Onder de aandacht brengen
Example: De leraar bracht het probleem onder de aandacht van de klas.
Definition
"Onder de aandacht brengen" means to draw someone's focus or make someone aware of a particular issue, topic, or matter, often to highlight its importance or to initiate discussion or action. For example, a teacher might bring a problem to the attention of the class.
Translations
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to draw attention to -
llamar la atención sobre -
cridar l'atenció sobre -
attirer l'attention sur -
aufmerksam machen auf -
portare all'attenzione -
chamar a atenção
Etymology
The phrase "onder de aandacht brengen" comes from Dutch, where 'onder' means 'under' or 'among,' 'de aandacht' means 'the attention,' and 'brengen' means 'to bring.' Together, it literally means 'to bring under the attention,' which naturally evolved to mean drawing someone's focus to something important.
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"Onder de aandacht brengen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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