De kans is groot dat
Example: De kans is groot dat het morgen regent tijdens het feest.
Definition
"De kans is groot dat" is a Dutch expression meaning there is a high probability or likelihood that something will happen. For example, it suggests that an event is very likely, as in "De kans is groot dat het morgen regent tijdens het feest" which means it will probably rain tomorrow during the party.
Translations
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there is a good chance that -
hay muchas probabilidades de que -
hi ha moltes probabilitats que -
il y a de fortes chances que -
die Wahrscheinlichkeit ist groß dass -
è probabile che -
é provável que
Etymology
The phrase "de kans is groot dat" comes from Dutch, where "kans" means chance or probability, "groot" means big or great, and "dat" means that. Together, it literally means "the chance is big that," expressing a strong likelihood. Did you know? The word "kans" itself is derived from Middle Dutch, originally meaning a favorable moment or opportunity.
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"De kans is groot dat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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