Example: Het laat onverlet dat we morgen vroeg moeten beginnen.
Definition
"Het laat onverlet dat" is a Dutch phrase used to acknowledge a fact or condition without affecting or diminishing another fact or condition. It means 'it does not affect the fact that' or 'it leaves intact that,' often used to introduce a contrasting or additional point, as in 'Het laat onverlet dat we morgen vroeg moeten beginnen.'
Translations
this does not alter the fact that
ello no altera el hecho de que
això no altera el fet que
cela ne change rien au fait que
dies lässt unberührt dass
ciò non toglie che
não prejudica o fato de que
Etymology
The phrase "het laat onverlet dat" comes from Dutch, where 'het' means 'it,' 'laat' means 'lets' or 'allows,' and 'onverlet' means 'unaffected' or 'undiminished.' Together, it literally means 'it lets remain unaffected that.' The phrase has been used in legal and formal contexts to emphasize that one statement does not negate another.
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"Het laat onverlet dat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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this does not alter the fact that