Example: De argumenten daartegen zijn dat het te duur is.
Definition
"De argumenten daartegen zijn dat" is a Dutch phrase used to introduce reasons or arguments opposing a previously stated idea or proposal, often followed by an explanation or justification, such as in the example, 'De argumenten daartegen zijn dat het te duur is.'
Translations
the arguments against this are that
los argumentos en contra son que
els arguments en contra són que
les arguments contre sont que
die Argumente dagegen sind dass
gli argomenti contro sono che
os argumentos contra são que
Etymology
The phrase "de argumenten daartegen zijn dat" originates from Dutch, where 'argumenten' means reasons or arguments, 'daartegen' means against that, and 'zijn dat' translates to 'are that.' It is a straightforward construction used to present counterarguments, reflecting the logical structure of Dutch language.
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"De argumenten daartegen zijn dat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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