Oct 27, 2004 17:52
19 yrs ago
Dutch term
IK WENS JE EEN MOOIE DAG
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IK WENS JE EEN MOOIE DAG
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| 3 | have a good time |
shineda
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| 3 +5 | N/A |
Pernille Chapman
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have a good time
I am not 100% positiv about how this would expresses best in english, but 'have a nice day' is not what is expressed here.
Rather, somebody is wishing for another person, that he/she will have a really nice day: for instance: if his/her birthday would be coming up, you would wish that for the person. Or if a person goes on a special trip, you wish that he will have a good time.
So, that may be more fitting: 'have a good time' or 'I hope you'll have a nice day'
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Note added at 6 days (2004-11-03 12:37:14 GMT) Post-grading
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oops: that should read \'..would be expressed best..\'
Rather, somebody is wishing for another person, that he/she will have a really nice day: for instance: if his/her birthday would be coming up, you would wish that for the person. Or if a person goes on a special trip, you wish that he will have a good time.
So, that may be more fitting: 'have a good time' or 'I hope you'll have a nice day'
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Note added at 6 days (2004-11-03 12:37:14 GMT) Post-grading
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oops: that should read \'..would be expressed best..\'
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Pernille Chapman
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This looks more like Dutch to me.
A mad guess would be "Have a nice day" (literally "I wish you a nice day"), but you'd be better asking in the Dutch forum.
A mad guess would be "Have a nice day" (literally "I wish you a nice day"), but you'd be better asking in the Dutch forum.
Peer comment(s):
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Tess Whitty
2 hrs
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| agree |
benstoik
2 hrs
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| agree |
EKM
: Babelfish says "beautiful" day, but it all boils down to the same type of wish - "a nice day" is more idiomatic, too.
7 hrs
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| agree |
Vesselina Georgieva
13 hrs
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| agree |
Kristina Thorne
20 hrs
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