Example: Vrijwilligers spelen een rol van betekenis in onze gemeenschap.
Definition
"Een rol van betekenis spelen" means to have an important or significant influence or impact in a particular situation or context, such as contributing meaningfully to a community or cause.
Translations
to play a significant role
desempeñar un papel importante
tenir un paper important
jouer un rôle important
eine bedeutende Rolle spielen
avere un ruolo significativo
ter um papel importante
Etymology
The phrase "een rol van betekenis spelen" comes from Dutch, where "rol" means 'role' and "betekenis" means 'meaning' or 'significance.' Together, it literally means 'to play a role of significance.' Did you know this expression highlights the idea of actively participating with meaningful effect?
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"Een rol van betekenis spelen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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to play a significant role