Example: Het valt niet te ontkennen dat hij hard heeft gewerkt.
Definition
"Het valt niet te ontkennen dat" is a Dutch expression used to acknowledge a fact or truth that cannot be denied or disputed, often introducing a statement that is accepted as undeniable, such as in the example: 'Het valt niet te ontkennen dat hij hard heeft gewerkt.'
Translations
it cannot be denied that
no se puede negar que
no es pot negar que
on ne peut nier que
es lässt sich nicht leugnen dass
non si può negare che
não se pode negar que
Etymology
The phrase "het valt niet te ontkennen dat" comes from Dutch, where 'het valt niet te ontkennen' literally means 'it cannot be denied.' It is a common idiomatic expression used to emphasize the undeniable nature of a statement, combining the verb 'ontkennen' (to deny) with negation and impersonal construction.
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"Het valt niet te ontkennen dat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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it cannot be denied that