être d'accord avec -
mit etwas nicht einverstanden sein -
non essere d'accordo su qualcosa -
não concordar com algo
Etymology
The Dutch phrase "het ergens niet mee eens zijn" literally translates to 'to not be in agreement with something.' It is a common expression formed by combining 'het' (the), 'ergens' (somewhere or something), 'niet' (not), 'mee' (with it), and 'eens zijn' (to be in agreement). The phrase evolved naturally in Dutch to express disagreement in a polite and indirect way.
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"Het ergens niet mee eens zijn" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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