Example: Goede communicatie is van doorslaggevend belang voor succes.
Definition
"Van doorslaggevend belang zijn" means to be of decisive importance, indicating that something is crucial or essential for a particular outcome or success, as in 'Good communication is of decisive importance for success.'
Translations
to be crucial
ser decisivo
ser determinant
être déterminant
von entscheidender Bedeutung sein
essere di importanza decisiva
ser de importância decisiva
Etymology
The phrase "van doorslaggevend belang zijn" comes from Dutch, where "doorslaggevend" combines "door" (through) and "slag" (strike or impact), implying something that strikes through decisively. The expression emphasizes the critical importance of one factor in determining an outcome.
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"Van doorslaggevend belang zijn" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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to be crucial