Example: We moeten een verband leggen tussen de oorzaak en het gevolg.
Definition
"Een verband leggen tussen" means to establish a connection or relationship between two or more things, often used to indicate linking causes and effects or related concepts in a clear and logical manner.
The phrase "een verband leggen tussen" comes from Dutch, where "verband" means connection or relation, and "leggen" means to lay or place. Together, they figuratively mean to 'lay down a connection' between elements. This expression reflects how relationships are constructed by 'placing' links in thought.
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"Een verband leggen tussen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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