Example: Uit niets blijkt dat hij de waarheid spreekt vandaag.
Definition
"Uit niets blijkt dat" is a Dutch expression used to indicate that there is no evidence or indication of something being true or happening. For example, it means that nothing shows or proves that he is telling the truth today.
Translations
nothing indicates that
nada indica que
res indica que
rien n'indique que
nichts deutet darauf hin dass
non risulta da nulla che
não há nada que indique que
Etymology
The phrase "uit niets blijkt dat" literally translates to 'from nothing appears that' in English. It combines 'uit' (from), 'niets' (nothing), and 'blijkt' (appears or proves) to express the absence of evidence. It is a straightforward idiomatic construction from Dutch, with no complex or uncertain origins.
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"Uit niets blijkt dat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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nothing indicates that